The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-02-02
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

1~A~ NAc DV0t NAY w get tu6fl
safely over their tee.hing, and No. 2
wanted to know how to protect his
orchard from grasshoppers. The ed
itor framed his answers upon the or
thodox lines, but unfortunately trans
posed their two names, with the re-
suit that No. l, who was blessed with
twins, read in reply to his query
"Cover them carefully with straw
and set fire to them, and the little
pests after jumping about in the
flames a few minutes will speedily be
settled" While No. 2, plagued with
grasshoppers, was told to "Give a
little castor oil, and rub their gums
gently with a bone ring."-Boston
Traveller.
A Rare Instance Brown-That
is the wealthiest man in town, and
he made it all by writing poetry.
Green-Impossible. Brown It's so.
A rich widow who dotted on poetry
became infatuated with the stuff he
wrote aud married him.-Puck.
''Now there's one other matter, I"
said Mr.. Faber, who had been ar
ranging with his publisher to bring
out a volume. "And that is ?p
"Just mark it, say, fifth edition. -
Judge.
Doctor-You need more exercise.
Indisposed-Why, I'm steadily en-
gagged in painting houses now. Doc
tor-Working by the day, expect /?
lndisposed-Yes. Doctor Well you
had better work by the job for a.
while.-Ex.
They Fear Babies "The average
young man." said traveller, ''has
no great fondness for children. /
don't know how many times / have
heard a mother who was carrying a
little child and who had halted in
the aisle Of railroad car, say, refer
ring to the vacant seat, and address
irg the young man by the window !:
'Is this seat taken 2 And / don't
know how many times | have seen
the young mans face lengthen as he
answered politely NO. The
mother takes the seat, and the young
man begins to grow restless. He
reads the newspaper still, but he
keeps his eye on the baby; and you
may be sure the baby has its eye on
him-a beaming, good-natured eye
it is, too-and the young man finds
it not the easiest thing in the world
to appear unconstrained with atten-
ton thus drawn to him, but he makes
q bluff at it, aud does pretty we'll UNI
I'll the infant moistens one chubby
fist in his mouth and reaches out to
make print Of it on the lapel of the
young mans coat. Then the young
man rises. Madam he says, 'let
me give you this seat and he steps
ont into the aisle. Ahd he doesn't
look for another seal in the car he
makes bee-line for the smoker"
She-Leander Chumpleigh doesn't
look like an actor, does he {? He
No; and he doesn't act like one cith-
er.-Life.
'sYou look tired. my DEAR" said
Mr.. Newlywed to his wife, who is a
Vassar graduate. 81 am tired. /
heard You say You liked broiled rab-
bit, so went to the market and got
one. / intended to surprise you with
broiled rabbit for dinner, but | have
been trying to pick it all the morn
ing and ! haven't got it more than
half picked yet."-Texas Siftingp.
Landlord (of the 'Trayeler's Restr)
See that feller over there? Dur
in the past year he has plugged no
less than six men right on the street.
Tender Foote-I should think the
community would not allow so dan
gerous man to run at large. Land
ford-Lord bless your soul. man
There amt bit of danger in him TO
the community. He never hits any
body but the man he shoots at
Puck.
The Wife-How did you dare, sir,
TO scold me before Mrs. Brown !?
.rhe Husband-Well, you know, Ma
ria, daren't scold you when we
are by ourselves. Kate Fields Wash
ington.
Natures Iron Law.