Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1894-10-11
SSEE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER II, 1894.
PlTH AND POINT.

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man to keep his temper" but is he not
better off without it?
--Hc--"Has your father been vacci-
mated yet?" She-"No; he is going to
be tomorrow. He-"Tell him to have
it done on the foot."-N. Y, Sun.
AT the Butchers, ,-"Why did you
put up that large mirror near the door?"
"To prevent servant girls from watch
ing the scales "-Fliegende Batter
-Wilton-"So Penncr's latest novel
failed to catch the public as he expect
ed it would. Any particular reason?"
Walton--"E "Er-it was a detective story"
boston Courier.
-Lawyer-"Did he call you liar in
SO many words?" Client-"Well, he
called me weather report" Lawyer
THAT is sufficient you are sure to get
damages. ."-Tit-Bits.
-"How did you come to break with
Miss Sweetlips? You always said she
was good as gold" Eyes; but got ac.
quainted with girl who had the gold"
Boston Transcript
-Summitt-''M Gayley seems
thoroughly imbued with the idea that
youth will tell" Bottome-"Yes you
see, she has three or four small broth
ers. buffalo Courier.
Mr.. Manhattan-"Do you wear
car-mutfs in Boston when it is very
cold?" Mr.. Bunker Hill-"Certainly
we do" Mr.. Manhattan-"Then the
streets can not be so very narrow after
all. "-Siftings.
-Physician-"You must avoid all
excitement, avoid beer or wine entire
ly, and drink only water" But, doc
tor the idea of drinking water excites
me more than anything else. File.
gende Blatter.
-Call-'What is the matter with
Fido that you are watching him so
| closely?" Charlie-"Causc mamma
said your hat was enough to make a
dog laugh, and | wanted to see him do
."-Inter-Ocea
-Jimmy-"What is this moral cour'
age that the Sunday-school teacher
was tellin' us about?" Tommy-"As
near as l kin guess it, it's the kind OF
courage that kids has that's afraid to
fght.-Indianapolis Journal.
you don't know how much your
book has helped me, Mr.. Scribbs." Mr.
Scribbs-"You fatter me-" 81 mean
every word of it. Whenever am rest
less l go get your book and inside Of
fifteen minutes I'll be asleep"
Patient (complainingly)-'I cant
make out word of this prescription
Doctor" Physician (grimly)-'Never
mind. You'll find my handwriting per
fectly legible, I'll warrant you, when
send in my bill. Journal
On the Road Manager (reading)-
"The egg product of the United States
amounts to eight hundred and fifty
million DOZENS" Old Actor reflective
ly)-'Ive thought sometimes it was
more than that."-Detroit Free Press
-"You don't seem to get along very
well with yer old friend?" Nav. He
got ter thinllin' he lInowed too much
When told i'm he orter put his minC
in gymnasium an give is voice va
cation, he got mad. "-Washingtor
Star.
Eligible Millionaire II wonder
why girl always shuts her eyes wher
era fellow kisses her." Fair Aris
tocrat-"I never noticed anything o
the sort, but suppose it depends upol
the kind of face the fellow has. Pick
Me-Up.
-Rambler-"That Bartlett Cir
thinks great deal of me. When
told her | was going around the world
she asked me to be sure and write he
from every place | visited" Wilter-
"Yes; she is collecting postage stamps.
N. Y. Sun.
-Will-"Why do you always carr.
those corks with you when you go t,
call on your fiancee?" Jack-"Well
you see, she lives in fiat, and us
them for stopping up the speaking
tubes when am bidding her good-nigh
in the vestibule IN. Y. Herald.