The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-11-09
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

DE Ruyter--What do you think Of
my little volume Of fugitive verses ?
header--I think you made q great
mistake 10 recapturing them.-Puck.
Two Points Of View: Mrs Wick.
wlre-Oh, Henry And / told -on
50 particularly before you chose a
house to be sure the chimney didn't
smoke. Mr.. Wickwire-Wen this
one doesn't. Come outside and ace
for yonrself.-Judge.
my lord" said an oyerworked
pastor 10 his bishop, 81 have not had
holiday for five years." "I am
very sorry for your congregation. >
replied his bishop, with a smile.
1t was probably the man who mar.
ried a rich wife who first started the
joke on the difficulty Of finding Wo.
mans pocket.-Pnck.
Another View: Jinks-If von
women had 10 earn your money Won
wouldn't be go fond Of spending IN
Mrs. JInks-Earn il, indeed How
would you men feel II you had 10 beg
yours
II anybody thinks il Is Just fun
and nothing else to run even so small
a paper as this, let him come and buy
us out This paper began without
assets and has nearly held her own.
II the goodly number who promised
to pay for their paper would only do
SO, we could pay what we owe, and
have enough left to 20 fishing.
Alas we believe that the fish are
perfectly safe il we wait until that
time.--Red Wing (MiEn.l Methodist.
Clerk-Books Of travel /? Yes. sir.
Here is something Just ont, Chow 10
see Europe for Fifty Cents a Day.
Uustomer-Hem Have you any
book on "How 10 Stay ut Home on
Fifty Cents Day ?"
Why She Wondered Mrs. Pork.
lY-I often wonder how people man.
age 10 understand each other in
France. Mrs. Gotham-How ab-
surd. Mrs. Porkly-I don't think it
absurd at all. Both my daughters
speak French, and they can't under
stand each other.-Harper's Bazaar.
The man who only devotes a week
to the advertisement Of a new thing,
and then rails because ne did not get
great returns, Is like the boy who
studied with lawyer for two days
and then came home and said, "The
law amt what it's cracked up to be.
I'm sorry ! learned it."
A. ID. 1850. As her eyes rested
upon the patient fgUre Of her hus-
band her heart smote her. "Dear-
estP He started timidly, discOncert-
ed by her unwonted manner. "Dear-
est" she repeated, tenderly, "those
biscuits were better than mother
used TO make" lie was silent, but
as he finished washing the dishes and
proceeded to sew a button on hpr
blooners, a glad smile irradiated his
countenance. A kindly word had
lifted his burden.-Detroit Tribune.
twas Well: They came with
fear. "Papa," faltered the girl, i've
cannot live apart. Forgive US. for
give u.s." ''Bless you, my children"
rejoined the elderly party with the
red face, who but short time pre-
vious had forbidden the lover 10 on
ter the house and had informed his
daughter If she looked at the young
sprig again he would wiring her neck.
"For," be unused, when they bad
left him, "lhere is nothing like hos
tiIiiies to precipitate an engage
ment." Saying which he winked at
himself in the 6ovel-edge mirror op-
posiie.
A little 2-year ola boy went 10 the
grocery store with his mother.
While there the proprietor gave the
little fellow an apple. FWhat do
you say 10 the gentleman whom he
gives you an apple p asked the grate-
ful mother. The little fellow hesi-
taied a moment, then reaching tho
apple up TO the giver, said, "Peel
t."
Inuuisitiye Party-The men at that
other factory have given up The strike
and gone back 10 work. l don't see
how you men hope 10 succeed where
.bey have failed. What is your griev-
.pce /? Striker-We hey no griev-
lnco. This is a sympathetic stroke.
Oar min is strikin' out av sympaly
or the other min for heVin' lost their
troike. Puck.
Harry, aged six, is an orphan; but
m indnlgent grandmother and kind
maiden aunt have taken care OF him.
rhe first pair OF knickerbockers were
ecured recently, and il was proud
moment for the boy, when bis aunt
'nt them on him tns Sunday morning
nd he was permitted to 20 10 church
nth his grandmother. Naturally
maiden aunts know very little about
be arrangement OF knickerbockers,
nd there was suspicious fnllness in
ront and nm equally mYstlfying
iohtness in the back to be observed,
; the little chap trpdged happily a.
ing. I'm church Harry sat down,
ut did not appear comfortable and
TODD up. "Harry, sit down." whia-
cred bis grandmother. lie obedi-
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