The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-11-16
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.

and took refuge on the person OF an
illustrious lady. The exhibitor was
so much annoyed by the loss that the
lady good-naturedly retired to an ad-
joining room, and soon returned
with the flea between her thumb and
forehnger. The exhibitor took IL
eagerly, gave one look at it, and Their.
with visible embarrassment, said
"Your highness will pardon me, but
this is not the right Hea."
Inventor-I've bit money-mak-
ing thing at last. The preachers will
go crazy over il, and it will sell like
hot cakes. TIE a church contribu-
ton box. Friend-What good is
that Inventor-It's a triumph.
The coins fall through slots Of differ.
ent sizes, and all dollars, halves,
quarters and dimes land OH velvet ;
but the nickles and pennies drop on
Chinese gong.-Truth.
Wife (angrily)-Yes; gave you
a sample button TO get me half
dozen just like it. Il was the only
one | had, and You 20 and lose il. /
don't know what would become Of
you If was so careless with my house
hold affairs rs you are. Where did
you put the button when | gave It
TO you, anyhow Husband fmeekIyl
Il must have put il in this pocket
with the hole in il | have been asking
you to mend for over a month";
Puck.
Old man Aristotle, who is even
now regarded with great respect, was
whistler when it came to turning
in interesting yarns about animals
and men in foreign parts. lie says
there Is a beast in India that has
three rows Of teeth in each Jaw, is as
big as a lion, but has ears aud face
like mans. It's eyes are gray and
its body red. II has a bill like
scorpion with a stinger in IL. Its
voice is like a pipe and q trumpet.
II is not less swift Of foot than stag,
and is wild and deyours men. Prob
ably it was this statement that gave
rise to the theory that Brer Aristotle
was an anceUor Of Ananias.
A preacher took for his text,
"Feed MY Lambs" and as he came
out Of the church a plain old farmer
said to him : THAT was very good
text, but you placed the hay so high
in the rack that the lambs could rot
reach it, nor the old sheep either
ave are going to have Mabel very
highly educated" (" said clever lady
matron, recently. Il don't want 10
be highly educated" )" came in the pn-
expected voice OF Mabel, little tot
Of five, from another room 81 want
10 be just like you"
Green City Folks Mrs. Hayseed
Yes, ! had some city boarders dur.
in tn summer, but I didn't inter-
dooce 'em around much cause | saw
they wasn't fuss-class folks what goes
out Of the city every summer.
Neighbor-0h They showed they'd
never been in the country before, did
they ? Mrs. Hayseed-Yes, indeed
Why, the very fust meal they asked
for cream.
Society follows the wave Of wealth,
and rules with a rod of iron. Puck
says Far away toward the setting
sun, where the light Of enterprise
burns intensely by day and by night,
the head Of the family was engaged
with his second plate Of pancakes.
"My DEAR" he observed, 81 have
some news for you." The goddess
Of the household leaned forward in
an attitude Of attention. "Yes,"
the husband proceeded, "the man
who lives in that brick house around
the corner is known TO be the party
who robbed the fast express Of $780,
0O0." The lady gaspcd. "Well," "
she said fretfully, 81 suppose I'll
have to call on them now but | just
hate to. These neWly-rich people
put on such insufferable airs"
He (pleadingly)-Why can't we
be married right away? She (coyly)
oh, | can't bear TO leave father a.
lone just yet. He (earnestly)-But,
my darling, he has had you such a
long, long time. She lfreezinglyl-
Sir
!,
Editor-The Eagle will be very
glad, sir, to boom the growing real
estate interests OF the town OF Haw-
vile, without money and with
out price but one thing must be un-
ierstood in advance. Promoter
What ? Editor-When the boom
busts the Eagle is TO have the print
ing of the mortgage foreclosure pro-
seedings.--Puck.
Hicks-Isnt there some mistake
here. Scribb? Scribb-Howi Hicks
-Somebody's sent mo free pass to
20 and see your play. Scribb-Thats
m right. What's wrong about It Z
Hicks--I understood people were
paid for going. .-Harper's Bazar.
Gratis: The eminent physician
vas irritable. Calling the ianitor,
ie said "Who is it that keeps sing
ng 4 would not live always ?''
'It's the lady in the apartment above,
Iir." "Well, tell her that as a pro-
man, am prepared to as
sure her that she won't, and that