The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1894-08-10
THINGS WISE AND OTHERWISE.


An Arkansas administrator made
the following Endorsement on the
back Of DOCTORS bill s'This clam
is not verified by affidavit as the stat
ute requires, but the death Of the de-
ceased is satisfactory Evidence to my
mind that the doctor did the work. :"
-Ex.
At the "Sea Spray Cottage" {:
Brown-Miss Blneserge has been alb
sorbed in that paper for the last half
hour. ! wonder what she finds so
interesting ? Mrs. Brown-I saw IL /.
1t is an item reading: "Among the
recent arrivals at the Sea Spray Cot
tage is Miss Bluesergc. Of Brooklyn.
She will spend a few weeks at Clam
Shell Beach. prior to her departure
for the Calskills. Puck.
Boy-Paper, sir? Uptodate-
Well, don't know. Have you any
paper that prints coupons which you
can take to the Office next day and
exchange for a fresh paper ?-New
York Weekly.
Customer-Why don't you clean
Cnt your window |? rhe bottom has
been covered with dead flies all the
winter. Druggist I've been saving
them mp to put on my sample sheet
Of fly paper.-Judge.
Near-Sighted Old Gentleman ::
Little boy, how much does a bicycle
like that one Of yours Young
Woman Gin bloomers)-Sir Chi
cago Times.
The Injustice of 1t : ''This busi-
ness Nv carryin' bricks mp three
floights Nv laddhers is harrud on the
constitushon. The oidee nv me doin'
th' woorruk an another mou gittin'
tn buildin' makes me think there's
somethin' tn matter wild tn govern
ment. ."-lIarpers Bazar.
"Lend me a sovereign, will you,
Bob ?" "Certsinly. Take any one
You please. gWhich'll it be-Enper-
or William or Queen Victoria ? N.
B.-Ibis joke is taken from the first
number Of Have Smile With Ne,
the new comic paper Of Bttswytdd,
Wales.-Harper's Bazaar.
He who would be a great soul in
the future must be great soul now.
Emerson.
Robbie Gin sober mood)-O, mann
ma, l wish l only had all the money
I've spent for candy. Mamma
(proudly)-My boy would put it in a
SAVINGS bank, wouldn't he ? Robbie
deliberately No, ma'am I'd buy
more candy.-Ex.
FIossie-Pin afraid to go to sleep
all alone in the dark. Mamnia-You
90 right to bed like a good little girl,
and remember that Gods little an
gels are with you. Flossic (ten min
utes later) Il can't 90 to sleep, NAM
ma. ! guess one Of the little angels
is biting me.-King's Jester.
"Then you consent r. exclaimed
the young man, ioyously. eyes"
said her father. 1T pains me to give
her up, but / really can't afford to
keep her any longer. "--Ex.
She-There goes the American
girl who snubbed a prince. He
The prince was already married !
presume.-New York Weekly.
''Cholly pursued a number of stud
les at college, didn't he ?' eyes.
He pursued 'em, but l don't think
he ever caught up with any.".-Chi-
cago Record.
Patient-I wish to consult you in
regard to my utter loss Of memory.
Doctor --Ah-yes-why-er--in this
class Of cases l always require my fee
in adyance.-Puck.
The Morals of Trade.
After making all allowances we
fear that the state Of things is very
bad. And our impression on this
point is due less to particular facts
than to the general opinion expressed |
by our informants. On all sides we
have found the result Of long person.