Thare are certain things in this world that seem just az tho they waz
born for each other, and ham, and egg, are two ov them things. Altho
they cum from quite different lokalitys, they must be twins, for they
are so often seen together. If i kan hav all the ham, and egg i want,
kodphish bawls may tak a bak seat for the present. Vittles and drink hav
allwuss been a staple artikle with human natur, and when they play out,
i am reddy to quit. Sum pholks are so etherial that they kan liv on the
smell ov biled kabbage, but i must hav a chunk ov the kabbage. Pholks
may talk about ambrozial nektar az mutch az they pleze, they kant phool
me with enny ov thoze kind ov essences, for i hav lived just long enuff
to find out, that the best ov society, hav got to hav their biled
vittles, kind ov reglar, even if they tak them on the sli, or they will
soon peg out. Natur is natur, and she will hav her ham, and egg. Natur
iz a little raw once in a while, but she allwuss stands up for her
rights, and tho yu may defraud her, yu kant kompromise with her. Ham,
and egg, was a bevarage long before Noahs freshet.
_TAKE NOTISS._
Good breeding makes all kondishuns ov life equal.
* * * * *
Anger allwus hurts us more than it duz the other phellow which we git
mad at.
30 Days. NOVEMBER. 1875.
Q.--What's yure idea ov happiness? @ @ @
A.--Tite gluvs, and eazy boots. @ @ @
[Illustration]
_After greedily eatin his luncheon,
He lies bak and snoozes a bit,
And when nite cums you'll find him enjoying,
A seat in the Bowery pit._
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