+--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|@ | @ || _Short Fakts._ | _EARLY BIRDS._ |
+--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 1| W || Kold but sour @ | |
| 2| T || @ @ now worry | Thoze who are too proud to |
| 3| F || the fires @ @ @ | enquire what a thing kosts when |
| 4| S || sno | 9| foot @ | they buy it, are the fust ones to |
| 5| G || @ @ @ deep | find fault when they cum to pay |
| 6| M || Zeke @ Rathbun | for it. |
| 7| T || failed 1862 @ @ | |
| 8| W || kold @ @ grows | |
| 9| T || @ Zeke waz in @ | * * * * * |
|10| F || @ @ @ @ | |
|11| S || the pea nut @ @ | |
|12| G || @ ~ @ profeshun | |
|13| M || | Kards, whiskey, and hoss raceing, |
|14| T || grate kold @ @ | bring all men down to the |
|15| W || @ @ now @ @ | same level. |
|16| T || mastikate @ @ @ | |
|17| F || @ @ @ | |
|18| S || @ ham and egg | * * * * * |
|19| G || kolder :: @ @ | |
|20| M || @ avoid @ tite @ | |
|21| T || @ boots @ | If a man writes for fame, the |
|22| W || sno inkreases @ @ | less he writes, the better. |
|23| T || @ @ Satan iz @ | |
|24| F || @ @ @ | |
|25| S || a @ mean @ kuss | * * * * * |
|26| G || it ~ thaws | |
|27| M || mutch kold @ ß | |
|28| T || @ @ hitch up to | When a man meazzures out |
|29| W || the fire @ @ @ | glory for himself, he allwuss heaps |
|30| T || ¶ @ @ ¶ | the haff bushel. |
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_THE KUNTRY HOSS JOCKEY._
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