Roosters are the pugilists among birds, and having no suitable shoulder tew strike from, they strike from the heel. When a rooster gits whipped the hens all march off with the other rooster if he aint haff so big, or so hansum. It is pluck that wins a hen. Roosters az a class wont do enny household work; yu kant git a rooster tew pay enny attenshun tew a yungone. They spend most ov their time in crowing and strutting, and once in a while they find a worm, which they make a grate fuss over, calling their wives up from a distance, apparently tew treat them, but jist az the hens git thare, this elegant cuss bends over, and gobbles up the worm. Jist like a man for all the world! _HOUSEHOLD COMFORTS._ Tew git rid ov cockroaches,--sell yure house, and lot, and flee tew the mountains. Tew make a slapjax that will do grate service,--cut it out ov buckskin, and fri it tew a koal black on a greaseless griddle. Tew pick out a good husband!--shut up both eyes, grab hard, and trust in the Lord. Tew make a kat mad,--trod on her continuashun. 31 Days. AUGUST. 1871. Q.--Why iz woman like an echo? @ @ A.--Bekauze she will hav the last word. @ @ @ [Illustration] _All nature bileth. Roosters pant and so do lizzards; The mules upon the dusty road Kan't raise a trot, to save their gizzards._ +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | @| @ || _History._ | _GIBLETS._ | +--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | 1| T || _warm with_ @ | | | 2| W || @ _hot streaks_ | Lazyness iz a good deal like | | 3| T || Jack | money,--the more a man haz ov | | 4| F || the giant killer @ | it the more he seems tew want. | | 5| S || _much hotness_ @ | | | 6| G || @ killed a giant | * * * * * | | 7| M || 1250 @ _look out | | | 8| T || for a grate hot_ @ | It iz hard work at fust sight, tew | | 9| W || the giant waz 25 | see the wisdom in a rattle snake | |10| T ||foot square @ @ | bite, but thare are thousand ov | |11| F || _hot_ @ @ @ in | folks who never think ov their sins | |12| S || his stocking feet | until they are bit bi a rattlesnake.| |13| G || _cooler_ @ oh for | | |14| M || a lodge in | * * * * * | |15| T || sum vast woods | | |16| W || _thunder and_ @ | "A poor, but dishonest cuss!"--this | |17| T || @ _litening_ @ | iz about az low down az | |18| F || on a straw matrass | enny man kan get, unless he drinks | |19| S || @ _more_ | whiskee. |