Whenever i see a real hansum woman engaged in the "wimmin
rights" bizzness, i am a going to take off mi hat, and jine the
proceshun.--
See if i dont. Josh Billings
30 Days.
SEPTEMBER.
1872.
Q.--Whi iz the meazles like fresh mackrel? @ @
A.--They run in schools, and hav tew be kaught before they can be had. @
@
[Illustration]
_Deakon John Jones waz a pius man,
But for one thing I kant lend praze;
'Twas asking pardon bekauze he swore,
When his old ram knokt him end waze._
+--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|@ | @ || _Kalkulashuns._ | _SLUNG-SHOT._ |
+--+---++------------------------+-------------------------------------+
| 1| G || @ _Mild, but gentle_ | |
| 2| M || @ Abram Tucker | I dont know how it iz with my |
| 3| T || born 1694 @ @ | brother-man, but with me the fall |
| 4| W || @ _soft winds_ @ | ov the Roman empire iz a grate |
| 5| T || @ Abram Tucker | deal eazier tew bear than a fall on |
| 6| F || fust eat pork and | the ice when it iz wet. |
| 7| S || molassis @ @ _now_ | |
| 8| G || _look for rain_ @ @ @ | * * * * * |
| 9| M || birds with feathers | |
|10| T ||flock togethers @ @ @ @ | |
|11| W || @ _it rains_ @ | Face all things; even adversity |
|12| T || @ now lay in fride | iz polite to a man's face. |
|13| F || oysters @ | |
|14| S || * _very pleasant_ @ | * * * * * |
|15| G || @ John Brown died | |
|16| M || 1861 * @ cloudy @ | Poverty kant be wuss, and may |
|17| T || | be better; riches kan be better, |
|18| W || @ John Brown | and may be wuss. The difference |
|19| T || died ov the thrut | iz in favour ov poverty. |
|20| F || disseaze @ | |
|21| S || @ _mild_ @ | * * * * * |
|22| G || now expekt early | |
|23| M || cider @ _showery_ @ | |
|24| T || @ sighns ov an arly | Whenever i see a man anxious |
|25| W || frost @ @ | tew git into the middle ov a fite |
|26| T || @ _wind east_ @ | that dont belong tew him, i am |
|27| F || now prepare | alwus anxious to hav him, for i |
|28| S || for | kno he iz sure tew be the wust |
|29| G || country | whipt man in the party. |
|30| M || cuzzins @ @ @ | |
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