In sum parts, out West, it iz almoste unpossibel tew git water; one
man in Pike County dug a well 90 feet deep, and then struk a bed ov
sawdust; he put in an injine, and iz pumping out a 1000 bushel a da,
which he sells tew the Government, for hoss feed.
The prinsipal produkshuns or the kuntry are, whiskee in the ear, and
rale rode stok in the bundle.
LXXI.
SAYINS.
About the only difference between the poor and the ritch, is this, the
poor _suffer_ mizery, while the ritch hav tu _enjoy_ it.
"Bee yee as wize as a sarpint, and as harmlis as a duve," and then if a
feller cums a fooling around yure duve, yu kan set yure sarpint at him.
Rize arly, work hard, and late, live on what yu kant sell, giv nothing
awa, and if yu dont die ritch, and go tu the devil, yu ma sue me for
damages.
Marrin for love ma be a little risky, but it is so honest, that God
kant help but smile on it.
There is one thing I kant never forgit nor I hain tried to, and that
is, the fust time I kissed a gal.
If I was asked, "what is the chief end of man now a daze," I should
immegiatly repli, "10 per cent."
Yu may argy a bull Tarrier out ov a bone, but yu kant argy a woman out
ov her will.
Mi advise tu them who are about tu begin, in arnest, the jurney ov
life, is tu take their harte in one hand and a club in the other.
The biggest glutton I ever herd tell ov, was the feller out in
Indianny, who eat a pair ov twin lams for brekfast, and then chased the
ole yew three miles and a haf.
The peacock has one ov the most butifullest tails in the world, but i
tak notis he dont drag it on the ground when he walks out.
LXXII.
A WIMMIN'S LEAGUE MEETIN.
I don't kno when i hav bin filled so near up tew the brim with a fond
feelink for the fair sek az i was last nite at mi natiff plase, the
good old borough ov Billingsville, whither i had gone on a visit tew
git mi boots tapped. The wimmin had called a meetin' ov the fair sekts
tew take into konsiderashun the propriety ov not wareing enny more
clothes, that is, forrin bilt clothes. The meetin waz got into shape bi
kalling Mrs. Peleg Pewter tew the chair. The fust thing she did waz tew
create a silence, which she did after about 30 minnits, awl excep a fu
whispering, which she could not dry up.
The style ov the meetin' having bin sot up in big type bi the Mrs.
Peleg Pewter, she ced thare waz an opening, and no less than 4 wimmin
started for the opening at onst; but the president decided that Mrs.
Cynthee Coon waz about one neck ahed, and tharefore, waz entitled
tew the fust heat. She waz a woman about 14 hands hi, and wore wollen
stockings. She ced she waz for home manafakter and waz agin awl luxury
excep a nu shawl, and that she must hav. She ced she waz willing tew
giv up silk, but she must hav 1 more nu shawl if it bust her.
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