The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28
Josh Billings on Counting.

Couriing Is luxury. ii l. salad. 1t Is
ise water, il Is a pla spell "v the soul
tie man who .I:ls never couritd haz lived
In VAIN h, haz lr--n Il blind man anung
Landscapes ami ~;iter,kap,-~; he ha> hoen
def man In a land of hand Origins. and
hv the sid, oy murlnurin. c;lnnals.-
Ceurting L lihe > little springs or -off
water that steal ont from under = rc K al
iic tui oi Il mountain and run down the
hill >i,lc l,y side singing and dansing and
scattering each either, eldying and trotL-
ing and k;lskading, now hiding under the
lGink, HOW tull OF sun and now iull ov
>l:ulder- till himehy they jime, and then
licv go slow am In favor "v hong
coul1ing; il gives the parties chance 10
! lind out the urher'> trump karlS. ii Is
good exercise. and l. Iusi a. imcrcenI :ls
llmbS. Cour1mg IL like strawberries and
cream, wants - he did slow, then WI get
the flavor. have SAW folk iii aequaini-
ed. fall in lux. MI marrld, settle down and
tew wurk, in > weeks from dale. This
l. ilst the wav ,,llm folks larn "A trade, :nd
akcuntS for the grate nmnier of almiier
mean mechanics we hav and The poor
Jobs iha turn out.
Perhaps il IL beSt >hud state sum ai-
wise tcw Young men, who are about few
court with final view 10 matrimony. a.
ii waz,-in the fusi phase. Young IMAM, VA
want lew gii your system awl rle and
then find Il vClms woinom who l. willing
lew h. eouriel on the square. The next
thing + tew find ont huw old she IL, which
YOU can dew bi asking her and She viii "a
that she IL lo wears old, ami tins you wiil
timi won't be far from out ov the wa
The neNi be>l thing Is to begin moderate;
>av on>e every mite in the week for the
ilst SIN months. increasing the doSc az
paSient seems 10 require IL Ii II a tust
rate Wa tyw court the girrS mother a lit
lie un the start. for their IL one i.ling Il
woman never dc>pizcs, aud that IL, 4 lit
tie COOL courtinc, ii 1t IL dun >trietl Y ON
the square After the iust wear WI viii
: begin To be we'll ackq;r.inlcd and viii be-
"in lew like the bizZin,>S There IL one
thing alwa~ advise. and thai L; not tew
>wop foto@raifS oifcncr than On>c IN 10
daze, unless YOU ioDrit how the gai looks.
OCCASIONALLY WI want iew lonh sorry and
draw In vure wind az tho yu had pam,
this Will set the gal lew ie.,zing IA Jew
. find ont wllai ails VA AZ a general thing
: waz courting, il mite look w though VA
a knu few mrtcil. Ii VA viii court 3 years
= IN this Wa, awl the time ON the square, ii
YOU don't IA ii IL a leeile the sickeSt fIlne
i'm yure lifa. vu can gii measured for hal
: at I'M expense, and pa for it Don't court
t for mummy, nor buiy, nor relaSiluns, thesC
r things are uSt about as The kerosene IL,
: refining buzzine>s, liable TO gii ont ov Re
/ tpair ami bust al emy minmit- Court .
= Il gal for fun, for the lux vu bear her. f"I
Il the vartue and dizziness thare i ia her
a court her for a wife and for a mother,
y court her a. va wud court a farm tor The
:. strength oy the size and the p,ri'''~tun uH
" the title: court her ~ tho -hr want a fule
: and VA nuiher; court her IN the kltch,
Y cn, in the parlor. over the wash-tuh, and
le at the piamner; court This WA young MAJ
rs if YOU don't CIT good wife. the falt won
-e br in the counting Iuns man, WI ku
<. RELY upon .Io,h Billings, and il VA don
If make the, rllo> wark, juSi send for h;n
10 and h, Will sho yu how the thing L did
er and il Sinant kost you cent.