The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1865-06-21
Josh billings ON Courting. :.

Courting is q luxury, il is ise water, it
is pla spell on the sole. The man who
has never courted has lived in vain he
has been blind man among landscapes,
he has been q def man in the land Of
hand.organs, and by the side Of the mur-
muring canals. Courtin il like two little
springs ov water that start out from un,
der a rock at the foot Of q mountain and
runs down hill side by side, singing and
dancing and splattering each other, eddy
ing and frothipg and haskading, now hi.
ding>under the bank, now full Of shad-
der, till bymeby tina jine, and then tina
60 slow. I am in favor of long courtin ;
it gives the parties chance to find out
each uther's trump cards. tits good ex-
ercise, and IL jist as innocent as 2 merino
lambs.
Courtin is like strawberries and cream,
wants to be did slow. then you get the
favor. have seen folks get acquaint-
ed, fall in luv, git married, settle down
and git tu work in three weeks from the
date. This is jlst the wa sum folks larn
trade. -akounts for the great number Of
almighty mean mekanicks and the poor
jobs they turn out.
Perhaps it is best to if should state
some good advice to young men who are
about to court with view to matrimony,
as / was.
In the fust place, young man, you
want ro git your system awl right, end
then find young woman who is willing
to be courted on the square.
The next thing is to dud out how old
she is, which you can du by askin her,
and she will 50 she is 10 years old, and
this you will find won't be far from out Of
the wa.
The next best thing is to begin moder-
ate; 50 once overy mite in the week fur
the fust six months, increasing the dose
as the pashent seem stew require.
1t is fust rate wa tew court the girls
mother leetle on the start, for their is
one thing woman never dispises, and
that is leetle good courting, if is done
on the square.
After the fust year you will git &C.
quainted and will begin to like the busi-
ness.
There is a thing / alwas adyise, and
that is not to swop fortygratfs oftener
than onst in every 10 daze, unless you
forgit how the gal looks.
Occasionally you want to look soary
and draw in your wind as tho you hat
pain and this will set the girl to teez
ing you to find what ails you.
Evening meetings are good thing t.
tend. twill keep your religion in tune
and if your gal happens to be there, by
accident, she can ask you to 60 home
with her.
AS a general thing I wouldn't brag or
other girls much while courten. i
might look as tho yu knu tow much.
If you will court. three weeks in thil
wa, all the time on the square, if yor
don't say it is the sleekost time in you
life, yu can go to the "Yuug Amerika'
cheap stoar and get measured for plug
hat at my expence and pa for it.
Don't court for money, nor buty, no
relashuns those things are jist abou
like kerosene lie refining bizzncss, liable
tOw get out of repair and bust at enney
minute. Court girl for fun, for the luV
you bear her, for the virtue and buzznes
there il in her, court her for wife o
for a mother, court her as you would .
farm for tie sile, and the perfection o
the title, court her as tho size want
fule and yu another; court her in tb
kitchen, over the washtub and and at tb
pianuer; court this wa young man and
you don't get wife, the fault won't b
in tho oourten.
Young men, you can rely on Josie
Billings, and if you knant make thes
rules wurk, jist send for him, and he wi
/ show you how the thing is did-it shan
cost you a sent
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