Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1866-02-02

Josh Billings on a Lekturing
.-- Raid.

] baye Just returned from the State oy
Maine.
went through the Stait end ways.
Ehat iz tew say from top to bottom.
I lektured as went
like the inhabitants.
Everybody works in the Static ov
Main.
Gentlemen ov lczzure thare, are called
| loafers.
Maine IL bounded just now as follcrs -
On the North by the land oy the deserters,
on the East by Asia, on the South by CRATE
Atlantic saltwater privilege, OH the West
by the Rocky MohAtains.
The best produckshicns ov the Stait il
men and simmen. The wimmin hav
more Indigenous hair on their heads, than
YOU kan find i'll the whole oy nlc Middle
States.
Everybody goes to bed in tie stait ov
Maine at 0 O'Clock =. VI.
| lektured at Gareiner-at Q o'clock
the aujencc aroz awl tew onst, and bidding
me fond fairwell said it waz bed time.
took the hint and stort lekturing.
Bangor haz something less than one
hundred thousand inhabitants, (about IS
thousand less, i belief)
Bangor amt the capital ov the Stait at
present. It haz the best tavern 3ta.,d in
the Stait. 1t. IL kalied the "Bangor
House. and IL kept bi Shaw. He and
are ceuzins, by marriage, I'VE both MARIE
ed fenails.)
Shaw IL McCieliand man, he haz got
hoss with that name ov the male purs-
washuu who IL a great deal faster than the
Gen. he waz named after WaZ.
lektured in Bangor.
The Thermometer waz 10 degrees less
than zero. and the SPECTATORS couldn't alb
sorb the lektur. The morning paper scd
some liked the lcktur and sum didn't"
this put me in mind av tie parable, in the
Bible about tie 10 virgins, tley waz aiick-
ted III the same way, ) was Wizc and waz
otherWize.
The churches in Bangor in their outside
appearance are a Eompliment tew the
cauze, and haY'nt emmy dslii,t but the
stockholders are all ov them 4th proof.
! waz taleg around tie tows hi STr.
Shaw, mi cousin) in Il delikate rig, pulled
by 10000 dollars worth oy natural trutting
property.
Bangor and lis pleasant people are NOR
tieed into NY buzzulii,- they are tenants
there for life. II exer go there again i
shant fail tew see them.
! also lekturcd in Lewiston, tcw gush-
ing tousc. sun ey the auicpee waz ctlckt-
ed with tears. The editor ov the next
days paper gave me "a very tattering
notiss,-a collum ,.Hs laaf, cGntancing
the whole lcktnr.
I'd. Sands tlnkle tew CRATE sasGyparlla
root Samds,' mnz mi right bewcr, while i
waz iii tic et;lie Of Main.
He IL a general agent .f!sr the Whole
Stait, ken recommend him tew eDny--
Young lady who wants tcw git husband
make tip top seek und man Cor a widder
who hadn't had Il fair shake the tGst time.
lie belongs tew the Temperance society.
| also lcLturcd i'll Dexter, an inland
town. about l5 hundred miles iR a wester-
" airekshun, from the sitty of Lendeu.
gave a free lcktur and tew mi surprizc
i lad full housc. Tie hat waz showed
around at tie cloze oY tie scrviscs and
about 300 dollars tmore or lcss} waz en-
trapped.
This place way named after the seiebra-
ted trotting hoss Dexter. Dexter kan trot
lin prjvatel in a,6i. ] wi!l bet co dollars
av it, (and aint wuth a ccnt tew Let, ow-
'ng few a natural weakness.
| Likewise lckturcd in Augustus the cap
itol ov the Stait, and had a full housc-ey
benches This waz owing tew Inissun-
dcr>tanding ;t1eut the weather.
I.e Feuple offered teW turn out f ]
wo,sla and I'm, Eaiicys. but we split on the