The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-09

JOSH BILLINGS LEcTURINe RAID THROUGH TIE 9IALl
ur MAINE have last returned from the State Of
Maine went through the State end"ayS' Iha1
ten say from top to bottom, and iektured as went
1rerySoJy works in the State ov Maine Gentle.
rr ~ Iosrra there are called loafers. Maine Is
bonded lust now as follows: On the north by the
land Of the deserters, on the east by ASA, on tne
south by the great Atlantic saltwater privilege, On the
west BY the Rocky mountains.
min. The wimmen hav more indigenous hair on their
heads than you kan find in the whole oY the middle
States.
o'clock P. N.
iii few onst and bidding me fond farwell, said it
wuz bed time. took the hint and stopt lekturing.
Banror las something less than one hundred thou
Band Inhabitants, (about 70 thousand less belief)
Bangor amt the capital og the STAT at presant. 1t
haz the best tavern stand in the sait 1t Is Called the
Bangor house and IL kept bi Shaw. lie and are
cousins by marriage 1--WE both married femails
Shaw IL a McClelland man, he has got boss with
that name oy the male purswashan, WHO IL great
deal faster than the general ne was named alter waz
also lektured in Lewiston, to a gushing house.
Some Of tile auence was effected with tears. The
editor of the next days paper gave me very tatte:
ing notfss-a collum and half containing my whole
le6ur.
Ed Sands unkle to the great sassaparilla root Sands
waz mi right bower while waz IN the Stalt oV MAIN
He is the general agent for the whole State. kan
recommend him to any young lady who wants to get
husband who will be useful to her; or he would make
Il tiptop second husband for wilder who hadn't had
fair shake the f1st time He belongs to the temper
nnce society.
/ lektured in Bangor.
The thermometer was I6 degrees less than zero and
the spectators couldn't absorb the lektur. The NOR
ming paper said sum liked the lectur and didn't"
This put me 10 mind Of the parable in the Bible,
about the 10 virgins they effected in the same
way waz wize and was otherwize.
The churches in their outside appearance are kom-
pliment tew the cause hewitt any doubt the stock
holders are all of them 4th proof
/ was taken around the town hi Mr. Shaw (my cou5-
I'M in delikate rig pulled by 10000 dollars worth oV
natural trotting property.
Bangor and its pleasant people morticed into mi
buzzom-they tenants there for life. Ii j ever 60
there again shan't fail to them.
also lektured in Dexter, an inland town, about
hundred mile in westerly direkshan from the city Of
London.
gave a free lektur and tew my surprise had full
house The hat was showed round at the close of the
servses and about 300 dollars more or less) was en-
trapped.
This place was named after the celebrated trottin
boss Dexter. Dexter can trot Tin prvate) in 206.
will bet 60 dollars Of it (and amt worth sent to bet
owing to a natural weakness.
likewise lektured at Augustus, the capital the
stait, and had full house of benches. This waz
owing to a Observation-Disclosures about the weather
The people offered tew turn out if would find the
umbreliers, but we split on the umbrellers.
/ could not dew myself justiss at Augustus. There
want but one lady present in the hall, aud me and the
aujence waz awl the time looking at her.
What awful state Of things it would be if the
wmmen and the ladys should awl be taken out or this
world, tew their huns up in the skze! Wooden dolls
would Advance foot in week.