The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-06-14
re- .soeyings', Of Josh billings.

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The ssDayings" Of Josh Billings.
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ac,thsrn cofn4X9 1ket,k. nor aand-blu-
80 80 WssB6 b1ekNuoadl6na3
- anfisely q his own cootrivance.
Es60n0t 1hiak, It very h1ppg ard we
6Wn0e knbwwhat pecallnr merit ellnch-
g to It, or1s found T. =. n While II:
Hil1ln6w nAaA1n - 20 fhf0k. md not
nunnily &c ail. disdeeS0e d. GDeuag1
hsh1s n2orG wit than most cfthe wriesp
who dea, e y1cp s :psl,infYi een ! es1
WaF1 .n9r 20 much Of 2 drcn q that
Individual. He ~ philoeopher, In z
hnmble nay, and many OF his "sayinEs,n
which he chfistens yoxiously Ne!
.;s. .h;1s Ssse Il .hs A n;..ncv
Of true hon1e-bred5 psOverbs. II these
'tsayingsn are pfteniveEy good, ~ nnn1t
b scnn5essed that tho e9sayS On things tn
book, are oftenest dull, and Occastonalya
littlecoarse: Josh 'Billings'i seems 20
have special aptitude Tor coming, OF
rcarranging proveEos paXmG u ~
quite a number Of those COllecelOnG IN
th641ok are excellent. As for instance
he remArks that: - 81 u .,.-S =
The prinOlpal difference tDesMeeH
lueafy and = nccesAf II, the Pfrse."'r q
And atain thai ,-sr,. L-- Y 4
Wise men don't expeck 20 GO aW1y
With the vis!ssitudes oy nie, tney 1nio
He holds that - -.
UGr0yitv N vary ro&EDna n1QtQko0 1Dcl
wlsdum, Dut tnore Is g Muc9 olMeki -
thAre y between q guide board anu snes
who masd IT, .n4 @a''ng.a 80. s.,a s.f,,l
Observe this shreWd comment: -.
'HOnestA 10 the best ponsy, out cont
take mi wurd tor #, Fl IT, <rr,4.rs.~1
A4lves aneat dennlaon OF ne qoaa-
tiles Of . proverb: ,zI.rk
"Ginowine proverbs ar IKE good kam !,
We 41stS hw ,nbrs q PA 8ilMl
sa41np, lew the readerstAee1 guar
ty:. esa~Ss.AF& ~. -
"A man runnin 1or oms puts me IN
m1nde Ov dog tnats lOet-ne smels Ov
everybody he meets, and wags hlsseii all
"Most ovF the advise we resavc from
others is not SO mulch an evidense 81
their Rnecksnun Tor us, as 1t IL an EVIL
dense Ok their atteckshun for them
selves" 2lyA, aAs sa@gs. "3 ,a"R A''" '.7"
"If you want tew git sure crop, and
big yield for the seed, SOW Wild oats.
what man SPENDS IN this lie, ne
saves; what ne don't gis wsn , ment TO, ioe
him, and what he saves, ne lCoses' =.
"When feller gifts goin down Dill,
1t aus seem as tho. every lining ne0 ON ''l'
creased for the oksehun, -.
tnefe Taz n15n atag6 Gu ;s .t.sn - .'s
wurld, q 1901 would stand just as goou
chsnse az wi.s man" : -, :, ,.., ,,,,.
on what WI kant sell, CIV nothin ava,
u, yu ma sue me for damages. ~: b.
The above remarks are not intended TO
be personai.n -.
I'VE are apt tn nate them VINO wont
take our advise, and despse them who
do" ...~-
1T Ed4odlall easy tew he q phO0l-a
man kan be one and not know it. ;"
"Real happiness don't consis 80 mucth
in what . man don't hay, as 1t duz In
what he don't want. -
proyer6 don't apply to lies. or the bi9eer
tina ar the faster tina go."f laa. q "2i
He saws very prettily: = = ats. !
s'Marrin for love ma be little risky,
but it is 80 honest that God can't help
but smile on it." 7" ..,5' s.
And here is a cynical observation:
"There are CRATE multitude NV indi-
viduals who are like blind mules. anx.
iona enough tn kick h,st kant toll
WHARF," an.
~ Is highiy important, when Q man
that he shed examine hisseH clusly and
see if he amt better CONSTRUCTED for 4
phool."