The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-05-02
Josh Billings
so-h's Lccturihg Raid through Ih,
STATE OF Maine.

have just returned from The state OF
Maine.
went through tae c.4i- eniways
That is tcN sag, from Top o. bottom.
lek-lred as / went
Ike tIe inhabitants
Every body WORKS I'D Maine
Gentlemen cd l, Ezlfc arc c4Iei l0afers.
Main " n0aule. Jlsl now as followers.
ol u4r uor.A Ply tnc Land OF leser.ers. ou
the el-, ny ASIA on tle s1l,h hv fho crate
Atlantic saltwater privilege. on the westhy
tie Rocky Mountains
The best prailc-lns ol the Siait Is men
and wimmlu- Tue wmmen hev more ln-
digenol- hair on their hells than Nou can
lnd ia the whole ov iho Middle stats
Every Noody goes ,ew bed in tAat Sta.t az
Q Ocl0ck b. NJ.
/ lekmgei a. Gardiner. az O'Clock t1e
auJence arose a.l te~ onst AMI O.ddin me
"A fond iairwe.L sci IL wuz bed time I
took The hint and stopt lekfurine
Bangor has something less than one hun
dred thousand inhabitants layOut 80 600
less. bele,)
Bangor amt the capital 0f The State N
present 4 haz the nesf tavern stand in
the Stat. It's called the Bangor Hoase"
aud Il kept hl shaw. lie aul are c0u aus
by marriage lne both married iem4-)
shaw is McCie.and mal. BE- ha- .lt
hOss with that name ov the male pursvl-
shun who IL a great deal faster than the
General he WIS named alter was.
/ iektureI ia Bangor
The thermometer was 10 degrees los than
Zero. anu The spectator couldn't absorb the
iektur The morning paper said ..spme
liked the lektur and some didn't. this
fra 4
about The 40 glrs.ls. tuey was eIectel 80
the same way, wa VIE aud > was other
wise
The churches In Bangor in their outside
appearance are kOmpnment lew the cause
and neFeui ANY doubt iHe stockholders
are al o. them i-l proof
wuz taken ar0lni The town hi Mr Shaw
my, cousin in delkatc re-. pulled bi 10.
OOO dollars wcgth Ov natural trOttlnE prOp-
erty.
Bangor ani rs pleasant people are NOR
/ ticel ni0 mi blZLlm-tley are tenants
there for lfe. III ever 20 there aglin /
shant iau 20 see them.
l also ieKtured Ia Lewiston. 30 "A gushing
house some o.. llc -l.elcc WuZ elected
wiki tears. Tle Editor or The next DAYS
paper gave me- a very natterirg notiss-
column and hall, c0nfaiug my whole lex
tur
ID. Sands, (unkie to the CRATE sassapa-
rilla rOOte sands. waz mi right bower,
while wsz 10 The Stait ov Main
lie is the general agent Tor the whole
State.
l kan recommend him 20 any yonng lady
/ who wants u get ID husband who wlI be
usef1l 20 her. or he would make "a tip-fOD
/ sound husband i0r w.dder who hadn't n
/ fair shake the inst time He beionrs 10
/ the temperance society
i also ieclured il Dexter. an inland town.
about ID hundred nlle- AZ westerly oi-
/ reckshgn from the cliy OF London.
! gave a texture. aud fcw ml surprise J
had a fuil mouse The hat was showed
round at the close ofthe servis 3es and about
$500 (more OF ices Was en,rappe0.
This place vas named after .le cc.ebrat-
ed tr0ttil h0ss Dexter Dexter can irot On
private in Z.06. / VIII bet 80 dollars 0v II
ana amt worth "a sent ID bep owing o O
natural weakness
1 likewise lektusel ~ Augustus, tie cap
itai or tDe STAT, and hal fl house-O.
benches This was owing few UisDnder-
siandinguess about the weather
TIC people offered tew turn out IL would
find the allJIe.ers. but SIC spilt 0a ile uD-
Jrei.ers
] could rot dew N ssef jus'lss ~ Angus
tas There want bnf one lady present N
the ball, aa4 Be aBo the aalesce Wa- awi
tho time looking a. her.
What an awful state 81 th.n0sll would be
il the Wlmmlu alI Tie lals5 should aUl De
taken our 0i riis world tew their hum ia
The skize, Wooden coils wonii aavauce
foot al a wee.