The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-05-05

M JOSH BILLINGS.

born there.
He belongs down South and resides
in the same swamp that the copperhead
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He lives upon 3 raw pig, and DOM
hesitate to take them whole, if there
don't happen to be smaller one handy.
He is also fond Of a little negro once
in while, by way of fresh bite.
They are amphibious, and several
other kinds Of cuss tew plenty to men
shun.
What on earth they are good for, I
for pigs.
Their hides can be taned into leather,
but they are as hard to skin az beech
tree IL; and the leather when tanned il
just about as timber as cooking stove
But one pair cv boots made out of alli-
gator will last as long as a mans name
duz! The only way to wear them out is
20 heave them away.
Alligator meat is not Iucious. If you
ask for it at first klass hotels they alwus
tell yu "that they are just out" 1t
tastes as should think the beef NV a
mule would who had been worked forty
years in brick yard, and then struck
by lightning to git rid ny him.
When the alligator's mouth is wide
open, the head is just about in the cen.
ter NV his body; but they have one vir-
tew came near forgetting-th they make
very still noise, altho they have more
jaw than any other critter know NV.
These are some of the heaviest fakts
have been able tn gather about the ALI
gator.
The alligator seems to be q seckond
addition NV the krockodile, made out NV
what was left. ..
/ think the krockodile usually lays
eggs when they want some more krock-
odiles, but don't kno-but if they do,
and l ever find the nest, and the old fell
low amt on the nest, shouldn't hesitate
to hatch ont the eggs myself--with
klub
This is all kno at present about the
alligator. Il
THE CROW. @
Next to the monkey, the crow has the !
most deviltry to spare. They are born
very wild, kan be tanned as easy as the
goat kan, but tame crow is aktually |
worse than a sore thumb. d
If there is emmy thing about the house |
they kant get into, it il bekause the
thing amt big enuff. had rather watch
a distrikt skool than one tame crow. !
Crows live On what they can steal, and
they will steal emmy thing that amt tied
down. ~ s
They are fond NV meat vittles, and |
are the first to hold an inquest over !
departed horse or a still sheep. They
are fine bird tew hunt, but hard one
tew kill; they can see you 2 miles first,
and will smell gun right through the
side NV a mountain.
They are not good songstirs, altho
they have a good voice to cultivate, but
what they do sing they seem to UNDER
stand thoroughly; long practise has
made them perfekt.
The crow is tuff bird, and kan stand
the heat like blacksmith, and the cold
like stun wall
They bid their nest among tree, and
lay twice, and both eggs would hatch
cut if they were laid in snow bank
there amt no SIGH thing as stopping
young crow.
Crows are very lengthy. 1 beleave
they live always. 1 never knu one to
die natral deth, and don't beleave they
kno how. a.
They are alwas thin in flesh, and are
like an old injun rubber shew, poor in
side and out.
They are not considered fine eating,
altho have read somewhere NV billed
crow, but still / never heard Of the same
man hankering for some billed crow 2
times.
This essa on the crow is copied from
natur, and if it is true, amt blame for
it; natur made the crow, / didn't; if I
had would have made her more honest
and not quite 80 tuff.
to H4A HENS.
Leads me to remark, in the fust place,
thus far they are suckcess. d
They are domestick, and occasionally
are tuf. This is owing to their not be
ing billed often enuf in their younger
daze; bnt the hen amt to blame for this
Billed hen is universally respected.
There is CRATE deal Of originality
tew in the hen--exactly how much
kant tell, historians fit so mulch about
it. Sum say Knower had hens with him
in the ark, and sum say he didn't. So