Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-12-26
Josh Billings Advice to his Friend Joe.


have got fair show. Don'i Stand .hlv-
ering on the bank; but pitch IN and sncS
yurs head under. and The shlver " swl
over. There sin'I emmy more ,Tick IN get
ting married, after W are rcsdy. than
there IL in eating peanuts. Msny man
haz stood shIv,rlng on tIeshore Until the
river haz awl run out. Don't expect I,
marry an angel. The angel, hav s~ been
picked up long ago Remeub Der, Joe. W
sin't saint yourself. Don't marry for
for bu,y exclusively ; b,ty Il like ice,
awful slippery and thaws dreadful easy.
Lon't mary for luv neither; luv IL like
a cooking stove, good for nothing when
the lue gives out But a mixurr. l. t
the mixture be, SUN buty, becoming
ly dressed. with sbou, S225 in her poch-
cts. good speller, handy sud neat IN the
house, plenty Of good sense tuii cons'I-
tuition and bylaws. small feet, and light
stopper add to this clean teeth and 4
warm heat; the WhOls 10 be well shaken
before taken. Ills mixture will Keep in
emmy climate, and not evspOrsIe. II The
cork happens ,ew be left oct for iew or
ihree minutes, he strength sn'i awl
gone.
Joe, for heavens sase don't mary
for pedigree thsre sint much IN ped
gree, unless II IL backed in bl bank stock;
a family wit nothing but pedigree, gen.
orally lack sense; they are like kleht
with much tail il they would only oph
sun ov the TAIL they mite possibly GIT up.
but they are always few IIlusuious 10
take Of any tail.
Bni ui dear fellow don't be afraid. wed.
lock il as natural a. milk, but in course
ihare IL sum difference in milk, about
highslin cram but there IL one IhIng that
don't vary and that IL. awl milk iew have
the cram rze good, and keep sweet.
mU.I be KEEP, IN cool place, not 10 be
rousled up lew often.
Don't be an Idle blchel"r f; Lonesome.
and selfish, crawling out ov yure hole. IN
the morning. like shiny backed beetle,
and then backing into !, again, late every
night suspicious, and suspected.
would az soon be ded rooster, sci
up in show window or a lin weather
cock on the ridge pole OF aiemsls sernlns-
~, az lonesGm bachelor, Jeered al by
awl the vlrginliy OF tie land.
A GENERAL DELlyERY OF PRsoSERs -
The lste decision OF Judge Underwood
in the case OF Cesar Griffin is beginning
10 produce a stale Of things IN Nng'nIa
threatening to the best Interests Of socIc-
iy. Ith9s been already mentioned that
The decision in the case OF Griffin has
been followed up by the discharge Of tie
eolored convict, Sally Anderson. scntenc-
ed 20 death for arson. The ground OF
this discharge was that one justice OF the
county court which sentenced the con
yicl was disqualified by the fourteenth
amendment TO the constitution OF the Uni.
ted States, and that Ihe disqualification OF
Che snnulled the whole proceeding.
though there might have been compc-
tent court without hm Attorney Gen
ersl Bowden remarked in hIs speech on
the trial. ib1; under Judge Undcrwood's
decision 10 the Cesar Griffin case, there
are only two judges in the State Of W.T.
gInia competent To hold court. and that
he might 20 out into the slreei and shoot
man down without leor OF punishment.
Since the 2sth day Of July Iasr. when the
fourteenth amendment was OiGciI ly de-
csred TO have become part ol The con-
sIitUllon, one hundred aud hity.nine con.
yicls have been received into The Virginia
penltentiary. five Of whom were convicted
OF murder. and all OF whom Judge Un.
derwood has The power 10 turn loose upon
the community. 1t is stated that wflls OF
hdJeG5 corpus are being now prepared FOR
bringing several Of these gentlemen before
Judge Underwood. and general jaI and
penllenIlsry delivery would appear to be
only dependent upon the leisure Of ,hs
Judge 10 give attention 10 The ysrlou, ca.
see. The-RichmouJ press invoke the
authority Of General SlOncmbn To arrest
and lmp'I'on The criminals whom Under
wood is turning loose upon society.