Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-10-07
Sayings by Josh Billings.

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A gentleman IL gentleman the world
over-loaters differ
Benevoence IL the cream that rises on
the milk ov human kindness. san
Courage without discretion IL a ram
with horns on both ends-hc will hay
more tites on hand than he kan well at
tend to. r-,.s ,...
Hunting after happiness IL like hunting
after lost sheep in the wilderness; when
yu find it the chances are that it IL
skeleton.
A dog liz the only animal kritter who
luvs yu more than himself
There IL no more real satisfackshon in
laying up in yure buzzum an injury
! than thare IL in stutling a dead hornet,
who haz stung you, and keeping him tew
look at
Old friends are like old cheese, the
strongest
All money that il well spent il a good
investment.
If we would all ov us take kare ov our
own souls, and let our neighbors alone
thare would be less time lost, and more
! souls saved.
Before would preach the gospel az
some ministers are obliged to, for 45O dol
lars year, would get a living as Neb.
udkenezzer did, and let the cougregashun
go tew grass to. y N q
Cortentment is the vittles and drink on
the soul.
Did va ever hear son Dragging about
hi2 father, whose father could with justiss
brag about hiz son?
The safest kind ov faith l kno ov is hu-
msnity.
The man who never makes emmy mis-
takes like the angleworm, never gifts far
away from hiz hole,
A brilliant blunder in a writer il often
one oy hiz best hits.
Tyranny IL often changed, but never
destroyed
Sucking a whipt sillybub thru a rhy
straw IL good deal like trieing tew live
on buty.
Ineyer Snu profound phool yet who
did not atfeht gravity, nor truly VIE
man whose face was not alwus cooked and
primed for laugh.
Prudery IL nothing more than coquetry
gone to seed.
New York city IL fasst place-yu kant
even pass phuneral procession, unlessyu
hay got the fastest hosS.
Truth haz hardly clothing enuf tew
hide its nakedneSs,
A pompous man IL like full-5lown bad
der; it IL pure malice tew prick him.
The money and morality w this world
are 3 good deal alike, the principle never
loses sight ov the interest.
Pity costs nothing-.sn6 ANT worth moth
ing.
What men kant do they a-e apt TO &d.
mire-they don't crticise a mountain, BE-
ksuse they kant make one.
Poverty il one ov them h.15 oF nj Wy
tunes that We al Of Us dread, oa, none I
Us pity. -
Thare Il lots or people II this word
who coyet misfOrtuneS is: .7- the luxury
OF grunting
Il il comparatively e4zy n repent c7
the sins that NE have committed. but lew
repent OK those which we intend Jew con-
nit is asking tew mulch G. emmy nan
nowadays,
I thank God for one Thing and tast Z,
. when every6llaiy else z happy, sll sure
% he
Most men 20 thru life AZ ri7c-s 40 lew
the SEES Dry following The Ay on the
ground
II youth ve -cn into l--Ez--.vs- n Cl3
Sge 6lthkultyS T-Is lI-e
Tunes ain / a. they used q be This
Aaz bin TIE solun s-5 wise remark ~
mankind ever SINCE Adam was f. boy,
Secrets are poor property 81 best Il y1
Circalate them yU iozt lie Interest 1a Tie
Investment
Par.eczted IN the Davl-s saze. z ELAi
sinners 81 t1r Their all5--1s
sum people wolt ha-e4vs envy i----
they kant prove TIE th-r-s : cz11 prove
ere tts Te1y things talaaTg the -10ss-
rrl5e ntrt- shows -sS- Lfr-e GIsg-S,-
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ia ~ cre= tram Ahcr ~ r1e If 1F vears-
INT hatac-
tT111 example among lis ---=rs 11l t-e
best LAWS iLsT EEl g-AE-
Z gentleman about tT- --t WIS
pays ..s1 t-r everything zZcsTr 1lzlaatA
Money l- Ike charity il s-Trsrs 3 H.
tyuss ,T s5-s-
d pe a-i lz --a wh- zs -ss II q
cellar with Tire ElLE fr ~ a-Gt-rs,
buz tla- picks 1z taar- - sis =1&eiy -7
lire aEr-a
There ii brett 1a,e cers emmy pa.
fve- tua w-la L- l Wt
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hing Cast u LLst d --ga tas- 'S7'ah-
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When r71 t-5 -5-. ~-z --5-T s--sl-
t-s E,a-i tae v-llar5 r a'--T- POO
kan Hs raf him G7 --a T@a q bunting
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