The native Virginian. [volume] (Orange Court House, Va.) 1867-187?, 1869-10-15
JOSH BILLIBGs PAPERS.
gentleman IL izagentleman theworld
JEWS HARPs.

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over-loafers differ.
Benevolence IL the cream that rizt
on the milk ov human kindness.
Courage without discretion is a rar
with horns omboth ends-he will I'm
more fites on hand than he kan we'll nj
tend to.
Hunting after happiness iz like hunt
ing after lost sheep in the WILDERNESS
when you md it the chances are tha
it iz IA skeleton.
A dog IL the only animal kritter VIII,
luvs yu more than he luvs himself.
There IL no more real satisfaekshor
in laying up in ynre buzzum an iniur,
than thare liz in s:uffing dead horne
who haz stung you and keeping hin
teW look at.
Old friends are like old cheese; tn,
strongest.
Lies are like illegitimate children
they are liable tew call man s.fatheri
when he leasts expekts it.
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 nabors alone.
there would be less time lost, and more
souls saved.
Before would preach the gospel, as
some ministers are obliged to, for 400
dollars year, | would get living as
Nebudk' did, aud let the con-
gre egashuh go Iew grass too.
Contentment liz the vIttles and drink
ov the soul.
Did yu ever hear Il son Dragging a
bout lis father, whoze father could with
justiss brag about his SON?
The safest kind ov faith kno ov liz
humanity.
The man who never makes ennv mis-
takes, like the angle worm, never gits
far away from hiZ hole.
brilliant 5lunder in writer iz often
one OF liiz best hits.
Tyranny liz very often changed, but
never destroyed.
never knu profound phcol yet who
did not afiekt gravity, nor truly wlze
man whose face was not alwus cooked
and primed tor laugh.
Prudery IL nothing more than coquet-
ry gone to seed.
New York city IL fast place-you
kant even pass phuneral procession
unless yu nav got the fastest hoss.
Truth haz hardly clothing enuff tew
hiGe its nakeduess.
A pompous man iz like a full-blewn
bladder; it IL pure malice tew prick
him.
The money and morality NV this
world are good deal alike-the prin-
clpal never loses sight oy the interest.
Pity costs nothing, and amt worth
What men kant do they are apt to
admire-they don't criticise a noun
tam bekause they kant make one.
Poverty IL one ov them kind ov mis- |
fortunes that we all ov us dread, but |
none ov us pity.
Thare IL lots ov people in this world |
VINO covet misiortunes just for the lux
lry ov grunting.
LII is comparatively easy tew repent
" the sins that we hav committed, but
ew repent ov thOze which we intend
ew commit IL asking tew much ov en-
~ man now-a days.
L thank God for one thing, and that
z, when everybuddy else IL happy, |
I'm sure to be,
Most men go thru life az rivers 90
ew the sea, bi following the lay ov the
ground.
In youth we run into diffikultys, in
n old age diffikultys run into us.
"Times ain t az they used tew be-
his haz been the sollum and wise re-
mark ov mankind ever since Adam was
boy.
Secrets are poor property at best; If
u cirknlate them yn lose the interest
n the investment.
Prosecuted for the Devils sake is
nat sinners git for their allegiance.
Sum people won't believe ehnything
hey kant p owe; the things kant prove
re the very things believe the M lst. !
Pride never shows itself more dis {
eral. '
Happiness iz not idleness. but its {
Dlrit iz az free from labor az the life
v yearling heller, s
Good examples amung the rulers are s
le best laws they ken enakt. {
The Devil is probably the best Judge
v human natur that ever Ii ed. aud he. lSt
lust hav behaved in the doktrine of
'tal depravty4 or he wouldn't hav I'M [
ertook tew tempt the Saviour. [
A gentleman about town. is one /
,ho pays cash f'rH everything except 5
is debts.
Money IL like charity-it kivvcrs a ,
Multitude ov sins.
A pedantiz one who fills Himself in a
eilai with the klam broth ofliteratare,
nd then picks his teeth in the society
v the learned.
There IL but little, ifenny, ce remony i
etween two wiz men, but between t
IL man and a phool ceremony is the t
lly thing that will make a phool feel t
,spektable.
When you fluid man who il very t
'llsitus abous the welfair ov every S
,dy, yu kan safely put him down az t
ie who IL hunting for II misfortune. v
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