The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-05-13
rEaE JOSH sIALINGs PAPERs.
the CUNNING MAN.


Cunning IL often took for wisdum, but
1t IL the mere skum that rizes when wis
dunn blles her pot, ii hath not the stride
of wisdun, neither haz il the honesty of
wisdum, it IL more like instinkt than it IL
like reazon.
Cunning amt good at begetiing, it IL
better at executing. it IL like the wisdum
ov kat, fust rate to watch a rat whole
The cunning man haz two virtues al
wuz prominent patience and energy
without these he would fall below the
kat, and fail tn git hiz mouse.
1hare IL lots oy cunning men who
SHOWS how tew set "a trap, but Lain't got
The wisdum to bait it.
Cunning men al7us have speciality,
such az 1t iz, have seen them who could
ride mule tew Epot, but who set
hoss awkwardly. -.
There is this average between cum
ming man and wise man, the cunning
mars misdum IL alwas on the outside of
his face, he kant hide If, it IL alwus
squirting out ov the corner ov his eyes,
while the wise man carrys his grist deep,
slowed away in his heart, and don't uze
hiz wisdum tew find ockasioDs, but tew
master them, when they pop up. laa
Cunning men have great caution, be-
kause they serpoze themselves watched, in
asmuch az they are alwus watching others.
They have but few brains, but what
they hav are petroleum, and their brains
being few and greasy, enables them tew
fetch them to focus sudden.
1t IL hard work to be very cunning and
very honest, at the same time, reckon
this beksuse don't see the two hugging
and kissing each other very much.
Cunning haz skandalous pedigree, he
IL the bale ov wisdun, and fraud, and
il the only child they ever had, but looks
and ackts just Ike his ma.
Il would take big book tew make an
slmanack oY cunning man, and the
changes in him, fits, starts and doubles,
and biz windings, hiz ms and his cute,
the parallels in which he talks, and the
double entenders ov hiz face, awl that he
duz, and awl that he thinks ara for affekt,
Cunning mems advice IL hard te~ fol-
low, bekause their wisdum is made like
bed quilt, out ov patches, and iz also COM
posed of shifts, for the emereincy ov an
ockasion, tew mulch for stiddy diet.
If you don't understand wiggling your
self, or the rudiments ov il, you must not
git your advice from the cunning man.
Cunning haz alwus passed for wisduu,
and will continue on 10 do SO, az long az
phools last, and phools will last az long
az emmy boldly else duz, and sustane their
reputashun.
Cunning IL alwus selfish, bekause it IL
not ov mutch breadth, while Wisdum can
sffor,i tew bO magnanimous, and have
something left over.
But the ways and dodges ov cunning
are past finding out, yu might az we'll un,
dertake tew track snake in the grass,
when the dew is off, or fox, in a strate
line to his hole.
Cunning men are not very dangerous.
they hav SO mulch vanity, and their van
ity satisfied their ambition IL, and when
vanity takes the place ov ambishun, we
are more amused than alarmed.
Cunning men in the hands ov wise
men, are useful, more useful, quite often,
than honesty, bekauso they are more sud
den, and less sempelous.
1t is safer to entrust secret TO a cum
ming man, than a clever man, the clever
man is sure to spill it, the cunning one
may use it against you, but he is easier
tew watch, and control, shan the good ma
tured fellow, who, like young pup, lays
down, rolls over and wags himself IN
front of every man he meets.
Cunning men have many associates,
but few intimates, they sumtimes hunt in
couples, but are apt tew fight, when they
come to divide the plunder.