Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-07-29
Proverbs OF she Billings Family
PRE9ENTED EY JOEn BILLINGS.

PREaENTED EY JosI BILLINGS.
! Don't ewap with yer rciashuns unloss
ye ken afford to give them the big end OF
tho traid.
Marry young, and if circumstances re-
quire it, often.
Don't take yer terbackor box ont in
kompany.
If you kant git gud cloa:hs and cdikn-
shun too, git the cloaths.
| Say how are ye? too everybody.
KnltiVato modosty, but mind and keep O
gud stock OF impotence on hand.
Be charitable. The sent pieces wae
made on purpose.
| Don't take ennybody's advice bnt your
own.
Ii man natters yin, yu kan balkilate no
ia a roec, or yuio fnle.
Keep both lzo open; don't SEQ moren
half yu motifs.
Don't mortif tho flesh tew much; 'tvant
the sores on Lazarus that sens him tcw
heaven.
IF yu ich for fame, inter q grave yard aud
skratch yourself against tune stun
Deggara don't have tn advertise fer run
awe gogs.
cts IA long lain that never turns" md
ia good mill that alyyas Qua.
Young man, DO more anxus about the
about tho wun sum body is going 10 leave
You.
Sin is like weeds. soft sworn, and sure tn
KUN.
Nature is nature, yu kant nltcr the
krook Of T. dogs tale much, and preserve
tlio length OF 1t.
I wud 50 tn oil tho young men, ego in,
and to ali the old fcilers. "knm out"
About as sure rs way was tn git rich as
L 81 I
dred thousand dollars, and then go to work
and pa orh the Diet,
Philosophers tel us that :ho world revol4c8
ON It's axes, and Josh Billings tells Us that
full half the folks on the arth think tina are
the GXee.
N. B--thcse ar proverbs hev stood for
MORN n hundred years, and lain't gin out
yet.
Wild Lion Loose ga the Streets.
LFrom tho Burlington (Vt.) Free Proeg, July 81.
Two cages containing q pair of African
liOns and four Pumas or American lions,
the elephant "VictOTia," md two camelR
passed through here on the cars yesterday
A. NJ, from Now York, 10 join Yankee
Rohihson's circus ut St. Johns The car
doors were thrown open To give air to tho
elephant and camels, Gnd quito is crowd
gathered at the Central depot to have q
FREQ look at Tho show.
The lions could also be seen through the
small CRATES of their cages, they being on a
fiat car connected to tho one occupied by
the elephant and camols. The company
was not destined to di8perso, however,
without little excitement, rs tho sequel
proved. AS the keeper Of the animals en-
tered the cage of the four American lions
to clean out the cage, ono Of the lions
sprang past him and out Mt tho door,
lighting OH tho ground in the midst of the
crowd.
This visit was something moro than had
boon bargained for, and it is recorded that
tho way boos-beels and coat-tails disap-
peared around lumber piles, 60, was not
slow. The highest lumber piles brought q
premium, and the lion had things his own
way for few minutes. The lion beat q
hasty retreat under the car, and remained
there, growing angrily, until compelled to
como out by the keeper, who backed upl
his persuasion with q club. rope with q
moose had been prepared and go arranged
that when the lion came from under the
car he had to pass through the moose,
which was drawn up by parties on the top
of the car, and the animal secured and put
back into the cage, having in ured no ono
while OF liberty. These Lions belong to
Miss Mimic Wells, and it was by one Of
them that she Was attacked and somewhat
injured while exhibiting with them in Now
York city few days since. It was fortu- !
nate that the boast did not see fit to make
IN immediate attack on any Of those stand
ing around the Car, as he was an ugly look
ing customer, and might have done con-
siderable mischief in q short time.