, 1870-07-24
THE JOSH BILLINGS PAPERS.
A Ynru-The aunt and the Grasspop-

A Ynru-The aunt and the Grasspop-
per-
fforn TIE .S<.e Tori Ftek,y
onco On previous time, about 400, 900 yesrs
dlT spell or weather, Just afts1 har1 fros:
when grass butter waa ataas, Wills renua WA
an evening star, m old ant. who had lost aul
her front teeth, and VIE twisted with the thu-
masis, sot IN IN easy ehair: near the front door
Of an ant bill. experimenting ph,tt kuruel1
Of wheat, wich tho yung ants we're trieine to
get down cellar into their house.
just then along cum loa{ing grzsshoppcr,
emoking pipe. and singing, Eegons dull
saEe' psa1 thee begone from me-, and spie-
}oung auute, be stopped to have talk With
hex.
''Good morning, old mother Industry, good
morning! said the grasshug. "a dna car
mel OF wheat that, yu are folfn in"
''HArc ~ herd the crate news?
hcdful sharp frost Inst night!
"Winter vii econ set In recken.
~ herd the owls h1te last nitei
"Te1rbA bad Acksident On tho Harlem road
=, j." NJ Wien n dew yu think specie psynsnts viii
"1h.se; mi pips h.z gone out. Kant yu1end
"Hov menny annss hav IN got in xure VII
s.Enny sickness 2nunsss them?
~ wunder i there Il emmy truth in the dis
patch, that the pissmires, down on Sandy
CrfeE, Law I'll struck for higher wagess
"MEss do ~ think yure ants will vote for,
fez ;u. tiss Nv the paAee9
"Thr. ia ymu solid opinyun ov tho new
lieen'a } Law, will Il make rum emmy staxser?
DO you buy emmy grocerys ov old Fersu-
| xou, hope not. he Il mean old skinfinter,
he told me only last week pee OF bar soap
i" Tbs world iz Citing more fau or vussnes1
every dAv!
II wonder Il tha1o it emmy truth in what
everybody sez abont cid Squire Benson, that
be kant pay, only now and then sum or his
| dess
~ Do you zee much OF the E.ckets now.a-
II should really like tev know how thsy
! are getting along rasber tnn times for them
iguess. yu don't think they VII wintas, do
yu7
" When duz tie moou change now-a-dars2
"Hev W gct any onion seed tew spase, hat
IN kan rekommand?
Dew ~ think England Will ever p.y the
Alabazmcr klaims
III kant zee what noakca the cocEoachos so
! etuck up met one this morning, and before
could put two civil questions II him lie WIZ
! out Nv eight.
| "sum folks arc in stch swelling hurry!
1 Amt tEAre sum good Law agin spilass
tiltu their weebs in tic grasss
-.HoN much wheat kaz yure aunt got Laid
up; yu must hey sum to epare'
II wonder it wont up and rsin, before To-
nnoErcw?
| "They tel ne that maple sussz L drug
in the market, owing to ito peculiar muchnesa;
| I'll kant tell, kan Fou, whether this L 20 or
| not, wlAh "a could.
"1i opinyun now IL tint he who lives TO
| sec next year, will sec buckvbeat = big c-op.
II overheard the older hens say, AZ cum
| past nabcr Sherman's lower barn this morning
3l.at eggs waz Citing ! good deal onplenty,
and they must ct tew work agzin!
well Am IN N axtu} hurry; i an going
down few tend jumping natch between
| Springfield and Eteelsptiug, two yung Erxss-
hprperr this tew be the hop oy tic season.
| mu.t be going!
! II am uncommon aoyrJ KNIT stay logger,
| and make N good visit,
| "By the way. Old mother INDUSTRY.
| have got profound ecEet that want 10 tsu
yu, but wouldn't har it known bi ennyboddy
for ,s1 The world, II it should SIT ont once, T.
would ruin mo !"
''1hen keep the selret yureselr," spoke
The mt, ait II worth moro to yu than emmy
Ihisiz every wnsd tho bizzy old aunt seta,
but kept her eye sL the. tirne on the phats
kernel or wheat, snd the toadnS gzashopper
moved on, wtist!lpg /" Sally cum up"
RENAKEa-
This Il thc way with ali loafers, II they kant
steal yuro time With idle questions, their Last
dodge L to steal yure creaulty with Al idle
kekTet-