The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-03-22
Whistling.
BY JOSH BILLINGS.

hav spent great deal Of search =
ing, and sum money, tPw find out who
waz the fuss whistler, but mp few now
an, just az much uncivilized on the
suhiekt az l was.
| kan tell who played on the first
.inice harp. and who heat the tnst tin
pan, and l kno the year that the harp
NV Thousand strings waz discovered
in, Int when whissling waz an infant
IL ~ hard for he tew say az mi pray
rrs in III dutch.
Whi..sling IL Il wind instrument, and
IL did Ivy r,ckiin@ up the month, and
blowing through the hole"
Ii | had hoy who Conduit whissrll,
don't want few he understood that
| should tees ut liberty ttw give the boy
mp for lost, hut | would mach rather
he would KIN" how tew whisstl f,ist
rate than kn" how few play u seckond
rate game ny cards.
/ | wouldn't farce IL hoy nv mine tew |
vi issell again his nattal inrlina>hun.
| w tHnmrn. as II kind. ar in the lump.
are p 'nr WHISPERS, l"u't knew how
l found this out. hut l am glad nv II,
it IL II good deal like craving in II hen.
| Craving IL an .unlHdy like thing III a
hen tew do.
hay often he ard hens tri tew GRO.
Int | never KIM one tew do herself
inSiiss.
a rnnster kan krO we'll, and n hen
han kluek we'll, and l sa let each one
of them stick tew the IT. trade. 80
] Ktucking liz just ;z necessary in this
wurld az growing, eSpcshily if it IL well
did.
Butt want it we'll understood that /
am the last man on rccknrtl wlln would
,rfn<e n woman II chance few whissell
if she waz certain she had TIE right
pncker for it.
never KIM good whistler bnt
:, what had II good con>titishHn. Whiss-
ling liz composed "v pncl>er and wind.
/. and these two accomplishments dc
' note vigor.
: Some people alwus whisscl WHARF
), there is ,langer-tIiS they do few KEEP
y the t,aid ont ov shem. When I waz ::
boy always knnsi.lered whisSling the
next hest thing few kamllc to 20
. Down cellar with in the nite time.
. The hest WHISPERS hav ever heard
hay hin aiming the negroes. Il make
this remark with the highest rrspekt T.
- the accomplishment Nv the whilpS) !
= have heard a south carOliny da,krA
J. whissel I'D uatral that Il m"cking birt
'' wonlh drop a worm out ov his bill ant
;" talk hack.
- don't want emmy better evidence ~
~ ~ the general honesty ti'are IL in Il wliiss
- 81 Than the tackt that t are aint moth
~ ing which dog will answer qnicke
'e than the whisSeII ov his master ant
IL dogs are az good judges ov honesty Il
!" emmy kritter that lives.
~ 1t il hard work few ph0nl do
=, nncc, and it IL next !ew impossible tw
:" ph0nl him the second time.
- / aint afraid few trust emmy man fO
' u, IL small amount who liz ii good wltisSlei
>N wouldn't want to sell HIM iaii
!" on crrdid for should expekt to hay
y. to take the farm back aiterawi,i!e, an
=" remove the mortgage misclf.
i'' i You can't whissel Il mortgage "p
:" from Il farm.
A fust rate whistler is like mid
~ ding sized fiddler, good for n"tllin
". else, and the wl,isslIng may keep
W. y. man fron, Citing lonrsnm, it wont ket
~, ho him from Citing ragged.
'' / never knI II h.. hunier but Will
IT. waZ il good whistler and don't KIN" a
u enny business on the breast Ov Il
ny earth that will make il man so lazy NJ,
;eS useless without actually killing hir
KS az limiting hees in the wilderness.
~; Hunting bees and Writing sccni
u" rate-verses are evidences ov sum gen
ms us. but cailternv them will unfit Il III;
p for a gOnd square days work.
" ..-1,..
MS
Use. THE PATIENCE OF JoB.-Evcryho'
lit. is n the habit of Dragging ~, Job. III
= Job did have considerable raslinnr'
* hu, did he ever keep a tlistrick sku
lie Tor 8 dollars !, month, ami board arout
or run a country newspaper r.
cir Did he ever reap lodged oats d"v
ing Hill IN hot day, and have all his "a
N, lus buttons hurst 0ph at oncr4
,ey Did he ever have the jumping toof
of AXE, and be- made to tend the ha
to while his wife Was over TO Paikins'
ex- il Tea squall2
ex- Did tie ever get mp in the mornin
tn awful dri--nhd tnff it 3 miles het'
fall breakfast tn get drink, and find IT.
rr- the man KEEP; IL temperance house
ost Did he ever understand to milk
nur hiking heffrr, Will, bush tale, in
ned time, and in Il lotY
md D,l he ever set on IL litter of kitti'
n II in the ole, rocking chair, with his sn
md ner paHtala"ns ont
ore If he could do theze things, a
iuii p,nizt the Lord ut the same time, al
ms have to say is, bully for Job.[-Jt
her Billings.
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