Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-08-22

BY JOSH BILLINGS.
JOURNAL.

BY JOSH BILLINGS.
ONE Ov the hardest men in the world
tew collekt a Diet ov il the one who il
alwuss willing tew pay, but'never reddy.
Trew liberty konssts in making good
laws, and then obeying them.
supnoze we never shall knO in this
life how big phOol man kan be, be-
kause he IL not allowed tew hav all his
wants and Vanitys gratifcd.
Thare IL plenty ov happiness in this
life if we only knu it, and one way tew
find it IL, when we hav got the old rumatiz
tew thank Heaven that it amt the old
govt.
The man who kan live in idleness sue
cesstully must either be too pure or too
| lazy to commit emmy sin.
| POetri is diseaZe common tew all the
literati sum hav it quite hard, but most
| hav it dredful lite.
Inkredulity IL the wisdum ov a phool;
/ it IL only a wize man who kan afford tew
| be credulous.
Prejudice IL hous plant which IL very
| apt few wither if yu take it out doors
amungst pholks.
The devil holds poor kards, but he
/ plays them mighty well
hay noticed this difference between
/ people-thare is same who are not az big
| phCols as they look.
hay seen pholks so melancholy and so
gloomy that they wouldn't admit thare
| waZ a brite side tew ennything in this
/ world, not even tew nu half dollar
/ Ii wit forms the blade, good sense
| should be the handle, and benevolence the
/ skabbard of the sword.
/ Experience IL knowledge, and 1t will
/ silk by phellow like the money he gits
/ bi hard knoXs.
never hay seen bigot yet but what
had small and apparently branches he'd
but i hain't seen all the bigots, yu
know.
Tbare IL no revenge so komplete az for
giveness.
He that desires tew be ritch only tew
be charitable, IL not only wize man, but
good one.
Crate weth, in our journey thru life, IL
/ only extra baggage, and wants heap oy
/ watching.
The malice ov the world amt half so
/ dangerous M its tlatterys.
! Trieing tew satisfy our desires with
wealth IL like tricing tew stop up rat
! hole with sand--the rats will soon dig
4 out sum WHARF else.
A piece of satire, few be beneficial,
/ should be so rendered that every man
/ who reads, or hears it, shall say to him.
/ self, "That il Just bekause it hits every
/ boldly but me"
.rd - ,Iar - h,,f one reaI nrpyen
,,t,,io ,,b axe !, ta,, NO varksi
with deaf and dumbness.
sh"n ~ VIZ ,''' hI ly Ono GOOD MISERY
,,,in f,,,i' , ,,fnals Win vitt,es
VA H.; ,i.''t, 80, r3 fa. thnhnIeov
% ,hor '' hnIii ios " '"'' anu l'' wv ''''
Nv W. 'Ii 80, t,,, on, to,,. i,dre ova
.ir ~, 80 sita W. ,ruf ,,Isea N cent
c c,n ~ 10. Sh nIaster when we would
/ eb,IIaro+a 40 ,i,,Ilar KIN
Nv fr;ond hay |nt hiz nb,i,irrs and
tot n,,n NINA, ti,,t r,al, as ,,'n iiIa him
/ So mitch ''' '''''''>' ''
A1erl.hrp ~ q vine fnll NV tondriIs
and I'm d,,,,, ,,bnrn;si, IL s,,,,,tl'inr bet
far tn,, c,ir,L IL In b,,r,,igi itsnif ann.
t6in,, we. ,bis oda,,r,, Co., mining
/ afte, .nra.c,.oI ls,, d",rs ava sirE mon,
/ KEYS 10y
/ povnrty tI,o ctar, .n,rtl,or nv yenius
Reward nv lilo NAN Who MAKES q still
noilo whnn he ,yoIty ma Who MFRS
whom he talke no ~ kot in disquisp
1t is now 30 wears AGO since a phellow
with grrrn rogglns an and a white neck
tie oiIrrcd is,S sell me .' sn%thinr for 80
cents witch ha sed WV WV worth I dollars.
I've tnrgnt ,yb,t II ,y,rg hn' I remember
i ,,.,,1 oat no, ~ "4, y" oncp year
nv., .incn Lara ,rind Ma same thing
over and oat ha,t ayior,, tina
When s6own ieayeS . Nom the kande
rocs ONT and biz soil cranes its way in
The dart .ia"a row 5' a sl9t ond brutal pas
,hu u"lN' II S'aFe u" mean anu o'"'' -
'n Gi.Ss;;,.u..,..,. - ~. ....,,s ono nv
Ni i.'l' ma" Hiauc Jus1's' .or. nav
. .,'s iuAI'9S' ~ "hl0n We nav
l,,I -, o." ~ ;,N, =" ",.N PC"HS'
~. !. !" ~ ,''g'i "" nv .. zoo,,,o take
.,. d""t q G,o';;s, M T.-nr pe'a ond nm
Ia.t.I'as t tl-,. 80 ~. i.''ia' ,,itb /,