Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-01
Bred and Butter.
BY JOSH billings.

He who don't keep hiz sekret IL unwize,
but he who trusts hiz happiness tew an
other IL downright phool.
This haZ alwus bin the rule, and alwus
will be-no man il CRATE unless he IL
good
The man who knows how and phen tew
ackt knows enuff.
Manner IL more powerful than matter
espeshily in monkey.
Gravity IL a kind ov MYSTERIOUS wis
DUN.
Fine writing konsists in getting the
most thought into the shortest and SIM
plest form.
Thare IL only phew men in this world
whose opinyuns / veDerate, and yu, mi
friend, are one ov them.
Thare are pholks who had rather be
hated than loved, and for one don't be-
leave in trieing tew convince sutch pholks
ov their mistake.
When Running man gifts kaught he is
like a fox in a trap, he hain't got no
friends
He who don't luv himself vents hiz
spleen bi hating everybody else.
If we listen tew the diktakes ov our
Conscience and reazon it liz almost impos.
sible for us tew be rong.
1t IL the little things ov this life that
stir us up so mutch; thare IL ten chances
ov being stung bi hornet WHARF thare
aint one ov being slept on bi an ele-
phant
When fear takes the place ov hope in a
man he needn't eXpekt tew be emmy more
miserable in this life.
We often meet people whom we think
are richer than we are, and even more
intelligent, but we seldom meet thoze
whom we think are happier-this IL
nice, amt itS
hav seen men who waz too lazy tew
set in boat and fish; they hadn't pres.
ence ov mind enuff tew bate hook.
Fame IL a ladder, hard thing tew
klimb up, but eazy enuf tew klimb
down.
Thorobred people are never exclusiv;
all that II requires tew gain their kurtesy
and konfidense IL to deserve it.
Adversely makes pigmys out ov giants,
and giants out ov pigmys.
A bright and good-natured old man IL
like sunny day in winter.
Buty, without branes, IL nothing more
than a gaudy pictur.
Luv kant live on buty; it must hav sum
hash, or it will fade and di.
IL hard enuff tew korrekt them.
The man whoze whole stok ov knowl
ledge is drawn from books, will often
phind himself at the forks ov a road
WHARF thare amt no glide board.
Thoze who hav the most merit see the
most in others.
Cerimonys are a sort ov manuel for
phools tew regulate their kondukt by.
Good sense and good breeding are fruit;
that gro on the same bush.
The man who IL waiting tew be happy
will next year at this time be waiting
still
Cheerfullness makes the plainest features
butiful, the severest winter agreeable; il
elevates the lowly, and adds a charm teW
grateness, all its own.
The wizer a man bekums, the more hi
pheals hiz dependence.
KOntentment liz like a ghost, dredfu
eazy thing tew talk about, but a dredfu
hard thing tew see.
Thare IL no man so necessary in thu
world, but that when he dies hiz phase IL
quickly filled, and he IL soon forgotten.
The only way tew git along phast is tev
git along slo,
This world IL phull ov grunters, bu
very phew grunt bekauze they are obliged
| tew
Complasance IL the sweet lie ov every
day life.
Natur don't put on emmy airs.
The most dangerous men we hav in thi
world are thoZe who are alwus repentinJ
ov the sins they hav made up their min(
tew commit.
Conshunce IL nothing more nor les
than the genius ov reazon.-N. Y. Weekly