The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-01-09
AMONG rnE books.

Josh Billings (Iienry w. Shaw comes
along with his Farmers Allminax for 1879
which for ontlandish spelling aud telling
hits deserves the premium. Here are
some of his observations upon men.
Whenever yu cumskrost man who
listrusts everybody yu hsv found one
whom 1t is safe for everybody to dis
trust.
You can possibly argy a man out OF bis
religion, but you kant out ov the color ov
bis nectye or the squeeze of bis boots.
The man who kan wear paper collar a
whole week and keep II ceans good
for anything else.
There IL only one kind OF person who
IL fit to live in solitude, and he IL the one
who IL capable Of adorning emmy posishnn
in society.
Thoze who hay real merit are the last
ones TO see it in themselves, and the fust
ones to see II In others.
Man was created a little lower than the
angels, and he hsz been getting little
lower ever since.
A man with very small head on him
IL like pin without emmy, very apt to
git into things beyond his depth.
Lasting reputashuns are OF slow
growth; the man who wakes up famous
sum morning IL very apt TO 90 TO bed
sum night aud sleep II all of.
The world all praze the philosofers,
but toss their pennys into the caps ov the
monkeys.
Sarkasm is keen weppen, but In hand
ling IL menny people take holt ov the
edge instead ov the handle.
Guessing and lieing are fut cuzzins ;
the man who gifts into the habit ov guess
Ing at all things will soon git into the hab-
IL of lieing about menny things.
How kan yu expekt to find two people
10 this world who are alike when yu kant
find one who 10 like haflthe time.
Mules are like sum men, very korrupt
at harte. have known them TO be good
mules for six months Just 10 git a good
chance to Xix sumbody.
-Four questions and replize are char
scteristic:
q. What is the best religious kreed TO
have?
A. Charity. II man will swop oil
all the religious kreeds he has got on
hand and, and invest the procecdsin in char
ity, he will alwus be prond OF the Job.
@. Will you pleze dehue an enthoo-
ziast?
A. An enthnziast IL party that be.
leaves about fonriimes az mutch az be can
prove, aud who kan prove about four
times az mnlch az ennyboddy else be
leaves.
@. What three things bay dnn the
most 10 civilze the worldl
A. The Bible, the looking glass and
the muskett
q. Which is the most reddy animilr
A. The mule--tbey alwas sleep stand.
Ing, SOS 10 be on hand when the kicking
begins to flow.
These two observations may strike
some people As about the truth:
II you undertake 10 hire a man 10 be
honest you will hay to raise bic wages
every morning and watch him dredphnll
cluss besides.
] hav finally cum to the konklnshnr
that II | kant prove thing without bet
ting five dollars on II, the thing has got 9
dredphull weak spot sumwhere.
Josh TINS defines the difference belweez
q mistake and blnnder;
When a man sets down poor nmbrcl.
Ia and takes up new one be makes !
mistake; bat when be sets down good
umbrella and takes mp poor one be
makes bluader.
| Other remarks Of this Pougbkeepsit
philosopher are
THE repulasbun a man gils from bis an
seslors often wants as muteh altering te
/ at him az their old close would.
Young man, set down aud keep still
/ you will hay plenty Of chances 10 make I
pbooi Of yourself before you die.
/ would az soon think Of palling th'
/ feathers out oy 8 peAkok's tale - 70 10
teriere with the inDosent vanity oy man
+ Married life Il little game. 10 whies
lbe womGo, As she is called, is aimos
sore to have = strate fash.
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