The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-06-30
Old Iube,s Philosophy.
win visscher, in Chicago Lamp.

Old Jube'S Philosophy. Will visscher, in Chicago Lamp.
 True poetry is de onravelins of a true heart.
 Hit doan hurt so bad to be deceived as it does to find it out.
 De bravis' man is him dat kin stan de mos 'noyance from little things.
 feels heap sorrier for a drunk ards family dan I does for de drunk ard.
 Pooty nigh ev'rybody knows sompen CT nuther dat he wishes he could turgit.
 Wimmen doan hate men dat dey aim nevah been in love wid. Dey aim got time.
 De fac is dat we kin git heap sor. rier fur othah people when we's com- fortable ourselves.
 Gimme de man what'll go out on de shady side in de wintah an de sunny side in summah to meet his frien' in need.
 De worp is heap wider at de be- ginnin' dan it is at the endin'. To de baby de cradle is as big as de worp is to de dyin' man.
 Ise seed man list'nin' jis' as perlite as a, dancin' marster when he was bored for de holler- -hawn. It's de man whut doan' lissen dat doan' git bored.
 De man as talks de mos about his children is de man dat talks de mos like CT fool. An de mos wonder of it is dat he in ginnally knows it his- se'f.
 Dere is lots CT men who gifts mo- 'sprience in CT 'our dan othah men does in lifetime. Tain't alters de oldis' dat knows de mos, but in giner- ally de old folks is bin dar.
 Sometimes man carries his religion so fur dat it gets to be heathenish. Denis de cruelis' men arth. Dey tries to make heaven look like CT penitensh- erary.
 Sometimes you hears pusson laugh when you wish he'd cry, 'kase you know dat de cry would come mo- from de heart. De sort of laugh 'fers to is de souls false-face.
 Evah time I meets & pusson dat l knows is mer frien', feels like I wuz in comp'ny wid mer hearts oldis' brothahs and sistahs, an dat dar's jis' dat many people dat arr better Zen I is.
 Hits de ambition to be pocketin' sompen CT nuther dat mostly makes a man pocket CT insult. Oars a heap mo- money lovers dan dar is towards in dis world. You hear me blow my hawn.
 Men ginally studies de mos 'bout dat dey knows de mos about, en' yit tain no uncommon thing to see man who thinks he knows mo- bout a-nuther mans bizness dan de man knows hisse'f.
 In ginnally when you thinks you's foolin de worP you'se gettin' mighty bad fooled yo'se'f. Daylight is jes' as bright to one man wid his eyes open as it is to de nex' one. Sometimes mo- so.
 De po' man is ginnally de po' mans bes' frien', and de reason of it is 'kase he knows it is hisse'f. De po' man gives outen sympathy, de rich man jis' tur de name of it. Case dar's 'cep- tions to dis, but dey's monst'ous on- common.
 De mos dang'ous things is dem dat's de mos 'tractive. De debbil aim half as black ez he's painted. De pick pocket has to dress we'll to git into comp'ny wid dem dat's got pockets wuff pickin', an its ginnally mon. st'ous han'some and mighty well dressed men dat wins young gals an ruins um. Er ole tramp doan' stan no show tryin' to sejuce CT 'spectable woman.
 De man dat nevah fails in CT onder- takin' is ginnally one dat don't onder- take anything dat tries de best quali- ties, an' de man dat don't undertake muffin resky nevah wins, 'ceptin' he's good deal like lightnin' dat doan' offen strike twice in de same place, an monst'ous seldom anywhere.