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JOSH BILLINGS.


CONTENTS.

PAGE
I.—Josh on Ice[11]
II.—Sum Natral History[14]
III.—Live Yankees[20]
IV.—Linch Pins[23]
V.—Goose Talk[26]
VI.—Josh Billings: Hiz Shade Tree[28]
VII.—Josh Corresponds Freely with 3 Fellows[31]
VIII.—Monograffs[36]
IX.—Honesta is the best Policy[39]
X.—Great Agrikultural Hoss-trott[42]
XI.—Josh Billings defines his Position[46]
XII.—Cold Pieces[47]
XIII.—Letter from Josh Billings[50]
XIV.—Wisdom Chunks[54]
XV.—Billiards[58]
XVI.—Josh Billings "Rizes"[60]
XVII.—Billings on Pills[63]
XVIII.—Josh in Saratoga[66]
XIX.—Sum Vegetable History[72]
XX.—Josh Replies to Correspondents[77]
XXI.—List of Housen tew Let[80]
XXII.—Laughing[83]
XXIII.—Lying[85]
XXIV.—Perkussion Caps[87]
XXV.—One Week from My Diary[91]
XXVI.—American Aristocracy[94]
XXVII.—Love[96]
XXVIII.—The Game of Yewker[98]
XXIX.—Now and Then[100]
XXX.—Oats[103]
XXXI.—Waterfalls[106]
XXXII.—Politeness[109]
XXXIII.—Dreams[111]
XXXIV.—Josh Corresponds[113]
XXXV.—News Cut from our Exchanges[118]
XXXVI.—Dead Beats[122]
XXXVII.—Spring—May, 1868[125]
XXXVIII.—Hartes[127]
XXXIX.—Monograffs[128]
XL.—Josh Billings and the Lektur Committy[133]
XLI.—Orphan Children[137]
XLII.—Billings Replize tew Correspondents[140]
XLIII.—Chips from the Butt Cut of Wisdum[143]
XLIV.—Essa on Swine[146]
XLV.—On Sewing Machines[148]
XLVI.—Sum Advise[150]
XLVII.—Take it Easy[153]
XLVIII.—Josh Corresponds[155]
XLIX.—Them Good Old Daze[159]
L.—A Hum Transaction[161]
LI.—Milk, Whiskee and Beer[164]
LII.—Pluck[170]
LIII.—Free Love[171]
LIV.—Fast Men[173]
LV.—Josh Replize to one of hiz Correspondents[175]
LVI.—Human Happiness[177]
LVII.—Philosophee ov the Billings Familee[180]
LVIII.—Amerikans[183]
LIX.—Josh cleans out his Pigeon-hole of Correspondents[186]
LX.—Josh chaws his Cud[190]
LXI.—Monograffs[193]
LXII.—Josh Talks[198]
LXIII.—Gimblets[203]
LXIV.—More Correspondents[205]
LXV.—Some Natral History[210]
LXVI.—Slivvers of Thought[216]
LXVII.—The Buzzers[219]
LXVIII.—Monograffs[223]
LXIX.—Philosophee on the Half-shell[227]
LXX.—Josh Epistolates[229]
LXXI.—Alminak for 1869[234]
LXXII.—Sum Natral Histry[239]
LXXIII.—Monograffs[242]
LXXIV.—Josh does up his Correspondents[247]
LXXV.—Cupid on a Raise[251]
LXXVI.—Josh Commences with his Friend[255]
LXXVII.—Jaw Bones[259]
LXXVIII.—More Philosophy[260]