JOSH BILLINGS HAVING FINISHED HIS BOOK, MEDITATES SUICIDE, BUT IS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN AS TO THE MODE.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

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[vii]The Lam and the DuvThe Lam and the Dove
[vii]To Komic LekturersTo Comik Lekturers
[viii]The BullheadThe Bull Head
[viii]Mud TurklesMudturkles
[viii]The PartridgeThe Patridge
[viii]The Hoop SnaixThe Hoop Snaik
[viii]The Eel SnaixThe Eel Snaik
[viii]The PartridgeThe Patridge
[viii]204203
[viii]The Tree TudThe Tree-Tud
[viii]Devils Darning NeedleDevil’s Darning Needle
[viii]Fust ImpresunsFust Impreshuns
[ix]Embers on the HearthEmbers on the Harth
[ix]The FaultfinderThe Fault-Finder
[ix]The Border IndjunThe Border Injun
[ix]The ProjectorThe Projektor
[ix][missing entry]The Precise Man 344
[ix]The Posatiff ManThe Positiff Man
[ix]Coquette and PrudeCoquett and Prude
[ix]At Niagra FallsAt Niagara Falls
[ix]Dandy and Thimble RiggerDandy and Thimble-Rigger
[ix]Agrikultural Hoss TrotAgrikultural Hoss-Trott
[ix]Pashunce of JobPashunce ov Job
[x]Sum Vegetable HistorySum Vegetabel History
[x]Beau BennettBeau Bennet
[xvi]Nuñez de BilboaNuñez de Balboa
[xxi]Tell me.’Tell me.”
[xxiv]our first meeetingour first meeting
[xxvii]Mr ShawMr. Shaw
[xxix]its meteorologica faithits meteorological faith
[47]tew lift. i kanttew lift. I kant
[47]a mistake. i thoughta mistake. I thought
[49]in biles. i wouldn’tin biles. I wouldn’t
[49]the road. i mustthe road. I must
[62]aud the boyishand the boyish
[76]Laffiing iz justLaffing iz just
[94]a a blak klouda blak kloud
[103]more unpleasaut to viewmore unpleasant to view
[108]the harth. i shouldthe harth. I should
[112]mi manhood. if imi manhood, if i
[118]rooling in!”rooling in!
[121]dont know him.dont know him.”
[122]them out. and thenthem out, and then
[133]cornfield,, but tharecornfield, but thare
[149]the rackkoonthe rackoon
[159]The partridge izThe patridge iz
[168]for a hen. i havfor a hen. I hav
[169]trew euuff for poetrytrew enuff for poetry
[189]the buggbearthe bugg bear
[203]will roam.’will roam.”
[205]on this subjekt.on this subjekt.)
[206]should end it viktoryshould end in viktory
[211]Laffiing is onlyLaffing is only
[211]the natural ones the commonthe natural ones, the common
[235]espeshliy the full stopespeshily the full stop
[254]nitro-glycerine. the bestnitro-glycerine, the best
[257]from thistles, butfrom thistles,” but
[270]aud well disiplined babyand well disiplined baby
[270]trieing tewsmashtrieing tew smash
[274]i should as sooni should az soon
[287]morality is a merchandizemorality iz a merchandize
[307]no better than than theno better than the
[318]haz even seenhaz ever seen
[339]I have know menI have known men
[380]tu the the reprooftu the reproof
[384]met one. i havmet one. I hav
[432]it iz now 9 oclk, P. M.it iz now 9 clok, P. M.
[448]told than 10 dollarstold that 10 dollars
[454]hiz sufferings,hiz sufferings.
[459]JOHN BILLINGSJOSH BILLINGS
[469]in the grave, yardin the graveyard
[470]for a quarter,”for a quarter.”
[497]Salvashun Bitters,”“Salvashun Bitters,”