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Josh Billings’ Farmer’s Allminax

by Josh Billings

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Questions and Replize

Q.—What iz the best religious kreed to hav?

A.—Charity. If a man will swop off all the religious kreed he haz got on hand, and invest the proceeds in charity, he will allwus be proud ov the job.


Q.—Will yu pleze define an Enthuziast?

A.—An Enthuziast iz a party who beleaves about 4 times az mutch az he kan prove, and who kan prove about 4 times az mutch az ennyboddy else beleaves.


Q.—What three things hav dun the most to civilize the world?

A.—The Bible, the looking-glass, and the muskett


Q.—Whitch iz the most reddy animile?

A.—The mule—they alwuss sleep standing, so to be on hand when the kiking begins to flow.


Q.—What iz the quikest food on reckord?

A.—The oyster on the haff shell—they kan be et sitting, standing, or on the run.


LEO, THE LION.
Strayed or Stolen.—Return to P. T. Barnum.

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