Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1893 — Josh Billing’s Philosophy. [ARTICLE]

Josh Billing’s Philosophy.

It ought tew kure enny ov us ov pride and ambishun when we reflekt that the grave duz not more effektually hide our boddy than it duz our memoriz. He is ritch whoze welth satisfys his wants and "he iz poor whoze welth don’t. Adversity haz the same effekt on a man that a kold time has on the arly -grain; it checks it at the top and makes it take root.

Ridikule has no power aginst truth and it won’t have aginst pholly unless it iz honestly and smartly did. Take the people all out ov it and this world would be a deliteful plase to liv. A man lost tew shame iz no wuss than a brute. A woman lost tew shame is no better than a fiend. The only way tew convince a phool iz to out talk him. Satire that is seazonable and just iz often more effektual than law or gospil. I don't serpoze thare haz been over 80 sekrets kept in fust hands since the daze of Adam. Lazy men are alwuss konseited kritters. A man’s imaginashun is like a vine; if he don’t set up a pole for it tew klimb it will run oph into all sorts ov twistifikatedness.