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Show SELECTED. JOSH BILLINGS AGAIN, We receired ihe following oo Monday Mon-day night, by mail, from the irrepressible irrepress-ible "Billings." His meeting, like that of theR.A.F's, "did bast quicL" We need scarcely say Mr. Dwyer will! have "them Ailmanax" for sale in due time : " OfiVs ov Josh BrLLrsGS Farmers Allmanax for 1372." Mi Dear Mr, Editor: Sum Men are born grate, sum men git grate after they are born, and sum men have grawness hove upon them. It seems tew me that I am all 3 ol these men hove into one. At a mass meeting lately held in Pordunk county (mi natiff village) the inhabitents past the following preamble pream-ble and resolutcs : Whereas, it is hily good that a Farmer's Far-mer's Allminax should be born for the year 1S72, Kesoluted, That JoahBillings should be sot apart, (and hereby expressly is sot apart) to beget the job. Reaoluted, That thisAlimioax should be begotted on the fust ov next Okto-ber, Okto-ber, wet or dry. Resoluted, That this Allminax shall kontain milk for babes, meat for elders, and crumbs for all. Kesoluted, That Knower hilt the ark, and Joner waz the fust man who went a whaleing, but Josh liillings has the right ingredients for ft Farmers' Ailmanax. Resoluted, That Faith wins the battles of life, Hope beautifys them, and Cltarity makes them immortal. Resoluted, That more dogs than a man wants are a nuisance, and les; than he haz got, iz positively no loss. Resoluted, That we fully believe that man cum from the monkey, but wharethe monkey cum from, we dont seem to kno. Resoluted, That the thanks ov this meeting be sent to Darwin (or tew the monkey) we dont kare whitch. Resoluted, That all the nuzepapers in our beloved land (without distinction distinc-tion ov color) be allowed lo print these Resolutes. Resoluted, That this meeting now unanimusly bursts quietly, sinundi. Josu Billinus, Sekretary. Ditto, Allmanacker. P. S. The meeting did bust quiet. J. B. |