JOSH BILLINGS'S FUST IMPRESHUNS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume V, Issue 1427, 23 March 1872, Page 3

JOSH BILLINGS'S FUST IMPRESHUNS.

Fust, impreshuns are said to be lasting. Enny man who haz only been stung bi a hornet once will sware to this. The safest way for most folks tew do iz to do f.s the vest do. There aint bat ph'jw who kan navigate without a kompass. A wise man iz never koufoundcel bi what ha don't understand, but a phcol generally iz. Young man, don't grind yure scythe all on one side. Politeness iz often wasted, but it iz a good and cheap mistake to make. Our very best' thoughts often cums tew us sudden, seldom perfekt. They require polishing up tew make them komplete Do a good turn, young man, wheat ever yu kan even if you have to turn agrindstun to clo it. Repentance iz generally fconsideved ri^i weakness, but i kno ov nothing more •i'ndikative of strength. Human knowledge iz not very kompiehensiv after all, for i hay seen men who could kalkulato an ekiips to a dot, who couldnt harness a hoss to save their lives. Every boddy in thiz world wants watching, but none more than ourselves. Vanity iz a strange pashun—rather than be out ova job. ifc will brag ov its vices. All phools are poor listeners. The more you praze a man who clont deserve it the more you abuze him. About all it, takes to make a wise man iz tew give other people's opinyuns as mutch weight as we do our own. Flattery is like ice-cream—to relish good we want it a little ot a time and often.