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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

• I. —Josh on Ice 11

• II. —Sum Natral History 14

• III. —Live Yankees 20

• IV. —Linch Pins 23

• V. —Goose Talk 26

• VI. —Josh Billings: Hiz Shade Tree 28

• VII. —Josh Corresponds Freely with 3 Fellows 31

• VIII. —Monograffs 36

• IX. —Honesta is the best Policy 39

• X. —Great Agrikultural Hoss-trott 42

• XI. —Josh Billings Defines his Position 46

• XII. —Cold Pieces 47

• XIII. —Letter from Josh Billings 50

• XIV. —Wisdom Chunks 54

• XV. —Billiards 58

• XVI. —Josh Billings “Rizes” 60

• XVII. —Billings on Pills 63

• XVIII. —Josh in Saratoga 66

• XIX. —Sum Vegetable History 72

• XX. —Josh Replies to Correspondents 77

• XXI. —List of Housen tew Let 80

• XXII. —Laughing 73

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• XXIII. —Lying 85

• XXIV. —Perkussion Caps 87

• XXV. —One Week from My Diary 91

• XXVI. —American Aristocracy 94

• XXVII. —Love 96

• XXVIII. —The Game of Yewker 98

• XXIX. —Now and Then 100

• XXX. —Oats 103

• XXXI. —Waterfalls 106

• XXXII. —Politeness 109

• XXXIII. —Dreams 111

• XXXIV. —Josh Corresponds 113

• XXXV. —News Cut from our Exchanges 118

• XXXVI. —Dead Beats 122

• XXXVII. —Spring—May, 1868 125

• XXXVIII. —Hartes 125

• XXXIX. —Monograffs 128

• XL. —Josh Billings and the Lektur Committy 133

• XLI. —Orphan Children 137

• XLII. —Billings Replize tew Correspondents 140

• XLIII. —Chips from the Butt Cut of Wisdum 143

• XLIV. —Essa on Swine 146

• XLV. —On Sewing Machines 148

• XLVI. —Sum Advise 150

• XLVII. —Take it Easy 153

• XLVIII. —Josh Corresponds 155

• XLIX. —Them Good Old Daze 159

• L. —A Hum Transaction 161

• LI. —Milk, Whiskee and Beer 164

• LII. —Pluck 170

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• LIII. —Free Love 171

• LIV. —Fast Men 173

• LV. —Josh Replize to one of hiz Correspondents 175

• LVI. —Human Happiness 177

• LVII. —Philosophee ov the Billings Familee 180

• LVIII. —Amerikans 183

• LIX. —Josh cleans out his Pigeon-hole of Correspondents
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• LX. —Josh chaws his Cud 180

• LXI. —Monograffs 193

• LXII. —Josh Talks 198

• LXIII. —Gimblets 203

• LXIV. —More Correspondents 205

• LXV. —Some Natral History 210

• LXVI. —Slivvers of Thought 216

• LXVII. —The Buzzers 219

• LXVIII. —Monograffs— 223

• LXIX. —Philosophee on the Half-shell 227

• LXX. —Josh Epistolates 229

• LXXI. —Alminak for 1869 234

• LXXII. —Sum Natral Histry 239

• LXXIII. —Monograffs 242

• LXXIV. —Josh does up his Correspondents 247

• LXXV. —Cupid on a Raise 251

• LXXVI. —Josh Commences with his Friend 255

• LXXVII. —Jaw Bones 259

• LXXVIII. —More Philosophy 260

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