16. XVI.
SAYINS.
If yu hav got a real good wife, kepe perfectly
still, and thank God evry twenty minnitts for it.
A man with one idee alwus put me in mind ov an
old goose a tryin to hatch out a paving stun.
“Honesta is the best polisy,” but dont take mi
wurd for it, tri it.
Menny a book has bin writ, which proved tu be an
obituara notis ov the author.
Tha tells us “that munny is the rute ov all evil;”
and then tell us “tu rute hog or di.”
A man running for offiss puts me in minde ov a
dog that's lost — he smells ov everybody he meets,
and wags hisself all over.
Look out, galls! the Jack of hartes is alwus a
nave.
Gravity is very often mistakin for wisdum, but
thare is as much differ as thare is between a gide
board and the man who maid it.
Evra man has a goose that lays golden eggs, if he
only nu it.
