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  • I. JOSH BILLINGS ON THE MULE. 13

  • II. JOSH BILLINGS INSURES HIS LIFE. 15

  • III. REMARKS. 17

  • IV. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 19

  • V. A TABLOWS IN 4 ACKS. 22

  • VI. FEMALE EDDIKASHUN. 25

  • VII. DEPOZETIONS. 28

  • VIII. WAR AND ARMY PHRAZES. 31

  • IX. PASHUNCE OV JOB. 34

  • X. FRIENDLY LETTER. 35

  • XI. AFFURISIMS. 37

  • XII. JOSH BILLINGS ON CATS. 40

  • XIII. REMARKS. 43

  • XIV. JOSH BILLINGS ADDRESSES THE BILLINGSVILLE SOWING SOSIETY. 45

  • XV. NOSHUNS. 47

  • XVI. SAYINS. 51

  • XVII. REMARKS. 53

  • XVIII. THE DEVIL'S PUTTY AND VARNISH. 56


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  • XIX. MANIFEST DESTINY. 59

  • XX. ANSWERS TO CONTRIBUTORS. 62

  • XXI. ON DOGS. 64

  • XXII. SAYINGS OF JOSH BILLINGS. 67

  • XXIII. FASHION. 70

  • XXIV. REMARKS. 73

  • XXV. PROVERBIAL PIG. 75

  • XXVI. PROVERBS. 77

  • XXVII. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 79

  • XXVIII. PROVERBS OF THE BILLINGS FAMILY. 82

  • XXIX. A FU REMARKS. 85

  • XXX. A LEKTURE TEW MALE YUNG MEN ONLY. 87

  • XXXI. CLEVER FELLOWS. 90

  • XXXII. AFFERISIMS 92

  • XXXIII. ANSWERS TO CONTRIBUTORS. 94

  • XXXIV. A SHORT AND VERY AFFEKTING ESSA
    ON MAN. 97

  • XXXV. THE RASE KOARSE. 100

  • XXXVI. “GIV THE DEVIL HIZ DUE.” 106

  • XXXVII. WATCH DOGS. 108

  • XXXVIII. ANSWERS TO CONTRIBUTORS. 110

  • XXXIX. REMARKS. 113

  • XL. AN ESSA ONTO MUSIK. 117

  • XLI. “MAN WAZ MADE TEW MOURN.” 120

  • XLII. PROVERBS. 122


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  • XLIII. KISSING CONSIDERED. 124

  • XLIV. FOR A FU MINNITS AMONG THE SPEERITS. 128

  • XLV. SAYINGS. 131

  • XLVI. JOSH GOES TO LONG BRANCH. 133

  • XLVII. TO MY LADY CORRESPONDENTS. 137

  • XLVIII. ON WIDDERS. 140

  • XLIX. THINGS THAT I DON'T HANKER AFTER
    TO SEE. 143

  • L. ON COURTING. 145

  • LI. REMARKS. 149

  • LII. THE FAULT FINDER. 152

  • LIII. PROVERBS. 154

  • LIV. KOLIDING. 156

  • LV. ON SNAIKS AND MUDTURKLES. 157

  • LVI. TRUE BILLS. 161

  • LVII. NARRATIF. 163

  • LVIII. PHOTOGRAPHS. 167

  • LIX. AFFERISIMS. 169

  • LX. JOSH GITS ORFULLY BIT. 172

  • LXI. THINGS THAT SUIT ME. 174

  • LXII. MY FIRST GONG. 176

  • LXIII. PROVERBS. 178

  • LXIV. DISIPLIN IZ EVRATHING — IN 2 PARTS. 181

  • LXV. CORRESPONDENTS. 183

  • LXVI. JOSH BILLINGS AT SARATOGA SPRINGS. 186


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  • LXVII. NOT ENNY SHANGHI FOR ME. 189

  • LXVIII. IS DISPOSING OF THINGS FOR CHARITABLE
    PURPOSES BI “LOT” A SIN. 191

  • LXIX. ADVERTIZEMENT. 193

  • LXX. OUT WEST. 196

  • LXXI. SAYINS. 198

  • LXXII. A WIMMIN'S LEAGUE MEETIN. 200

  • LXXIII. A TRUE FISH STORY FOUNDED ON FAK. 203

  • LXXIV. AT SARATOGA SPRINGS. 205

  • LXXV. SPIRITUAL BELIEF OV THE BILLINGSES. 208

  • LXXVI. JOSH BILLINGS CORRESPONDS WITH A
    “HAIR OIL AND VEGETABLE BITTERS MAN.” 209

  • LXXVII. PROVERBS 213

  • LXXVIII. DOMESTIK RECEIPTS IN FULL. 216

  • LXXIX. FAKS. 218

  • LXXX. ON LECTURES. 219

  • LXXXI. YANKEE NOSHUNS. 222

  • LXXXII. ATTENTION! SQUAD! 224

  • LXXXIII. THE FUST BABY. 226

  • LXXXIV. LAUGHING. 228

  • LXXXV. PIONEERS. 229