The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Josh Billings Insures His Life

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(source: NIU Libraries)
Online Full Text: Northern Illinois University
Series: New York Weekly v. 47 no. 33 — page 4
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Part of: New York Weekly, v. XLVII, no. 33, June 11, 1892 (Issue)
Author: Billings, Josh, 1818-1885
Date: June 11, 1892
First Sentence: I kum to the conclusion, lately, that life waz so onsartin, that the only way for me tu stand a fair chance with other folks, was to git my life insured, and so i kalled on the Agent of the "Garden Angel Life Insurance Co.," and answered the following questions, which waz put tu me over the top ov a pair of gold specks, by a slik little fat old feller, with a little round gray head, az pretty az enny man ever owned:

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