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New York Weekly
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v. 24 no. 42
— page 8 |
| Subject / Tag: |
Sketch |
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New York Weekly, v. XXIV, no. 42, September 2, 1869 (Issue) |
| Author: |
Billings, Josh, 1818-1885
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| Date: |
September 2, 1869 |
| First Sentence: |
The Raccoon iz a resident ov the United States ov America; he emigrated tew this country, soon after its diskovery by Columbus, without a cent, and nothing but hiz claws tew git a living with. |
| Last Sentence: |
If the Raccoon would only giv his whole attenshun tew politicks, thar ain't but few could beat himl he is at home on the stump, and menny on us, old coons, kan reckolekt how, in 1840, with nothing but a hard cider diet, he swept the country, from the north to the south pole, like a cargo ov epsom spalts. |
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