The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography

Item - Josh Billings' Philosophy

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(source: Digital Library @ Villanova University)
Online Full Text: Digital Library @ Villanova University
Series: New York Weekly v. 52 no. 8 — page 4
Subject / Tag: Sketch
Part of: New York Weekly, v. LII, no. 8, December 12, 1896 (Issue)
Author: Billings, Josh, 1818-1885
Date: December 12, 1896
First Sentence: "Rather than take up the trade ov literature to gain a livelyhood," I would say to most beginners, "young man, invent a kokraoch powder, or a salve to kure freckles, and bekum ritch, and famous, and run for kongress."
Last Sentence: The man who kan be fmailiar with every one he meets, and preserve their respekt, and not loze hiz own, iz a very unknommon karakter.

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