I never knu a duv tew la down, and di ov old age.

They are very thrifty, they will inkrease phaster than the

multiplikashun table.

They are like the meazles, if yu hav them at all, yu hav got tew hav a

good menny ov them.

The duv haz existed a long time, and was one ov Noahs pets, when he

sailed.

The fust duv he sent out ov the ark brought bak an olive branch, and the

next time he sent her out, she didn't bring bak enny thing.

She even forgot tew cum bak herself.

Noah had but one pair ov each breed ov duvs in the ark, and the one he

sent out, and the one he had on hand, must hav found each other, this

explains the lov, and effekshun, ov the duv.

The duv iz more ornamental than useful.

They are too inosent tew be very useful.

Sumtimes too mutch inosense interferes with bizzness.

I hav known half a dozen duvs tew git into a pie together, and make

themselves useful for a fu minnitts.

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