Evryboddy iz in the habit ov bragging on Job, and Job did hav
konsiderable bile pashunce, that's a fac, but did he ever keep a distrik
skule for 8 dollars a month, and borde 'round?
Did he ever reap lodged oats down hill in a hot da, and hav all hiz
gallus buttons bust oph at once?
Did he ever hav the jumpin teethake, and be made tu tend baby while hiz
wife was over tu Perkinses tu a tea squall?
Did he ever git up in the morning awful dri and turf it 3 miles befoar
brekfast tu git a drink, and find that the man kep a tempranse hous?
Did he ever undertaik tu milk a kicking hefer with a bushy tail, in fli
time, out in a lot?
Did he ever sot down onto a litter ov kittens in the old rockin cheer,
with hiz summer pantyloons on without saing "damnashun!"
If he cud du all theze things, and praze the Lord at the same time, all
i hav got tu sa, iz, _Bully for Job!_
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[Illustration]
FRIDAY.--Visited mi washwoman, and blowed her up for sewing ruffles and
tucks onto the bottom ov mi drawers. She was thunderstruck at fust, but
explained the mystery by saying, "she had sent me a pair, by mistake,
that belonged to * * * *;" I blushed like a biled lobster, and told her
she couldn't be too keerful about such things; i might hav bin ruined
for life.