Josh Billings Insures His Life

I kum to the conclusión lately that life was so onsnrtiu that the oiily wny forme tu stand a fair chance with ether folks wuz tu git iny life iusured, nnd so I kalled on the agent of the "Gnrdpn Angel Life Insiirance Conipany," and answered the folio wiug questions whicb wuz put to me over the top ov a pare of gold specks, by a slick little round gray head, and as pretty a little belley on him az enny man ever owned : . lst. Are you inaiV or femail ? If so pleze state how long you have been so. 2d. Are you subject to fits, and if so, du yu havo more thau one at a time. 3d. What is yuré precise fiteing weight ? ■Ith. Did yon ever have enny ancestors, and if so, how meny, and of what sex ? 5th. What is yuré legal opinión of tíie constitutionality of the tenth commandment ? (ith. Do yu ever have auy nigiitmares ? 7th. Are you married or single, or are you a bachelor ? 8th. Do yu beleave in a futuro state ? If yu du, state it. ÍWh. What are yuré private sentiment about a rush of rats tu the head ? Can it be did snccessfully ? lOth. Have yu ever committed suicide, and if so, how did it seem to effect y ix ?