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I like an aimabel man, (not one who will let yu
spit on him,) but one who don't want tew spit on enny
boddy else

I like a stirring man, (not one who stirs up musses,)
but one who haz got sumthing tew dew and duz
it.

I like a good looking man, (not a pretty man), but
one who looks well — into things, one whom yu can't
phule with a mare's nest, unless he sees the old mare
on it.

I like a gritty man, (not a dirty one), but one that
pitches in like a frog oph from a saw log, no matter
how deep the water iz.

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I like a fass hoss, (one that goes fass bekauze he
luvs tew), sich a critter iz half human; he never
ought to be hitched tew a plough, he ought tew be
took out ov hiz stable az a wild pigeon had out of hiz
cage, and let him — go.

I like a rat tarrier with hiz hair awl combed forward,
hiz eyes on fire, hiz tale straight out stiff, evry
muscle alive, and the entire dorg only 3 feet off from
a rat hole.

I like a woman, (handsum if it iz convenient,) with
more wisdum than larning, chaste, but not frozen,
soft, but not silly, and fond, but not fussy, sich wimmin
are skase, and are going tew be skaser.

I like religion, (the kind that wurks 6 days and
rests on the 7,) which acks on a man's soul, az congriss
water duz on hiz boddy, phesicks him well, but
dont make him enny weaker.

I like good order — good morals — good frends —
and awl things well dun, except beefsteak, and that
I want rare dun.

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