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Judge not a

& Book by its

Cover"fA few proverbs illustrated

in the spirit offun by

John Averill

Published in thatsame spirit by

HE BLACK CAT PRESS • CHICAG(

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ToA.J.F.

AApril showers

bring May

flowers

Beware of him

who offers

lfts

GCleanliness

is next to

godliness

Don't ride a

free horse

to death

EEverything

comes to him

who waits

FFools and their

money are

soon parted

GGrass grows

reenest

on the other side

of the fence

He

who hesitates

is lost

I

In fair weather

prepare for

foul

JJoy and sorrow

go hand in

hand

Kill the bear

before you barter

the skin

ILet the devil never

find you with I

idle hands I

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Many a thing

whispered in one

ear is heard over

the whole town

Never rub a cat

the wron

way

oOnce bit

twice shy

pPut not all your

esss in one

basket

QQuarrels between

friends are the

opportunities

of foes

Reckon not

your chickens

before they are

hatched

sSelf preservation

is the first law

of nature

TThe early bird

catches the

worm

IT

Use not

a musket to kill

a housefly

VVenture

a small fish to catch

lar e one

wWhen one rides

behind others he

does not always

travel when

he pieases

XXmas joys are not

the property of

the rich alone

YYou can lead a

horse to water

but you cannot

make him drink

zZest makes

simple porridge a

banquet

oA book begun

Is now done

If laughs you ve had

Then we are glad

aWe"N. W. Rand J. A.

Have had our fun

And played our play

And—may we add, have said our say

THE END

iooo copies produced in the month of November 1938

bv the Ace Offset Corporation for The Black Cat Press.

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Connecticut

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