The Philosophy of Mr. Pip

Bein's I is as wise as a tree full of owls about the Lumber business I don't assume that it are attroshus for me to persume that some of these idears that yu are at present bein' exposed in The CALIFORNIA LUMBER MERCHANT necessitates some coDsiderable WORK. Always I has cultervated thE hAbit Of ENNERGISING AT A VERY LOW DEGREE OF INTENSERTY and has CALCERLATED that 'WORK mite be a disease, either physercally or mentelly an' mebbe both, an that it mite be ketchin' an bein's I is fearfully cautious of ketchin' them contagious diseases, the CONCLUDING facks is that I ain't in no way strivin' to contract any mania or malerdy. Owing to the conditions of the ellerments there is times during the year that people don't buy as much Lumber as they do in dryer and warmer weather, but they ain't no seasons for sellin' Lumber like there is for Hats an' Clothes an' Dresses ect. and there ain't no style to Lumber for it to go out of date an' according to my figgers in my memory if you jest keep your Lumber long enough it goes up in price an you make money by not selling none, so there ain't no use about worryin' to get business if the Saw Mills will give you a long an' plenty of time to pay for what you buy and let you have the money to pay the freight an' let you make claims enuf to pay for the unloadin' an' stackin', and then wait long enuf for people to buy enough bills from you to pay your taxes an' other expenses, before you has to pay them. But irrespective and irregardless of ennything else, I is still doin' brr"irr."" at the same old stand an' in the same old way.