Transcriber's note

The following changes have been made to the text:

In the Table of Contents:

Poetry:

Page number for A Valentine changed from 307 to 207.

Page number for Life changed from 158 to 168.

Page number for Mistah Cotton changed from 149 to 105.

Page number for Off the Reservation changed from 225 to 224.

"Our Joe's Home Again" changed to "Our Joe's Home Agin".

"Governor Tom" changed to "Said Governor Tom" and moved to appropriate place in the list.

"See the Side Show" changed to "See the Side-Show" and page number changed from 4 to 102.

Page number for The Legislative Pass changed from 187 to 186 and moved to the appropriate place in the list.

Page number for The Little Boy Land changed from 67 to 66.The Rim of the Circle was moved to the appropriate place in the list.

"The Valley of Rest" changed to "The Valleys of Rest".

Page number for Without Embarassment changed from 269 to 262.

Prose:

Page number for Caught on the Fly changed from 282 to 283.

"Mighty Troublesome" changed to "Mighty Lonesome".

Page number for Wanted to Hide changed from 151 to 121.

Page 16: "dosen't lay" changed to "doesn't lay".

Page 16: "hair is the middle" changed to "hair in the middle".

Page 31: "the the care-clouded" changed to "the care-clouded".

Page 34: Added "I" to the first stanza.

Page 39: "Pie-millon" changed to "Pie-million".

Page 59: "roas'in' ears" changed to "roas'in'-ears".

Page 62: "And they they chew" changed to "And they chew".

Page 74: "whereever I roam" changed to "wherever I roam".

Page 76: "new-fangeled" changed to "new-fangled".

Page 78: "it shadows of woe" changed to "its shadows of woe".

Page 80: "Wid de jedgment" changed to "Wid de judgment".

Page 82: "Lumkinsville" changed to "Lumpkinsville".

Page 85: "all the vitrues" changed to "all the virtues".

Page 102: "harvesings of blame" changed to "harvestings of blame".

Page 104: "other fellow out" changed to "other fellow ought".

Page 106: "These is sunshine" changed to "There is sunshine".

Page 111: "food he easts" changed to "food he eats".

Page 158: "Good Bye" changed to "Good-bye".

Page 179: "Caugh on the Fly" changed to "Caught on the Fly".

Page 195: "battallions" changed to "battalions".

Page 217: "They ve passed through" changed to "They've passed through".

Page 227: "Trou le" changed to "Trouble".

Page 237: "when the birds!" changed to "when the birds come back!".

Page 240: "molasses and sulpur" changed to "molasses and sulphur".

Page 241: "Say Good bye" changed to "Say Good-bye".

Page 249: "Fools Day" changed to "Fool's Day" to match Table of Contents.

Page 253: "song and prophsy" changed to "song and prophesy".

Page 265: "millionairs shall reel" changed to "millionaires shall reel".

Page 266: "The whispered" changed to "They whispered".

Page 282: "May time" changed to "May-time".

Page 283: "vitrol" changed to "vitriol".

Page 284: "sun and the star" changed to "the sun and the star".

Page 293: "bouqets" changed to "bouquets".

Page 309: "Snake Bite" changed to "Snake Bit".