THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA In Ten Volumes VOL. VI
EDITED BY MARSHALL P. WILDER
Volume VI Funk and Wagnalls Company New York and London
CONTENTS
GRAINS OF TRUTH BY BILL NYE
CHAD'S STORY OF THE GOOSE BY F. HOPKINSON SMITH
UNCONSCIOUS HUMOR BY J.K. WETHERILL
UP AND DOWN OLD BRANDYWINE BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY Up and down
JONES BY LLOYD OSBOURNE I
THE BEAR STORY THAT ALEX "IST MAKED UP HIS-OWN-SE'F" BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY
COLONEL CARTER'S STORY OF THE POSTMASTER BY F. HOPKINSON SMITH
LOVE SONNETS OF AN OFFICE BOY BY S.E. KISER I Oh, if you only
MR. DOOLEY ON THE GAME OF FOOTBALL BY FINLEY PETER DUNNE
THE FAIRPORT ART MUSEUM BY OCTAVE THANET
THE BALLAD OF GRIZZLY GULCH [1] BY WALLACE IRWIN
MY PHILOSOFY BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY I ain't, ner don't p'tend
THE SOCIETY UPON THE STANISLAUS BY BRET HARTE I reside at Table
LOST CHORDS BY EUGENE FIELD One autumn eve, when soft the
THOUGHTS FER THE DISCURAGED FARMER BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY The
THE MODERN FARMER [2] BY JACK APPLETON Observe the modern
THE APOSTASY OF WILLIAM DODGE BY STANLEY WATERLOO
SO WAGS THE WORLD BY ANNE WARNER (With apologies to Samuel Pepys, Esquire) February first
THE PAINTERMINE [3] BY KENYON COX Its innocence deserves no
THE ADVERTISER BY EUGENE FIELD
THE FAMOUS MULLIGAN BALL BY FRANK L. STANTON Did ever you hear
THE GENIAL IDIOT DISCUSSES THE MUSIC CURE BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS
THE OCTOPUSSYCAT [4] BY KENYON COX I love Octopussy, his arms
THE BOOK-CANVASSER ANONYMOUS
HER VALENTINE BY RICHARD HOVEY What, send her a valentine?
THE WELSH RABBITTERN [5] BY KENYON COX This is a very fearsome
COMIC MISERIES BY JOHN G. SAXE I My dear young friend, whose
THE MERCHANT AND THE BOOK-AGENT ANONYMOUS
THE COQUETTE A Portrait BY JOHN G. SAXE "You're clever at
A SPRING FEELING BY BLISS CARMAN I think it must be spring. I
WASTED OPPORTUNITIES [6] BY ROY FARRELL GREENE
THE WEDDIN' BY JENNIE BETTS HARTSWICK
THE THOMPSON STREET POKER CLUB Some Curious Points in the Noble Game Unfolded BY HENRY GUY CARLETON
THE BUMBLEBEAVER [7] BY KENYON COX A cheerful and industrious
AFTER THE FUNERAL BY JAMES M. BAILEY
CASEY AT THE BAT BY ERNEST LAWRENCE THAYER It looked extremely
THE MARTYRDOM OF MR. STEVENS [8] BY HERBERT QUICK
THE WILD BOARDER [9] BY KENYON COX
DE GRADUAL COMMENCE BY WALLACE BRUCE AMSBARY Oui, Oui, M'sieu,
ABOU BEN BUTLER BY JOHN PAUL Abou, Ben Butler (may his tribe be
LATTER-DAY WARNINGS BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES When legislators
IT PAYS TO BE HAPPY [10] BY TOM MASSON She is so gay, so very
JAMES AND REGINALD BY EUGENE FIELD
BANTY TIM REMARKS OF SERGEANT TILMON JOY TO THE WHITE MAN'S
EVENING By A Tailor BY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES Day hath put on
THE OLD SETTLER His Reasons for Thinking there is Natural Gas in Deep Rock Gulley BY ED. MOTT
VERRE DEFINITE BY WALLACE BRUCE AMSBARY It' verre long, long
THE TALKING HORSE BY JOHN T. McINTYRE
THE OWL-CRITIC BY JAMES T. FIELDS
THE MOSQUITO BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT Fair insect! that, with
"TIDDLE-IDDLE-IDDLE-IDDLE-BUM! BUM!" BY WILBUR D. NESBIT When
MY FIRST CIGAR BY ROBERT J. BURDETTE 'Twas just behind the
SHONNY SCHWARTZ BY CHARLES FOLLEN ADAMS Haf you seen mine
A BULLY BOAT AND A BRAG CAPTAIN A Story of Steamboat Life on the Mississippi BY SOL SMITH
WHEN THE ALLEGASH DRIVE GOES THROUGH BY HOLMAN F. DAY We're
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