The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.)
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THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA
Edited by MARSHALL P. WILDER
VOLUME V
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON Copyright 1907, by BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY Copyright 1911, by THE THWING COMPANY Printed in the United States of America
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY NEW YORK AND LONDON Copyright 1907, by BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY Copyright 1911, by THE THWING COMPANY Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
COMPLETE INDEX AT THE END OF VOLUME X.
COMPLETE INDEX AT THE END OF VOLUME X.
THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA
THE MARRIAGE OF SIR JOHN SMITH
THE SPRING BEAUTIES
GOING UP AND COMING DOWN
THE SET OF CHINA
SUPPRESSED CHAPTERS[1]
OLD GRIMES
MISS LEGION
HAVE YOU SEEN THE LADY?
THE FUNNY LITTLE FELLOW
MUSICAL REVIEW EXTRAORDINARY
THE RUNAWAY BOY
THE DRAYMAN
BILL'S COURTSHIP
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
THE WOMAN WHO MARRIED AN OWL
MR. DOOLEY ON EXPERT TESTIMONY
LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY
Introductory
Lectures on Astronomy—Part I
CHAPTER I
THE SUN
THE SUN
CHAPTER II
MERCURY
VENUS
THE EARTH
THE MOON
MERCURY
VENUS
THE EARTH
THE MOON
END OF LECTURE FIRST
Introductory
Lectures on Astronomy—Part I
CHAPTER I
THE SUN
THE SUN
CHAPTER II
MERCURY
VENUS
THE EARTH
THE MOON
MERCURY
VENUS
THE EARTH
THE MOON
END OF LECTURE FIRST
AT AUNTY'S HOUSE
WILLY AND THE LADY
THE ITINERANT TINKER
PEDANTIC PEDAGOGUE
PEDANTIC PEDAGOGUE
THE STRIKE OF ONE
SIMON STARTS IN THE WORLD
A PIANO IN ARKANSAS
WHAR DEM SINFUL APPLES GROW
A NIGHT IN A ROCKING-CHAIR
ROLLO LEARNING TO PLAY
SPELL AND DEFINE:
SPELL AND DEFINE:
MR. HARE TRIES TO GET A WIFE
THE CO-OPERATIVE HOUSEKEEPERS[2]
A COMMITTEE FROM KELLY'S
QUIT YO' WORRYIN'
HER "ANGEL" FATHER[3]
ESPECIALLY MEN
A LETTER FROM A SELF-MADE MERCHANT TO HIS SON
FAREWELL
Provoked by Calverley's "Forever"
Provoked by Calverley's "Forever"
MY RUTHERS
THE DUTIFUL MARINER[4]
MELINDA'S HUMOROUS STORY
ABOU BEN BUTLER
LATTER-DAY WARNINGS
IT PAYS TO BE HAPPY[5]
THE MOSQUITO
"TIDDLE-IDDLE-IDDLE-IDDLE-BUM! BUM!"
MY FIRST CIGAR
A BULLY BOAT AND A BRAG CAPTAIN
A Story of Steamboat Life on the Mississippi
A Story of Steamboat Life on the Mississippi
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