Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Volume I
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Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor
Edited by Thomas L. Masson
VOLUME I
By
By
INTRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTENTS
WASHINGTON IRVING
WOUTER VAN TWILLER
WILHELMUS KIEFT
PETER STUYVESANT
ANTONY VAN CORLEAR
GENERAL VAN POFFENBURGH
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
MAXIMS
MODEL OF A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION OF A PERSON YOU ARE UNACQUAINTED WITH
MODEL OF A LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION OF A PERSON YOU ARE UNACQUAINTED WITH
EPITAPH FOR HIMSELF
The Body of Benjamin Franklin (LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPT OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING), LIES HERE FOOD FOR WORMS; YET THE WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, FOR IT WILL (AS HE BELIEVED) APPEAR ONCE MORE IN A NEW AND MORE BEAUTIFUL EDITION CORRECTED AND AMENDED BY The Author.
The Body of Benjamin Franklin (LIKE THE COVER OF AN OLD BOOK, ITS CONTENTS TORN OUT, AND STRIPT OF ITS LETTERING AND GILDING), LIES HERE FOOD FOR WORMS; YET THE WORK ITSELF SHALL NOT BE LOST, FOR IT WILL (AS HE BELIEVED) APPEAR ONCE MORE IN A NEW AND MORE BEAUTIFUL EDITION CORRECTED AND AMENDED BY The Author.
WHY HE LEFT
WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER
NOTHING TO WEAR
A BOY'S ESSAY ON GIRLS
HENRY WARD BEECHER
DEACON MARBLE
THE DEACON'S TROUT
THE DOG NOBLE AND THE EMPTY HOLE
OLD GRIMES
IDENTIFIED
ONE BETTER
MY AUNT
N. P. WILLIS
MISS ALBINA McLUSH
A SMACK IN SCHOOL
A RENDITION
B. P. SHILLABER ("Mrs. Partington")
FANCY DISEASES
BAILED OUT
SEEKING A COMET
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
MRS. PARTINGTON IN COURT
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
THE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE;
Or, the Wonderful "One-hoss Shay"
A Logical Story
Or, the Wonderful "One-hoss Shay"
A Logical Story
FIVE LIVES
JAMES T. FIELDS
THE OWL-CRITIC
A Lesson to Fault-finders
A Lesson to Fault-finders
A CAUSE FOR THANKS
JOHN HAY
LITTLE BREECHES
HENRY W. SHAW ("Josh Billings")
NATRAL AND UNNATRAL ARISTOKRATS
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
THE YANKEE RECRUIT
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER
MY SUMMER IN A GARDEN
SECOND WEEK
FOURTH WEEK
SIXTH WEEK
CROWDED
THE ALARMED SKIPPER
THE WEDDING JOURNEY
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE
"OUR SUMATRA CORRESPONDENCE
MUSIC-POUNDING
FREDERICK S. COZZENS
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY
LOVE IN A COTTAGE
A CASE OF CONSCIENCE
HANS BREITMANN'S PARTY
FRANCES M. WHICHER
TIM CRANE AND THE WIDOW
THE STAMMERING WIFE
HE ROSE TO THE OCCASION
POLITE
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN
HE CAME TO PAY
A GENTLE COMPLAINT
THE BALLAD OF THE OYSTERMAN
MARIETTA HOLLEY
A PLEASURE EXERTION
EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN
THE DIAMOND WEDDING
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKS
MUSIC BY THE CHOIR
MARK TWAIN
THE NOTORIOUS JUMPING FROG OF CALAVERAS COUNTY[B]
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