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"Good," ejaculated Mr. Brief. "I am glad to hear that she is happy."
"So am I," said the Idiot. "But such happiness."
"Well, what's it all got to do with Leap Year, anyhow?" asked the Bibliomaniac.
"Nothing at all, except that it proves that girls aren't fitted really to choose their own husbands, and that therefore the special privilege conferred upon them by the recurrence of Leap Year should be rescinded by law," said the Idiot. "That privilege, owing to woman's incapacity to choose correctly, and man's weakness in the use of negatives, is a standing menace to the future happiness of the people."
"Hoity-toity," cried Mrs. Pedagog. "What a proposition. Tell me, Mr. Idiot, if a woman is not capable of selecting her own husband, who on earth is? Man himself—that embodiment of all the wisdom and all the sagacity of the ages?"
"I didn't say so," said the Idiot. "And I don't really think so," he added. "The whole institution of getting engaged to be married should be regulated by the public authorities. Every county should have its Matrimonial Bureau, whose duty it should be to pair off all the eligible candidates in the matrimonial market, and in pairing them off it should be done on a basis of mutual fitness. Bachelors and old maids should be legislated out of existence, and nobody should be allowed to marry a second time until everybody else had been provided for. It is perfectly scandalous to me to read in the newspapers that a prominent widow in a certain town has married her third husband, when it is known that that same city contains 25,000 old maids who haven't the ghost of a show unless the State steps in and helps them out. What business has any woman to work up a corner in husbands, with so many of her sisters absolutely starving matrimonially?"
"And the young people are to have nothing to say about it, eh?" asked Mr. Brief.
"Oh yes—they can put in an application to the Bureau stating that they want to wed, and the Board of Managers can consider the desirability of issuing a permit," said the Idiot. "And they should be compelled to show cause why they should not be restrained from getting married. It is only in such a way that the state can reasonably guarantee the permanence of a contract to which it is in a sense a party. The State, by the establishment of certain laws, demands that the marriage contract shall practically be a life affair. It should therefore take it upon itself to see to it that there is a tolerable prospect at least that the contract is a just one. Many a poor woman has been bound to a life-long obligation of misery in which no consideration whatever has been paid by the party of the second part. If a contract without consideration will not stand in commerce, why should it in matrimony?"
"What you ought to go in for is Mormonism," snapped Mrs. Pedagog. "Keep on getting married until you've found just the right one and then get rid of all the others."
"That is a pleasing alternative," said the Idiot. "But expensive. I'd hate to pay a milliner's bill for a Mormon household—but anyhow we needn't grow acrimonious over the subject, for whatever I may think of matrimony as she exists to-day, all the injustices, inequalities, miseries of it, and all that, I prefer it to acrimony, and I haven't the slightest idea that my dream of perfect conditions will ever be realized. Only, Mary—"
"Yessir?" said the Maid.
"If between this and the first of January, 1905, any young ladies, or old ones either, call here and ask for me—"
"Yessir," said the Maid.
"Tell 'em I've gone to Nidjni-Novgorod and am not expected back for eleven years," said the Idiot. "I'm not going to take any chances."
COMPLETE INDEX
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED BY AUTHORS
ADAMS, CHARLES FOLLEN Bary Jade, To, 1899 Der Oak und der Vine, 1823 Shonny Schwartz, 1206 Yawcob Strauss, 370
ADE, GEORGE Hon. Ransom Peabody, 1429
ADELER, MAX (see CHARLES HEBER CLARK)
ALDRICH, THOMAS BAILEY Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog, 403
ALLEN, NINA R. Women and Bargains, 1352
AMSBARY, WALLACE BRUCE Anatole Dubois at de Horse Show, 152 De Gradual Commence, 1164 Oncl' Antoine on 'Change, 1891 Rubaiyat of Mathieu Lettellier, 1965 Tim Flanagan's Mistake, 1673 Verre Definite, 1183
ANONYMOUS Book-Canvasser, The, 1113 Country School, The, 1734 Merchant and the Book-Agent, The, 1124
APPLETON, JACK Modern Farmer, The, 1083
ARP, BILL (see CHARLES H. SMITH)
BAGBY, GEORGE W. How "Ruby" Played, 311
BAILEY, JAMES MONTGOMERY ("The Danbury News Man") After the Funeral, 1146 Mr. Stiver's Horse, 464
BALDWIN, JOSEPH G. Assault and Battery, 1391
BANGS, JOHN KENDRICK By Bay and Sea, 1367 Genial Idiot Discusses Leap Year, The, 2018 Genial Idiot Discusses the Music Cure, The, 1105 Genial Idiot Suggests a Comic Opera, The, 504 Gentle Art of Boosting, The, 1575 University Intelligence Office, The, 1727
BATCHELDER, FRANK ROE Happy Land, The, 1389 Wicked Zebra, The, 1322
BAXTER, BILLY (see WILLIAM J. KOUNTZ, JR.)
BECKER, CHARLOTTE Modern Advantage, A, 642
BEDOTT, WIDOW (see FRANCES M. WHICHER)
BEECHER, HENRY WARD Deacon's Trout, The, 212 Organ, The, 217
BELDEN, J. V. Z. A Committee from Kelly's, 929
BILLINGS, JOSH (see HENRY W. SHAW)
BOYNTON, H. W. The Golfer's Rubaiyat, 319
BRIDGES, MADELINE A Mothers' Meeting, 1886
BROWNE, CHARLES FARRAR ("Artemus Ward") Tower of London, The, 528 Uncle Simon and Uncle Jim, 539
BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN The Mosquito, 1199
BURDETTE, ROBERT J. Archaeological Congress, An, 390 Brakeman at Church, The, 1323 Day We Do Not Celebrate, The, 134 "Festina Lente", 2016 Margins, 1297 My First Cigar, 1204 Plaint of Jonah, The, 485 Rollo Learning to Play, 912 Rollo Learning to Read, 448 Soldier, Rest, 1796 Songs Without Words, 1261 Strike at Hinman's, The, 342 What Lack We Yet, 1897
BURGESS, GELETT Bohemians of Boston, The, 519 Nonsense Verses, 1244 Purple Cow, The, 13 Vive la Bagatelle, 280 Willy and the Lady, 2009
BUTLER, ELLIS PARKER The Crimson Cord, 470
BUTLER, WILLIAM ALLEN Nothing to Wear, 1435
CARLETON, HENRY GUY The Thompson Street Poker Club, 1140
CARMAN, BLISS Modern Eclogue, A, 645 In Philistia, 567 Sceptics, The, 1626 Spring Feeling, A, 1129 Staccato to O Le Lupe, A, 1499
CARRUTH, HAYDEN Familiar Authors at Work, 289 Uncle Bentley and the Roosters, 1873
CARRYL, CHARLES E. Nautical Ballad, A, 348
CARY, PHOEBE "Day Is Done, The", 1628 I Remember, I Remember, 652 Jacob, 1898 Marriage of Sir John Smith, The, 803 Psalm of Life, A, 207 Samuel Brown, 259 "There's a Bower of Bean-Vines", 1916 When Lovely Woman, 1834
CHALLING, JOHN Rhyme for Christmas, A, 1290
CHAMBERS, ROBERT W. Recruit, The, 230
CHESTER, GEORGE RANDOLPH Especially Men, 937
CLARK, CHARLES HEBER ("Max Adeler") Millionaires, The, 1675
CLARKE, JOSEPH I. C. Fighting Race, The, 214
CLEMENS, SAMUEL L. Evidence in the Case of Smith vs. Jones, The, 1918 Great Prize Fight, The, 1903 Nevada Sketches, 1805
CONE, HELEN AVERY Spring Beauties, The, 805
COOKE, EDMUND VANCE Daniel Come to Judgment, A, 1399 Final Choice, The, 1427
CORTISSOZ, ELLEN MACKAY HUTCHINSON Praise-God Barebones, 765
COX, KENYON Bumblebeaver, The, 1145 Octopussycat, The, 1112 Paintermine, The, 1100 Welsh Rabbittern, The, 1120 Wild Boarder, The, 1163
COZZENS, FREDERICK S. Family Horse, The, 715
CRANE, FRANK Wamsley's Automatic Pastor, 511
CRAYON, PORTE (see B. F. STROTHER) Culbertson, Anne Virginia Comin' Thu, 333 Go Lightly, Gal (The Cake-Walk), 317 How Mr. Terrapin Lost His Beard, 1328 How Mr. Terrapin Lost His Plumage and Whistle, 1360 Mr. Hare Tries to Get a Wife, 921 Quit Yo' Worryin, 934 Whar Dem Sinful Apples Grow, 903 Why Moles Have Hands, 202 Woman Who Married an Owl, The, 838
CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM Our Best Society, 233
CUTTING, MARY STEWART Not According to Schedule, 1448
DALE, ALAN Wanted—A Cook, 35
DAVIES, JOHN JAMES Ballade of the "How To" Books, A, 416
DAY, HOLMAN F. Had a Set of Double Teeth, 1994 When the Allegash Drive Goes Through, 1214
DERBY, GEORGE H. ("John Phoenix") Lectures on Astronomy, 847 Musical Review Extraordinary, 824
DEVERE, WILLIAM Walk, 300
DODGE, MARY ABIGAIL ("Gail Hamilton") Complaint of Friends, A, 604
DOOLEY, MR. (see FINLEY PETER DUNNE)
DOWNING, MAJOR JACK (see SEBA SMITH)
DRUMMOND, WILLIAM HENRY De Stove Pipe Hole, 774 Natural Philosophy, 1722 When Albani Sang, 92
DUNNE, FINLEY PETER ("Mr. Dooley") Mr. Dooley on Expert Testimony, 844 Mr. Dooley on the Game of Football, 1059 Mr. Dooley on Gold-Seeking, 304 Mr. Dooley on Golf, 1630 Mr. Dooley on Reform Candidates, 321
EGGLESTON, EDWARD Spelling Down the Master, 138
EMERSON, RALPH WALDO Fable, 1358
FIELD, EUGENE Advertiser, The, 1101 James and Reginald, 1171 Lost Chords, 1080 New Year Idyl, A, 2011 Story of the Two Friars, The, 588 Utah, 1305 Warrior, The, 1708 Winter Joys, 1868
FIELD, KATE Night in a Rocking-Chair, A, 905 Rival Entertainment, A, 362
FIELDS, JAMES T. Caesar's Quiet Lunch with Cicero, 760 Owl-Critic, The, 1196 Pettibone Lineage, The, 196
FINN, HENRY J. Curse of the Competent, The, 14
FISK, MAY ISABEL Evening Musicale, An, 325
FLAGG, JAMES MONTGOMERY Branch Library, A, 1446 Table Manners, 1400
FLOWER, ELLIOTT Co-operative Housekeepers, The, 927 Her "Angel" Father, 936 Strike of One, The, 870
FOLEY, J. W. Sonnets of the Lovable Lass and the Plethoric Dad, 723
FORD, JAMES L. Dying Gag, The, 569
FORD, SEWELL In Defence of an Offering, 1248
FOSS, SAM WALTER Cable-Car Preacher, A, 647 He Wanted to Know, 1794 "Hullo", 1706 Prayer of Cyrus Brown, The, 1398 She Talked, 264
FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN Maxims, 1804 Paper: A Poem, 1548
FRENCH, ALICE ("Octave Thanet") Fairport Art Museum, The, 1062
FRENCH, ANNE WARNER ("Anne Warner") So Wags the World, 1092 Wolf at Susan's Door, The, 626
GILLILAN, STRICKLAND W. Mammy's Lullaby, 542
GILMAN, CAROLINE HOWARD Colonel's Clothes, The, 396
GILMAN, CHARLOTTE PERKINS Similar Cases, 56
GRAY, DAVID Mr. Carteret and His Fellow Americans Abroad, 1462
GREENE, ALBERT GORTON Old Grimes, 818
GREENE, ROY FARRELL Educational Project, An, 1264 Wasted Opportunities, 1132 Woman-Hater Reformed, The, 1359
GREENE, SARAH P. MCLEAN Grandma Keeler Gets Grandpa Ready for Sunday-School 266
HABBERTON, JOHN Budge and Toddie, 1692
HALE, EDWARD EVERETT Skeleton in the Closet, The, 1371
HALE, LUCRETIA P. Elizabeth Eliza Writes a Paper, 454
HALIBURTON, T. C. ("Sam Slick") Road to a Woman's Heart, The, 1487
HALL, BAYNARD RUST Camp-Meeting, The, 1265 Selecting the Faculty, 437
HAMILTON, GAIL (see MARY ABIGAIL DODGE)
HARLAND, HENRY Invisible Prince, The,1836
HARRIS, JOEL CHANDLER My Honey, My Love, 691
HARRIS, KENNETT Trial that Job Missed, The, 1917
HARTE, FRANCIS BRET Melons, 1 Plain Language from Truthful James, 1997 Society upon the Stanislaus, The, 1078
HARTSWICK, JENNIE BETTS Weddin', The, 1134
HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL British Matron, The, 192
HAY, JOHN Banty Tim, 1173 Distichs, 65 Mystery of Gilgal, The, 1654
HENRY, O. (see SYDNEY PORTER)
HERFORD, OLIVER Alphabet of Celebrities, 1243
HOBART, GEORGE V. ("Hugh McHugh") John Henry in a Street Car, 177
HOLLEY, MARIETTA ("Josiah Allen's Wife") How We Bought a Sewin' Machine and Organ, 729
HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL Autocrat of the Breakfast Table, The, 753 Contentment, 1952 Deacon's Masterpiece, or, The Wonderful "One-Hoss Shay," The, 9 Dislikes, 536 Evening, 1175 Height of the Ridiculous, The, 1832 Latter-Day Warnings, 1168
HONEYWOOD, ST. JOHN Darby and Joan, 166
HOOPER, J. J. Simon Starts in the World, 881
HOUGH, EMERSON Girl and the Julep, The, 1401
HOVEY, RICHARD Barney McGee, 223 Her Valentine, 1117
HOWE, E. W. Letter from Mr. Biggs, A, 69
HOWELLS, WILLIAM DEAN Mrs. Johnson, 74
IRONQUILL (see EUGENE F. WARE)
IRVIN, WALLACE Ballad of Grizzly Gulch, The, 1073 Boat that Ain't, The, 1764 Crankidoxology, 688 Dutiful Mariner, The, 973 Fall Styles in Faces, 1992 Forbearance of the Admiral, The, 1553 Letter from Home, A, 522 Lost Inventor, The, 1385 Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum, 307 Meditations of a Mariner, 713 Niagara Be Dammed, 1551 Rhyme of the Chivalrous Shark, The, 483
IRVING, WASHINGTON Wouter Van Twiller, 109
JOHNSON, CHARLES F. Greco-Trojan Game, The, 595
JOSIAH ALLEN'S WIFE (see MARIETTA HOLLEY)
KAUFFMAN, REGINALD WRIGHT Auto Rubaiyat, The, 546
KELLEY, J. F. Desperate Race, A, 742
KELLY, MYRA Morris and the Honorable Tim, 488
KISER, S. E. Budd Wilkins at the Show, 352 Love Sonnets of an Office Boy, 1056 Meeting, The, 1915 Quarrel, The, 68 When Doctors Disagree, 1762 Yankee Dude'll Do, The, 136
KNOTT, J. PROCTOR Duluth Speech, The, 1606
KOUNTZ, WILLIAM J., JR. ("Billy Baxter") Grand Opera, The, 693
LAIDLAW, A. H. It Is Time to Begin to Conclude, 1294
LAMPTON, WILLIAM J. Critic, The, 1336 New Version, The, 574 Possession, 2000
LANIGAN, GEORGE THOMAS Threnody, A, 1754
LAUGHLIN, E. O. Hired Hand and "Ha'nts", The, 419
LELAND, CHARLES GODFREY Ballad, 355 Breitmann and the Turners, 1217 Breitmann in Politics, 1943 Hans Breitmann's Party, 446 Love Song, 1950
LELAND, HENRY P. Dutchman Who Had the "Small Pox", The, 295
LESLIE, ELIZA Set of China, The, 808
LEWIS, ALFRED HENRY Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt, 98
LEWIS, CHARLES B. ("M. Quad") Two Cases of Grip, 1239
LOCKE, DAVID ROSS ("Petroleum V. Nasby") Letter, A, 282
LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH Notary of Perigueux, The, 1251
LONG, JOHN LUTHER Seffy and Sally, 372
LONGSTREET, A. B. Shooting-Match, The, 666
LOOMIS, CHARLES BATTELL Araminta and the Automobile, 1825 Gusher, The, 1656
LORIMER, GEORGE HORACE Letter from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son, A, 961
LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL Chief Mate, The, 1482 Courtin', The, 524 What Mr. Robinson Thinks, 131
LUMMIS, CHARLES F. My Cigarette, 1292 Poe-'em of Passion, A, 1879
LYNDE, FRANCIS How Jimaboy Found Himself, 1765
MCHENRY, MAY Melinda's Humorous Story, 975
MCHUGH, HUGH (see George V. Hobart)
MCINTYRE, JOHN T. Talking Horse, The, 1185
MACGOWAN, ALICE Columbia and the Cowboy, 1582
MACGRATH, HAROLD Enchanted Hat, The, 1510
MACAULEY, CHARLES RAYMOND Itinerant Tinker, The, 861
MARBLE, DANFORTH Hoosier and the Salt Pile, The, 357
MASSON, TOM Desolation, 686 Enough, 213 Hard, 1625 It Pays to Be Happy, 1170 Victory, 714
MOODY, WILLIAM VAUGHN Menagerie, The, 24
MORRIS, GEORGE P. Retort, The, 584
MOTT, ED Old Settler, The, 1177
MUNKITTRICK, R. K. April Aria, An, 711 Fate, 1554 Goat, The, 1247 Unsatisfied Yearning, 1835 Winter Dusk, 1975 Winter Fancy, A, 1308
M., C. W. Triolets, 1262
NASBY, PETROLEUM V. (see DAVID ROSS LOCKE)
NAYLOR, JAMES BALL Comin' Home Thanksgivin, 763
NEFF, ELIZABETH HYER Life Elixir of Marthy, The, 1555
NESBIT, WILBUR D. Cry from the Consumer, A, 190 Johnny's Pa, 1802 Odyssey of K's, An, 209 Tale of the Tangled Telegram, The, 1709 "Tiddle-iddle-iddle-iddle-Bum! Bum!", 1202 Ye Legend of Sir Yroncladde, 1973
NICHOLSON, MEREDITH Jack Balcomb's Pleasant Ways, 1300
NOBLE, ALDEN CHARLES Ballade of Ping-Pong, A, 1690 Tragedy of It, The, 194
NYE, EDGAR WILSON ("Bill Nye") Dubious Future, The, 1298 Grains of Truth, 985 Grammatical Boy, The, 16 Great Cerebrator, A, 1784 Guest at the Ludlow, A, 1503 Medieval Discoverer, A, 31
O'CONNELL, DANIEL Drayman, The, 834
O'REILLY, JOHN BOYLE Disappointment, A, 191 Yes, 222
OSBOURNE, LLOYD Jones, 1007
PARTINGTON, MRS. (see B. P. SHILLABER)
PAUL, JOHN (see CHARLES HENRY WEBB)
PECK, SAMUEL MINTURN Little Bopeep and Little Boy Blue, 2015 My Grandmother's Turkey-Tail Fan, 219 My Sweetheart, 544
PHELPS, ELIZABETH STUART (see ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS WARD)
PHOENIX, JOHN (see GEORGE H. DERBY)
PORTER, SYDNEY ("O. Henry") Double-Dyed Deceiver, A, 1927
PRICE, WARWICK S. Is It I, 1447
QUAD, M. (see CHARLES B. LEWIS)
QUICK, HERBERT Martyrdom of Mr. Stevens, The, 1151
RANKIN, CARROLL WATSON Johnny's Lessons, 1570
READ, OPIE Arkansas Planter, An, 556
RICE, WALLACE In Elizabeth's Day, 572 Myopia, 151 Rule of Three, A, 1779
RILEY, JAMES WHITCOMB At Aunty's House, 2007 Bear Story, The, 1047 Champion Checker-Player of Ameriky, The, 156 Dos't o' Blues, 486 Down Around the River, 29 Funny Little Fellow, The, 822 Grandfather Squeers, 1571 Hoss, The, 1759 Little Mock-Man, The, 540 Little Orphant Annie, 444 Lugubrious Whing-Whang, The, 1669 My Philosofy, 1076 My Ruthers, 971 Natural Perversities, 350 Nine Little Goblins, The, 1635 Our Hired Girl, 1888 Ponchus Pilut, 624 Raggedy Man, The, 643 "Ringworm Frank", 395 Runaway Boy, The, 832 Thoughts fer the Discuraged Farmer, 1081 Tree-Toad, The, 418 Up and Down Old Brandywine, 1003 Way It Wuz, The, 261 When the Frost Is on the Punkin, 169
ROBINSON, DOANE One of the Palls, 1601
ROCHE, JAMES JEFFREY Concord Love-Song, A, 1913 V-A-S-E, The, 1603
ROOF, KATHARINE M. Associated Widows, The, 1338
ROSE, RAY CLARKE Simple English, 19
ROSE, WILLIAM RUSSELL Conscientious Curate and the Beauteous Ballet Girl, The, 1756
SABIN, EDWIN L. Her Brother: Enfant Terrible, 2001 Trouble-Proof, 1801
SAXE, JOHN G. Briefless Barrister, The, 585 Comic Miseries, 1121 Coquette, The, 1127 How the Money Goes, 1780 Icarus, 1493 Reflective Retrospect, A, 1703 Teaching by Example, 91
SCOLLARD, CLINTON Bookworm's Plaint, A, 1878 Cavalier's Valentine, A, 1782 Holly Song, 1260 Vive La Bagatelle, 1497
SCUDDER, HORACE E. "As Good as a Play", 749
SHAW, HENRY W. ("Josh Billings") Laffing, 171 Muskeeter, The, 181
SHILLABER, B. P. ("Mrs. Partington") Partingtonian Patchwork, 20
SHUTE, HENRY A. Real Diary of a Real Boy, The, 1881
SILL, EDWARD ROWLAND Eve's Daughter, 1605
SLICK, SAM (see THOMAS C. HALIBURTON)
SMILEY, MAURICE Love Sonnets of a Husband, The, 725
SMITH, CHARLES H. ("Bill Arp") Bill Nations, 1368 Few Reflections, A, 1799 Litigation, 1533 Southern Sketches, 575
SMITH, F. HOPKINSON Chad's Story of the Goose, 993 Colonel Carter's Story of the Postmaster, 1052
SMITH, SEBA ("Major Jack Downing") My First Visit to Portland, 409
SMITH, SOL Bully Boat and a Brag Captain, A, 1208
SOUSA, JOHN PHILIP Feast of the Monkeys, The, 183 Have You Seen the Lady? 821
SPOFFORD, HARRIET PRESCOTT Our Very Wishes, 1637 Tom's Money, 1955
STANTON, FRANK L. Backsliding Brother, The, 1972 Bill's Courtship, 836 Billville Spirit Meeting, The, 188 Boy's View of It, A, 393 Famous Mulligan Ball, The, 1103 His Grandmother's Way, 1901 How I Spoke the Word, 1725 Mister Rabbit's Love Affair, 1887 Old Deacon's Version of the Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, The, 227 Old-Time Singer, An, 1941 Runaway Toys, The, 1671 Settin' by the Fire, 1821 When the Little Boy Ran Away, 1792
STEDMAN, EDMUND CLARENCE Diamond Wedding, The, 549
STEVENSON, BENJAMIN Evan Anderson's Poker Party, 1737
STINSON, SAM S. Nothin' Done, 1296
STOWE, HARRIET BEECHER Aunt Dinah's Kitchen, 335
STROTHER, B. F. ("Porte Crayon") Loafer and the Squire, The, 767
SUTHERLAND, HOWARD V. Biggs' Bar, 1967 Omar in the Klondyke, 1387
TABB, JOHN B. Beecher Beached, The, 232 Fascination, 222 Plagiarism, 316
TAYLOR, BAYARD Experiences of the A. C., The, 116
TAYLOR, BENJAMIN F. Old-Fashioned Choir, The, 1790
TAYLOR, BERT LESTON Farewell, 969 Kaiser's Farewell to Prince Henry, The, 1568 Miss Legion, 820 Traveled Donkey, A, 428 When the Sirup's on the Flapjack, 1634 Why Wait for Death and Time, 1866
THANET, OCTAVE (see ALICE FRENCH)
THAYER, ERNEST LAWRENCE Casey at the Bat, 1148
THORPE, THOMAS BANGS Piano in Arkansas, A, 895
TOMPKINS, JULIET WILBOR Mother of Four, A, 1976
TOWNSEND, EDWARD W. Cupid, A Crook, 1220
TROWBRIDGE, J. T. Coupon Bonds, The, 654 Darius Green and His Flying-Machine, 1539
TUCKER, MARY F. Going Up and Coming Down, 806
VIELE, HERMAN KNICKERBOCKER Girl from Mercury, The, 779
WARD, ARTEMUS (see CHARLES FARRAR BROWNE)
WARD, ELIZABETH STUART PHELPS Old Maid's House: In Plan, The, 60
WARE, EUGENE F. ("Ironquill") Grizzly-Gru, 174 He and She, 1250 Jackpot, The, 2003 Pass, 91 Reason, The, 1890 Shining Mark, A, 1877 Siege of Djklxprwbz, 1246 Whisperer, The, 1822
WARNER, ANNE (see ANNE WARNER FRENCH)
WARNER, CHARLES DUDLEY Garden Ethics, 425
WATERLOO, STANLEY Apostasy of William Dodge, The, 1084
WATERMAN, NIXON Cheer for the Consumer 740
WEBB, CHARLES HENRY ("John Paul") Abou Ben Butler, 1167 Dictum Sapienti, 1624 Dum Vivimus Vigilamus, 2005 Lost Word, The, 293 Talk, 1307 What She Said About It, 1263
WELLS, CAROLYN Economical Pair, The, 602 Experiences of Gentle Jane, 1797 How to Know the Wild Animals, 650 Maxioms, 424 Our Polite Parents, 1688 Stage Whispers, 195 Suppressed Chapters, 817 Turnings of a Bookworm, The, 182 Two Automobilists, The, 573 Two Brothers, The, 281 Two Business Men, The, 583 Two Farmers, The, 258 Two Housewives, The, 566 Two Husbands, The, 587 Two Ladies, The, 548 Two New Houses, The, 221 Two Pedestrians, The, 603 Two Prisoners, The, 641 Two Suitors, The, 229 Two Young Men, The, 565 Wild Animals I Have Met, 414
WETHERILL, J. K. Unconscious Humor, 998
WHICHER, FRANCES M. ("Widow Bedott") Hezekiah Bedott's Opinion. 1893 Widow Bedott's Visitor, The, 1660
WHITMAN, WALT Boston Ballad, A, 1479
WHITTIER, JOHN GREENLEAF Demon of the Study, The, 1869
WISTER, OWEN In a State of Sin, 696
YBARRA, THOMAS Lay of Ancient Rome, A, 2013
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The Breeziest Books on Parisian Life
"For delightful reading one can turn with pleasant anticipations certain of fulfilment to F. Berkeley Smith's triology of books on Paris life, 'The Real Latin Quarter' and 'How Paris Amuses Itself,' and the latest volume just out, 'Parisians Out of Doors.'"—Burlington Hawk Eye.
Parisians Out of Doors
By F. BERKELEY SMITH
Author of "How Paris Amuses Itself" and "The Real Latin Quarter"
"It is a kaleidoscopic miscellany of anecdote, grave and gay; brief bits of biography and impressionistic portrayal of types, charming glimpses into Parisian life and character, and, above all, descriptions of the city's chief, and, to outward view, sole occupation—the art of enjoying oneself. Tourists have learned that Mr. Smith is able to initiate them into many mysteries uncatalogued or only guardedly hinted at by more staidly respectable and professional guides."—The Globe, New York.
"Smith's delightfully sympathetic Paris [Parisians Out of Doors] would make a wooden Indian part with his cigars."—Frederic Remington.
"Naturally, these scenes and places and the persons who add the living touches to the pictures are described from the viewpoint of one who knows them well, for Mr. Smith holds the world of Paris in the hollow of his hand. This is an ideal book for summer reading."—New York Press.
12mo, cloth, handsome binding, illustrated with drawings by the author and several French artists, and water-color frontispiece by F. Hopkinson Smith $1.50 post-paid.
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, PUBS., NEW YORK
"Mr. Smith does not go sightseeing in the accepted sense of the word. It is not the museums and historical places in which he is interested, but the people themselves, and he gets many a view of which the hurried tourist is altogether ignorant."—Brooklyn Citizen.
In London Town
By F. BERKELEY SMITH
Illustrated by the Author and other Artists
"The charm of this book lies in its breezy talk, its naive descriptions and its plenitude of atmosphere. It certainly is a most charming book and the reader will have a good time 'In London Town' if he goes with the author."—Philadelphia Inquirer.
"Everyday life and the living of it after British standards are what Mr. Smith sought and here reveals. He could not write an unreadable book, this American artist. It is all interesting that he has to tell of London Town."—San Francisco Bulletin.
"The author conscientiously looks for the picturesque and he does much to show the brighter side of English life, for he writes in a light, bright, gay style that catches and holds the attention wherever one may open the book. Indeed he gives a true idea of the real life of the Londoner as few travellers would be apt to obtain unaided."—Columbus (O.) State Journal.
"Candor is the prevailing note in this beautiful volume. There is nothing of the guide book spirit about it. It is bright, replete with anecdotes and a moving picture of wonderful London. London's labors, its pictures and its characteristics are shown in breezy fashion and even English cooking and London's kitchens come in for cheery comment. It is a refreshing book charmingly exhilarating."—Philadelphia Record.
London Sketched with Brush and Pen: "He has studied London with a trained intelligence, observed it with an artist's eye, and then gives us a traveller's impression in a graceful, literary way."—Chicago Tribune.
"It is brilliantly written. The glimpses of London which he gives are not at all like anything we are accustomed to in descriptions of London—herein lies the charm of Mr. Smith's book. He knows London quite as well as any American. It is a thoroughly delightful narrative—a pleasant and entertaining story, gracefully written, picturesque, and wholly original in inspiration and treatment."—Brooklyn Eagle.
12 mo. Cloth, Illustrated, $1.50, Post-paid.
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ALONG THE BEAUTIFUL ADRIATIC JUST BEFORE THE WAR BEGAN
Delightful Dalmatia
By ALICE LEE MOQUE
One of the most refreshing volumes written in years—a live, snappy, rollicking tale of experiences aboard and ashore in the most delightful piece of Southern Europe—along the Adriatic.
Its pages breathe the very spirit of everything that goes to make Dalmatia delightful. Story, anecdote—ancient or legendary—beautiful cities, old churches, countless architectural and other ancient treasures, etc., etc., pervade its pages in entertaining variety.
The book is timely for its descriptions of places already in the wake of war; among these is Cattaro, the recently bombarded fortification on the Adriatic. Unusually attractive is the great scenic and historic interest attaching to Pola, Sebenico, Gravossa, Spalato, Ragusa, etc.
Cloth bound, 362 pages. Profusely illustrated in color and half-tone. $2.00, net; by mail, $2.16
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THE STORY OF OUR PEOPLE AND LANDS IN THE NEAR PACIFIC
From the descriptions and beautiful illustrations one seems to be transported to the shores of sweet breezes and lofty peaks—the paradise of the Pacific.
HAWAII:
Our New Possessions
By John R. Musick
The true and wonderful story of Hawaii—"the paradise of the Pacific"—as it has been and as it is to-day. It tells all about the interesting people—their customs, traditions, etc.; the nature wonders—volcanoes, fertile valleys, etc.; governmental changes, etc.
Elegantly and Profusely Illustrated
with many beautiful half-tone illustrations, adorned with tasteful border decorations by PHILIP E. FLINTOFF, besides thirty-four artistic pen sketches by FREELAND A. CARTER.
HIGHLY COMMENDED
"A perusal of the book, next to a personal visit, will best afford one a clear understanding and appreciation of our new possessions."—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
"With the great interest that is now felt in this region, the appearance of the book is exceedingly timely."—Hartford Courant.
"By far the handsomest and most delightful work on this subject ever published."—Philadelphia Item.
8vo, 546 pages. 56 full-page half-tone plates. Also with map. Cloth, $2.75. Half-Morocco, gilt edges, $4.00
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NEW YORK and LONDON
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