ND SINNERS' CORNER 169
VIII. POLITICAL RELATIONS 198
IX. HIS "AUTO-ANALYSIS" 234
X. LAST YEARS 261
XI. LAST DAYS 297

APPENDIX 321

INDEX 341

ILLUSTRATIONS

DRAWINGS IN COLORS AND IN FAC-SIMILE PAGE

ORIGINAL TEXT OF "LITTLE BOY BLUE" _Frontispiece_
_With drawings in colors by Eugene Field._

THE LITTLE DRESS-MAKER 23
_From a drawing by Eugene Field._

A PROPER SONET 26
_From a drawing in colors by Eugene Field._

FIELD AND BALLANTYNE AWAITING THE ARRIVAL OF A
BISCUIT FROM NEW BRUNSWICK 27
_From a drawing by Eugene Field._

THE GOOD KNIGHT SLOSSON'S CASTLE 29
_From a drawing by Eugene Field._

A TRAGEDY IN FIVE ACTS 30, 31
_From drawings by Eugene Field._

HOW MARY MATILDA WON A PRINCE:
_From drawings by Eugene Field._

THE PRINCE ASKING EDDIE MARTIN ABOUT THE
FAIR MARY MATILDA 38

THE PRINCE'S COAT-OF-ARMS--FLIGHT OF THE
FAIR MARY MATILDA--THE AGGRAVATING MIRAGE 40

BROTHER SLOSSON AND HIS OTHER FRIEND
EN ROUTE TO THE WEDDING 42

A STAMP ACCOUNT 57

AN ECHO FROM MACKINAC ISLAND 58
_With drawings by Eugene Field._

A BOWLING CHALLENGE FROM EUGENE FIELD 75

A LETTER FROM EUGENE FIELD CONTAINING
THREE DRAWINGS 78

FIELD'S PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF 88
_"As I would have looked but for the
refining influence of Old Nompy."_

A SCENE IN THE DAILY NEWS OFFICE 99
_From a drawing by Eugene Field._

PAGE OF ADVERTISEMENTS FROM "CULTURE'S GARDEN" 111

"THE ALLIAUNCE" 124

SKETCH AND EPITAPH 168
_From a drawing by Eugene Field._

OFF TO SPRINGFIELD 201
_From a drawing by Eugene Field._

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