eted book, 178;
reports two imaginary meetings in the "Saints' and Sinners' Corner,"
179-190;
his theory regarding the buying of curios, 190-192;
entertains the Saints and Sinners, 193-197;
his politics, 198-201;
his skill in writing political paragraphs, 202, 266;
specimens of his political writings, 203-207;
embarrasses a politician, 208, 209;
plays pranks on General Logan, 209-212;
assists General Logan, 213, 214;
lampoons Judge Tree, 214-217;
ridicules the Mugwumps, 218-222;
becomes a Democrat, 221, 222;
unburdens his feelings upon the subject of his political
martyrdom, 223-229;
describes M.E. Stone before and after Blaine's defeat, 224-226;
writes a parody on "Jest 'fore Christmas," 229, 231;
his description of politics and business in a country store, 231-233;
his whimsical attitude toward serious questions, 233;
demands for biographical data concerning himself, 234, 235;
the result, "An Auto-Analysis," 235-240;
inaccuracy of his statements, 240-242;
his favorite authors, 242, 243;
his aversion to brutality, 244;
his love of music, 244, 245;
starts to write a comic opera, 246-251;
his tobacco habit, 252-254;
love of children, 254-258;
interviewed by Hamlin Garland, 259, 260;
becomes aware of his failing health, 262-264;
his struggle to provide for his family, 264;
reads in public, 265;
affected by beautiful weather, 266, 277;
enjoys the World's Fair, 267, 268;
his desire to own a home, 269-271;
recovers from pneumonia, 271;
visits California, 272-276;
and New Orleans, 276-278;
embarrasses Miss Jeffries, 277, 278;
letters to Mr. Gray, 278-290;
buys and remodels a house, 281-283;
delayed by repairs from taking possession of his new home, 284-286;
experiments with gardening, 286, 287;
describes his home, 287-289;
entertains Edward Everett Hale, 291-293;
his desire to lead a more quiet life, 293-296;
his strange collection of curios, 297-301;
his autographs and books, 301;
his taste in jewelry, 301, 302;
stays at home, 302-304;
gathers material for "The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac," 305,
306;
specimens of his later paragraphs, 306, 307;
spends an evening with Slason Thompson, 307, 308;
defends "Bill" Nye, 309;
feels sick, 310, 311;
his death, 311-313;
a true knight, 314;
his religion, 315;
his funeral, 316, 317;
tributes by his friends, 314-320;
his resting-plac