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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature, by Various This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature Author: Various Release Date: April 8, 2005 [EBook #15585] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HUMOROUS MASTERPIECES FROM *** Produced by Alicia Williams, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HUMOROUS MASTERPIECES FROM AMERICAN LITERATURE EDITED BY EDWARD T. MASON NEW YORK & LONDON G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS The Knickerbocker Press 1886 COPYRIGHT G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS 1886 Press of G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS New York CONTENTS. BAYARD TAYLOR Selections from the Experiences of the A.C. WILLIAM ALLEN BUTLER Dobbs His Ferry JOHN WILLIAM DE FOREST Father Higgins's Preferment JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE Fred Trover's Little Iron-Clad OLIVER BELL BUNCE Mr. Bluff Discourses on the Country and Kindred Themes CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER Garden Ethics FRANCES LEE PRATT Captain Ben's Choice LOUISA MAY ALCOTT Street Scenes in Washington Selections from Transcendental Wild Oats WILLIAM WIRT HOWE Conversational Depravity CHARLES FARRAR BROWNE ("_Artemus Ward_") The Tower of London Science and Natural History From the "Lecture" FRANK R. STOCKTON Our Tavern A Piece of Red Calico HARRIETT PRESCOTT SPOFFORD Aunt Pen's Funeral SAMUEL LANGHORNE CLEMENS ("_Mark Twain_") The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County FITZ HUGH LUDLOW Ben Thirlwall's School-days Selections from a Brace of Boys THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH A Rivermouth Romance BAYARD TAYLOR. (BORN, 1825--DIED, 1878) * * * * * SELECTIONS FROM THE EXPERIENCES OF THE A.C. "Bridgeport! Change cars for the Naugatuck Railroad!" shouted the conductor of the New York and Boston Express Train, on the evening of May 27, 1858.... Mr. Johnson, carpet-bag in hand, jumped upon the platform, entered the office, purchased a ticket for Waterbury, and was soon w
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