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Title: The Wit and Humor of America, Volume IX (of X)

Author: Various

Editor: Marshall P. Wilder

Release Date: January 26, 2008 [EBook #24433]

Language: English

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THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA

In Ten Volumes

VOL. IX

[Illustration: EDGAR WILSON NYE (BILL NYE)

Drawing from photo, copyright by Rockwood]

THE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICA

EDITED BY MARSHALL P. WILDER

_Volume IX_

Funk & Wagnalls Company
New York and London

Copyright MDCCCCVII, BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY
Copyright MDCCCCXI, THE THWING COMPANY

CONTENTS

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Ballade of Ping-Pong, A Alden Charles Noble 1690
Boat that Ain't, The Wallace Irwin 1764
Budge and Toddie John Habberton 1692
Cavalier's Valentine, A Clinton Scollard 1782
Conscientious Curate and the
Beauteous Ballet Girl, The William Russell Rose 1756
Country School, The Anonymous 1734
Evan Anderson's Poker Party Benjamin Stevenson 1737
Experiences of Gentle Jane, The Carolyn Wells 1797
Few Reflections, A Bill Arp 1799
Great Celebrator, A Bill Nye 1784
Gusher, The Charles Battell Loomis 1656
He Wanted to Know Sam Walter Foss 1794
Hoss, The James Whitcomb Riley 1759
How I Spoke the Word Frank L. Stanton 1725
How Jimaboy Found Himself Francis Lynde 1765
How the Money Goes John G. Saxe 1780
"Hullo!"