Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture — John Shaqi
Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and PictureCox, Palmer
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Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Cox, Palmer
Canadian wit and humor
A TRIP ACROSS THE BAY, 507
CHRISTMAS EVE, 513
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
PAGE
Pictorial Title, iii
A Tight Place, 19
Starting Out, 23
A Little Mixed, 24
The Ex-veteran of Waterloo, 27
A Miner who will soon be Minus, 28
May and December, 30
Sam Patterson, 32
Premature Ascent, 37
Attempted Abduction of Sam’s Wife, 39
“Let Me Git Out,” 41
“Go in, Cripple,” 49
A Right Angled Try-ankle, 51
A Prey to Disease, 54
Bob Browser, 57
Old Hurley Welcomes Jim, 61
Old Hurley on the War Path, 65
A Happy Thought, 68
Advance of the Cripple Brigade, 71
“Pay in Advance, Sir,” 75
Emperor Nelson, of San Francisco, 77
Stranger Who Went Not In, 79
The Stranger Who Went In, 83
A Rear Attack, 87
Little Dog’s Leather Collar, 90
In the Morning, 93
In the Evening, 94
In Meditation, 98
Bob’s Attack, 101
Alas! Poor Frog, 102
April, 103
Sold, 104
The Horse-shoe Charm, 109
Repairs Needed, 113
The President of the Academy, 119
The Old Lady’s Ascent, 124
The Trying Moment, 129
Judge Perkins, 140
Bad for the Fruit Business, 143
Bow-legged Spinny, 146
Nip and Tuck, 151
More Light on the Subject, 154
The Chief, 158
Behind the Bars, 161
The Advocate, 163
Bill of Divorce, 167
Head of his Class, 169
Foot of her Class, 170
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