ROLLING STONES by O. HENRY Author of "The Four Million," "The Voice of the City," "The Trimmed Lamp," "Strictly Business," "Sixes and Sevens," etc. 1919 [Illustration: The last photograph of O. Henry, taken by W. M. Vanderwayde (New York) in 1909] O. Henry, Afrite-Chef of all delight-- Of all delectables conglomerate That stay the starved brain and rejuvenate The Mental Man! The Êsthetic appetite-- So long enhungered that the "inards" fight And growl gutwise--its pangs thou dost abate And all so amiably alleviate, Joy pats his belly as a hobo might Who haply hath obtained a cherry pie With no burnt crust at all, ner any seeds; Nothin' but crisp crust, and the thickness fit. And squashin'-juicy, an' jes' mighty nigh Too dratted, drippin'-sweet for human needs, But fer the sosh of milk that goes with it. Written in the character of "Sherrard Plummer" by James Whitcomb Riley CONTENTS Introduction The Dream A Ruler of Men The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear Helping the Other Fellow The Marionettes The Marquis and Miss Sally A Fog in Santone The Friendly Call A Dinner at ----* Sound and Fury Tictocq Tracked to Doom A Snapshot at the President An Unfinished Christmas Story The Unprofitable Servant Aristocracy Versus Hash The Prisoner of Zembla A Strange Story Fickle Fortune, or How Gladys Hustled An Apology Lord Oakhurst's Curse Bexar Scrip No. 2692 Queries and Answers Poems The Pewee Nothing to Say The Murderer Some Postscripts Two Portraits A Contribution The Old Farm Vanity The Lullaby Boy Chanson de Bohême Hard to Forget Drop a Tear in This Slot Tamales Letters ILLUSTRATIONS