PAGE “He riz right up and shook his fist at the man with the nightcap” _Frontispiece_ Twilight on the broad ocean 1 Asleep in his narrer bunk 4 Two prettier, winnin’er creeters never lived than them two 9 “Aunt Samantha, where is Heaven? Is it up in the sky?” 12 He sassed him and yelled out, “You dum fool, you, throw me a board!” 16 “It depends on whose lives they be” 18 Josiah and me put on our strongest specks 27 It wuz very dressy when it wuz done 31 A dark figger that riz up like a strange picter aginst the sunset 34 “I don’t love to hear that; that sounds bad” 39 “‘That man is a Christian.’ ‘How do you know?’ ‘Because he is drunk’” 45 “Uncle Sam a-wadin’ in sin up to his old knee jints” 49 The game of Bulls and Bears 52 Al Faizi made a deep bow, almost to the floor 55 Sez I, a-risin’ up in the democrat, “I’ll git out” 61 She met me with a sweet smile 68 Finally, he got to be quarrelsome 75 Ellick lay drunk in the office 80 It wuz Ellick Gurley 87 “Yes, it _wuz_ sunthin’ else; it wuz _you_” 97 “Save the Sam, it may come in handy in the futer” 102 With one of his low, reverential bows 112 As the elder took it he turned pale 125 I took down my old Atlas 131 In time to kiss us and clasp our hands in partin’ 139 Her big blue eyes wuz full of tears 142 Then took his umbrell and started for the door 147 We tottered up on deck, two pale, thin figgers 151 The lord with a pink paper suit on 157 With a stern look, calculated to wither him 166 We went in what they call a “jauntin’ car” 171 Three beautiful lakes 184 Drinkin’ and tobacco-smokin’ in the little hovel drove ’em out 189 Drippin’ wet when he come back 201 Alice stood there, white and tremblin’ 206 A dark figger a-standin’ up on a little rock 209