Scanned by Charles Keller with Calera WordScan Plus 2.0 donated by: Calera Recognition Systems 475 Potrero Sunnyvale, CA 94086 1-408-720-8300 <mikel@calera.com> Mike Lynch Memorial Edition The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley IN TEN VOLUMES Including Poems and Prose Sketches, many of which have not heretofore been published; an authentic Biography, an elaborate Index and numerous Illustrations in color from Paintings by Howard Chandler Christy and Ethyl Franklin Betts VOLUME I HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON COPYRIGHT 1883, 1885, 1887, 1888, 1890, 1891, 189, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 190, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 191, 1913, BY JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY ALL RIGHTS RESERVED COPYRIGHT 1916 JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY TO THE MEMORY OF James Whitcomb Riley AND IN PLEASANT RECOLLECTION OF MORE THAN THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF BUSINESS AND PERSONAL ASSOCIATION THESE FINAL VOLUMES ARE AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BORN: DIED: October 7, 1849, July 22, 1916 Greenfield, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. CONTENTS JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY--A SKETCH A BACKWARD LOOK PHILIPER FLASH THE SAME OLD STORY TO A BOY WHISTLING AN OLD FRIEND WHAT SMITH KNEW ABOUT FARMING A POET'S WOOING MAN'S DEVOTION A BALLAD THE OLD TIMES WERE THE BEST A SUMMER AFTERNOON AT LAST FARMER WHIPPLE--BACHELOR MY JOLLY FRIEND'S SECRET THE SPEEDING OF THE KING'S SPITE JOB WORK PRIVATE THEATRICAL PLAIN SERMONS "TRADIN' JOE" DOT LEEDLE BOY I SMOKE MY PIPE RED RIDING HOOD IF I KNEW WHAT POETS KNOW AN OLD SWEETHEART OF MINE SQUIRE HAWKINS'S STORY A COUNTRY PATHWAY THE OLD GUITAR "FRIDAY AFTERNOON" "JOHNSON'S BOY" HER BEAUTIFUL HANDS NATURAL PERVERSITIES THE SILENT VICTORS SCRAPS AUGUST DEAD IN SIGHT OF FAME IN THE DARK THE IRON HORSE DEAD LEAVES OVER THE EYES OF GLADNESS ONLY A DREAM OUR LlTTLE GIRL THE FUNNY LITTLE FELLOW SONG OF THE NEW YEAR A LETTER TO A FRIEND LINES FOR AN ALBUM TO ANNIE FAME AN EMPTY NEST MY FATHER'S HALLS THE HARP OF THE MINSTREL HONEY DRIPPING FROM THE COMB JOHN WALSH ORLIE WILDE THAT OTHER MAUDE MULLER A MAN OF MANY PARTS THE FROG DEAD SELVES A DREAM OF LONG AGO CRAQUEODOOM JUNE WASH LOWRY'S REMINISCENCE THE ANCIENT PRINTERMAN PRIOR TO MISS BELLE'S APPEARANCE WHEN MOTHER COMBED MY HAIR A WRANGDILLION GEORGE MULLEN'S CONFESSION "TIRED OUT" HARLIE SAY SOMETHING TO ME LEONAINIE A TEST OF LOVE FATHER WILLIAM WHAT THE WIND SAID MORTON AN AUTUMNAL EXTRAVAGANZA THE ROSE THE MERMAN THE RAINY MORNING WE ARE NOT ALWAYS GLAD WHEN WE SMILE A SUMMER SUNRISE DAS KRIST KINDEL AN OLD YEAR'S ADDRESS A NEW YEAR S PLAINT LUTHER BENSON DREAM WHEN EVENING SHADOWS FALL YLLADMAR A FANTASY A DREAM DREAMER, SAY BRYANT BABYHOOD LIBERTY TOM VAN ARDEN JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY--A SKETCH