"Cut devils!" said papa, who liked to soften an oath by combinations; "it was worth twenty dollars--yes, more, because I felt at home in it. I hate new coats as I do--" "But, colonel," interrupted mamma, "you did not see the scarlet tray, and the--" "Scarlet nonsense," shouted papa; "I believe, if they could, women would sell their husbands to those rascally peddlers!" Beauty and the hounds were now pronounced ready. I followed papa to the piazza, and heard his wrath rolling off as he cantered away. _HERE'S A MERRY BOOK BY A MERRY MAN_ THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET By MARSHALL P. WILDER _Author of "Smiling 'Round the World"._ "His book--like American conversation--is made up of anecdotes. He talks intimately of Richard Croker, President McKinley, President Harrison, Joseph Jefferson, Senator Depew, Henry Watterson, Gen. Horace Porter, Augustin Daly, Henry Irving, Buffalo Bill, King Edward VII., Mrs. Langtry, and a host of other personages, large and small, and medium-sized. He tells many good stories. We can recommend his book as cheerful reading."--_New York Times._ "It is replete with anecdotes and observations relating to the humorous side of life, intimate bits of interesting personalia, and bright and witty chat concerning things in general."--_Pittsburg Leader._ "Reading the book is like listening to a humorous lecture by Marshall P. Wilder, full of wit and brightness, and it will cheer and comfort the most morose man or woman just to read it."--_Baltimore American._ _12mo, Cloth. Humorous Pen-and-Ink Sketches by Bart Haley. Frontispiece Portrait of Mr. Wilder. Price, $1.20._ FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY, Publishers NEW YORK AND LONDON _ANOTHER ROARING FUN BOOK!_ SMILING 'ROUND THE WORLD By MARSHALL P. WILDER _Author of "The Sunny Side of the Street"_ "_Laugh and the world laughs with you_" can be truly said of Marshall P. Wilder, the captivating entertainer of Presidents, Kings, Princes, and the great public. As the Hon. Chauncey M. Depew says, "His mirth is contagious," and as the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere remarked, "He makes melancholy fly apace." You'll find laughs bubbling all through this new book. _SOME OPINIONS FROM THE NEWSPAPERS_ "There are many cheerful, amusing incidents of travel. It is a very readable and entertaining book."--_Democrat and Chronicle_, Rochester, N.Y. "A marvelous lot of 'sunny stuff' is to be found in Mr. Wilder's latest book. He merrily prattles of a thousand different things and of as many different people."--_Record_, Philadelphia, Pa. "In addition to the keen enjoyment which the reader will elicit from the undercurrent of humor running through the volume, the book gives a vivid picture of life as it is lived in distant lands."--_Journal_, Boston, Mass. _Decorated Cloth Cover. 12mo. Profusely Illustrated._ _Price, $1.50_