Produced by Charles Keller UNCLE JOSH'S PUNKIN CENTRE STORIES By Cal Stewart Preface To the Reader. The one particular object in writing this book is to furnish you with an occasional laugh, and the writer with an occasional dollar. If you get the laugh you have your equivalent, and the writer has his. In Uncle Josh Weathersby you have a purely imaginary character, yet one true to life. A character chuck full of sunshine and rural simplicity. Take him as you find him, and in his experiences you will observe there is a bright side to everything. Sincerely Yours Cal Stewart Contents PREFACE LIFE SKETCH OF AUTHOR MY OLD YALLER ALMANAC ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK UNCLE JOSH IN SOCIETY UNCLE JOSH IN A CHINESE LAUNDRY UNCLE JOSH IN A MUSEUM UNCLE JOSH IN WALL STREET UNCLE JOSH AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT UNCLE JOSH IN AN AUCTION ROOM UNCLE JOSH ON A FIFTH AVENUE 'BUS UNCLE JOSH IN A DEPARTMENT STORE UNCLE JOSH'S COMMENTS ON THE SIGNS SEEN IN NEW YORK UNCLE JOSH ON A STREET CAR MY FUST PAIR OF COPPER TOED BOOTS UNCLE JOSH IN POLICE COURT UNCLE JOSH AT CONEY ISLAND UNCLE JOSH AT THE OPERA UNCLE JOSH AT DELMONICO'S IT IS FALL SI PETTINGILL'S BROOMS UNCLE JOSH PLAYS GOLF JIM LAWSON'S HOGS UNCLE JOSH AND THE LIGHTNING ROD AGENT A MEETING OF THE ANNANIAS CLUB JIM LAWSON'S HOSS TRADE A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS THE WEEKLY PAPER AT PUNKIN CENTRE UNCLE JOSH AT A CAMP MEETING THE UNVEILING OF THE ORGAN UNCLE JOSH PLAYS A GAME OF BASE BALL THE PUNKIN CENTRE AND PAW PAW VALLEY RAILROAD UNCLE JOSH ON A BICYCLE A BAPTISIN' AT THE HICKORY CORNERS CHURCH A REMINISCENCE OF MY RAILROAD DAYS UNCLE JOSH AT A CIRCUS UNCLE JOSH INVITES THE CITY FOLKS TO VISIT HIM YOSEMITE JIM, OR A TALE OF THE GREAT WHITE DEATH UNCLE JOSH WEATHERSBY'S TRIP TO BOSTON WHO MARCHED IN SIXTY-ONE Life Sketch of Author