I. FOURTH OF JULY ORATION IN OREGON 13

II. A CALIFORNIA MODEL LOVE LETTER 43

III. ON SPRINGFIELD MOUNTAIN 45

IV. PHENIX ON AGRICULTURE 53

V. NEVER TOLD A LIE 56

VI. SEWING MACHINE — FELINE ATTACHMENT 58

VII. PHENIX ON WET WEATHER 64

VIII. WARRE-LYKE BALLADE OF YE ASTOUNDEDDE DOCTOR 71

IX. LIFE IN PANAMA 104

X. A TRIP TO OREGON 109

XI. BUTTERFIELD AT THE BALL 116

XII. SQUIBOB'S “COMPOSITION OF ARMIES” 129

XIII. BOSTON — A MORAL CITY 138

XIV. A JOURNEY FROM BOSTON TO NEW ORLEANS 145

XV. NEW ORLEANS — ITS HOTEL 162

XVI. MATTERS AND THINGS IN SAN FRANCISCO 178

XVII. JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE 184

XVIII. THE GYROSCOPE. A REVIEW 186

XIX. THE SONG OF “NOTHIN' SHORTER” 190

XX. MASSACHUSETTS DENTAL ASSOCIATION 198

XXI. THE LEGEND OF JONES 206

XXII. REPORT OF A SCIENTIFIC LECTURE 215

XXIII. GREAT RAILROAD PROJECT 223

XXIV. TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGINEERS 227

XXV. ON CLIPPER SHIPS 238

XXVI. A LETTER OF CREDIT 241

XXVII. PANNIERS 244