Thompson, William Tappan, 1812-1882 [1851], The unclad horseman (A. Hart, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf723T].
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Front matter
Preliminaries
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Mrs. R. E. Low
Essex,
Mass.
Jan. 1st 1865.
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POLLY PEABLOSSOM'S WEDDING
AND OTHER TALES,
BY THE HON. J. B. LAMAR ETC. ETC.
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POLLY PEABLOSSOM'S WEDDING;
AND
OTHER TALES.
BY THE
HON. J. B. LAMAR, HON. R. M. CHARLTON,
AND THE AUTHORS OF “MAJOR JONES'S COURTSHIP,” “STREAKS OF
SQUATTER LIFE,” ETC., ETC.
EDITED BY
T. A. BURKE, ESQ.,
EDITOR OF THE “HORN OF MIRTH.”
With Numerous Illustrations.
PHILADELPHIA:
A. HART, LATE CAREY & HART,
No. 126 CHESTNUT STREET.
1851.
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Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1851, by
A. HART,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, in and for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
E. B. MEARS, STEREOTYPER. T. K. & P. G. COLLINS, PRINTERS.
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Dedication
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THIS VOLUME OF SKETCHES
IS DEDICATED
TO
JOHNSON J. HOOPER, Esq.,
OF LAFAYETTE, ALABAMA,
(AUTHOR OF ADVENTURES OF SIMON SUGGS,)
AS A TOKEN OF RESPECT, AND A SLIGHT RETURN FOR
THE MANY FAVOURS WHICH THE EDITOR IS
PROUD TO ACKNOWLEDGE AT HIS
HANDS.
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INTRODUCTORY.
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The present volume is made up of sketches from many
of the best Humorous Writers, and several of them have
been so re-written by their Authors, as to be very different
from what they were when first published in Magazines,
&c. Several others have not appeared before for many
years, and will be new to most readers.
To those gentlemen who were kind enough to furnish
their articles revised and corrected, the Editor returns his
sincere thanks.
Madison, Ga.
Preliminaries
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CONTENTS.
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POLLY PEABLOSSOM'S WEDDING 13
THE UNCLAD HORSEMAN 24
THE THIMBLE GAME 28
WAR'S YURE HOSS? 41
A LOSING GAME OF POKER 44
MIKE HOOTER'S BAR STORY 49
ELECTRICITY AS A TEMPERANCE AGENT 55
M'CRACKEN'S EXPERIENCE 59
BINGO 61
HOW SALLY HOOTER GOT SNAKE-BIT 67
THE “EXPERIENCE” OF THE BLACKSMITH OF THE
MOUNTAIN PASS 76
“PERTATERS AND TERNUPS” 89
THE COON-HUNT; OR, A FENCY COUNTRY 94
“DOING” A SHERIFF 98
A CASE OF SUPPOSITION 102
THE AMATEUR TICKET-VENDER AT THE VARIETIES 104
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THE TELEGRAPH IN ST. LOUIS 108
SMOKING A GRISLY 110
ETHAN SPIKE'S FIRST AND LAST VISIT TO PORTLAND 114
AN ARKANSAS ORIGINAL 119
A FEARFUL TALE OF THE MISSISSIPPI 122
A FRIGHTFUL ADVENTURE IN MISSISSIPPI 126
PRACTICAL JOKES AND BAD LIQUOR 132
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE 137
THE WAY TO GET A VOTE 143
HOW MIKE HOOTER CAME VERY NEAR “WOLLOPING”
ARCH COONY 146
THE FIRST PIANO IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS 154
A MODEST IRISHMAN 159
THE WAY OLD BILL “WENT OFF” 162
A SLEEP-WALKING INCIDENT 166
THE LAST BLOODY DUEL FOUGHT IN OHIO 176
ANECDOTES OF WESTERN TRAVEL 181
A RUNNING FIGHT UPON THE RACKENSAC 191
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS: DESIGNED BY ELLIOTT, AND ENGRAVED BY GIHON.
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POLLY PEABLOSSOM'S WEDDING.
ELECTRICITY AS A TEMPERANCE AGENT.
“DOING” A SHERIFF.
HOW MIKE HOOTER CAME VERY NEAR “WOLLOPING”
ARCH COONY.
Thompson, William Tappan, 1812-1882 [1851], The unclad horseman (A. Hart, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf723T].
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