CAREY & HART'S Library of Humorous American Works, With Illustrations by Darley.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

THEATRICAL APPRENTICESHIP AND Anecdotal Recollections OF SOL. SMITH, Esq. COMEDIAN, LAWYER, ETC. ETC.

WITH EIGHT ORIGINAL DESIGNS.

CONTENTS.

Early Scenes—Wanderings In the West—Cincinnati in Early Life—"One Man in his Time plays many Parts"—Expedient to gain a Livelihood—Early Days of Edwin Forrest—The Manager in Distress—Pittsburgh Theatricals—Philadelphia Gardens in 1824—The Old Chatham Theatre—Star-gazing in New York—Concerts in New Jersey—Getting thro' a Winter—Strolling in Canada—The Murderous Alleghanians—Dawning of the Drama in Lewistown—Floating down the Stream—Theatricals in Kentucky—Anecdotal Recollections since 1827—A Theatrical Dentist—The Rival Vocalists—Pettifogging in St. Louis—A Friendly Game of Poker—Tom the Curtain Man—The Manager and Planter, Signor Matthieu—Letter to Rev. A. Ballard—My First and Last Sermon—Tennessee Door-keeper—The Player and the Phrenologist—Interview with an Editor, &c. &c.

"A very whimsical apprenticeship it is, making it impossible to preserve, while reading it, the slightest approach to gravity. Indeed, we have seldom met with a book so irresistibly provocative of a perpetual 'broad grin.' It is as good as a play, and a play of the richest comedy."—Jeffersonian.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

MAJOR JONES' SKETCHES OF TRAVEL. COMPRISING THE SCENES, INCIDENTS AND ADVENTURES IN HIS TOUR FROM GEORGIA TO CANADA. With Eight Original Engravings, from Designs by Darley. THIRD EDITION.

"Not only fun, but information is to be gained from them."—Saturday Post.

"It contains palpable and amusing bits on the people and customs of different places."—Baltimore Patriot.

"The wit is of the 'Sam Slick' sort."—N. Y. Commercial.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

STREAKS OF SQUATTER LIFE AND FAR-WEST SCENES.

A SERIES OF HUMOROUS SKETCHES DESCRIPTIVE OF INCIDENTS AND CHARACTER IN THE WILD WEST.

BY "SOLITAIRE," (JOHN S. ROBB, of St. Louis, Mo.) AUTHOR OF "SWALLOWING OYSTERS ALIVE."

With Eight Humorous Illustrations by Darley.

CONTENTS.

The Western Wanderings of a Typo—"Not a Drop more, Major, unless it's sweetened"—Nettle Bottom Ball—A Cat Story—A Spiritual Sister—Hoss Allen's Apology—Natural Acting—A Canal Adventure—The Standing Candidate—An Emigrant's Perils—Fun with a "Bar"—Telegraphing an Express—The Preemption Right—Yaller Pledges—George Munday, the Hatless Prophet—Courting in French Hollow—The Second Advent—Settlement Fun—"Doing" a Landlord—Who is Sir George Simpson?—Letters from a Baby—Seth Tinder's First Courtship—The Death Struggle—"Who are They?"

"Mr. Robb is better known probably as 'Solitaire,' under which name he has written some very broad, farcical sketches of Western manners for the Reveille, of St. Louis. Some of the sketches in this volume are spirited and cleverly written, and they are all lively and full of animal spirits; but they are too brief to contain a development of character. The best sketch is the story of 'Old Sugar,' which is illustrated by an exceedingly fine drawing by Darley. We feel, after inspecting the designs in this book, that we have heretofore underrated the comic powers of this admirable artist; there are evidences in some of these designs of a very high order of genius."—N. Y. Mirror.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

MAJOR JONES' COURTSHIP. Twelfth Edition, with Two Additional Letters, AND THIRTEEN HUMOROUS PLATES.

CONTENTS.

Major Jones' Courtship detailed, with other Scenes and Adventures, in a Series of Letters by himself.

"Messrs. Carey & Hart have published the drollest of the droll books of the season. It is a strange production, but so brimful of fun, that half a drop would make it run over."—U. S. Gazette.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

THE DRAMA AT POKERVILLE, The Bench and Bar of Jurytown, AND OTHER STORIES AND INCIDENTS. BY "EVERPOINT," (J. M. FIELD, ESQ., OF THE ST. LOUIS REVEILLE.)

CONTENTS.

The Drama in Pokerville—The Great Small Affair Announcement—Feeling in Pokerville—The Great Small Affair Opening—The Great Pokerville Preliminaries—The Great Small Affair Mystery—The Great Pokerville Re-union—The Great Small Affair Dinner—The Great Pokerville "Saw"—The Great Small Affair Scandal—The Great Small Affair Chastisement—The Great Small Affair Duel—What was built on the Great Small Affair Foundation—The Bench and Bar of Jurytown—A Sucker in a Warm Bath—An "Awful Place"—The Elk Runners—"Old Sol" in a Delicate Situation—The "Gagging Scheme," or, West's Great Picture—Establishing the Science—Ole Bull in the "Solitude"—How our Friend B—— 's Hair went—A Fancy Barkeeper—"Mr. Nobble!"—"Honey Run"—A Hung Jury—Paternal Gushings—A Werry Grave Exhortation—"Your Turn next, Sir"—Stopping to "Wood"—Death of Mike Fink—Establishing a Connection—A Night in a Swamp—Steamboat Miseries—A Resurrectionist and his Freight.

"When we say that it is entirely worthy of him, in design and execution, our readers 'had better believe it,' we could not pay the work a higher compliment."—N. Y. Spirit of the Times.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

A QUARTER RACE IN KENTUCKY, AND OTHER STORIES. BY W. T. PORTER, ESQ. EDITOR OF THE "BIG BEAR OF ARKANSAS," ETC.

CONTENTS.

A Quarter Race in Kentucky—A Shark Story—Lanty Oliphant in Court—Bill Morse on the City Taxes—Ance Veasy's Fight with Reub Sessions—The Fastest Funeral on Record—Going to Bed before a Young Lady—A Millerite Miracle—Old Singletire—"Running a Saw" on a French Gentleman—Breaking a Bank—Taking the Census—Dick Harlau's Tennessee Frolic—"Falling off a Log" in a Game of "Seven up"—The "Werry Fast Crab"—"French without a Master"—A Rollicking Dragoon Officer—The Georgia Major in Court—Uncle Billy Brown "Glorious"—Old Tuttle's Last Quarter Race—Bill Dean, the Texan Ranger—The Steamboat Captain who was averse to Racing—Bob Herring the Arkansas Bear-Hunter—McAlpin's Trip to Charleston—Indian Rubber Pills—A Murder Case in Mississippi—Kicking a Yankee—A "Down-east" Original—Somebody in my Bed—A Day at Sol. Slice's—Cupping on the Starnum—A Bear Story—Playing Poker in Arkansas—&c. &c.

"It is illustrated with original engravings from designs by Darley. The 'Quarter Race in Kentucky' is one of the best stories that was ever penned, and the volume contains a number of others, that have from time to time appeared in the Spirit of the Times, which are hard to beat."—N. O. Picayune.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

THE YANKEE AMONGST THE MERMAIDS. BY W. E. BURTON, COMEDIAN. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY DARLEY.

CONTENTS.

The Yankee amongst the Mermaids; a Yarn by a Cape Codder, with an illustration—Leap Year; or, A Woman's Privilege—The Two Pigs, a Swinish Colloquy—Thaumaturgia; Part First. The Yankee in Hell, with an illustration; Part Second, The Resurrectionists; Part Third, The Canal-boat; Part Fourth, The Last and the Least—My First Fight, with an illustration—Immiscible Immigration, a petty Peter Pindaric—Sam Weller, a Soliloquy in Verse—The Pic-Nic Party, with two illustrations—The Poetry of Niagara—A Wet Day at a Watering Place—My First Punch, with an illustration—The Scapegrace and the Scapegoat, a Matter-of-fact Sketch—The Old Dutchman and his Long Box, with an illustration—The Man in the Big Boots—Dickey Doddicombe, with an illustration—Philadelphia in the Dog-days—&c. &c.

"The drollest specimen of waggery that ever emanated from that drollest of men, Burton."—The City Item.

Price 50 Cents. (Complete.)

ODD LEAVES FROM THE LIFE OF A LOUISIANA "SWAMP DOCTOR." BY MADISON TENSAS, M. D. EX V. P. M. S. U. KY.

CONTENTS.

The City Physician versus The Swamp Doctor—My Early Life—Getting acquainted with the Medicines—A Tight Race considerin'—Taking Good Advice—The Day of Judgment—A Rattlesnake on a Steamboat—Frank and the Professor—The Curious Widow—The Mississippi Patent Plan for pulling Teeth—Valerian and the Panther—Seeking a Location—Cupping an Irishman—Being Examined for my Degree—Stealing a Baby—The "Swamp Doctor" to Esculapius—My First Call in the Swamp—The Man of Aristocratic Diseases—The Indefatigable Bear-hunter—Love in a Garden—How to cure Fits—A Struggle for Life.

Price 50 cents. (Complete.)

THE WIDOW RUGBY'S HUSBAND, AND OTHER STORIES. By JOHNSON J. HOOPER, Esq. Author of "Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs."

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY ELLIOTT.

"A collection of humorous stories well calculated to provoke laughter. We advise the immediate purchase of the book, but a temperate use of it—one story at a sitting will be sufficient; a greater indulgence might result seriously. The very pictures have set us in a roar, and we can scarce compose our nerves sufficiently to make our words intelligible to the compositor."—Philada. Advertiser.

"This is, of course, quite full of fun—'all sorts' of fun; and those who want a good laugh, should take a peep at Elliot's very original comic illustrations."—Am. Courier.

"This book is by the favorite and witty author of 'Adventures of Simon Suggs,' with original designs by the inimitable Darley. It is a capital illustration of the laughable side of Western and Southern life. If you would enjoy a broad laugh, buy it."—City Item.

"There is enough 'fun' in this volume to 'spice' a magazine for a twelvemonth."—Southern Literary Gazette.

"Excellent for dispelling care are the humorous works with which Mr. A. Hart, Chestnut and Fourth streets, is supplying the lovers of mirth. His is the only 'library' of the kind in the country, where genuine humor is measured out in periodical doses, and always warranted to make a man 'laugh and grow fat.' That is the motto, and a capital one it is. The last lot is labelled 'Widow Rugby's Husband,' divided into a number of the most comical and amusing stories imaginable. The illustrations of 'A Ride with Old Kit,' 'A Night at the Ugly Man's,' 'Captain McFadden,' and the 'Poor Joke,' are among the richest provocatives to a hearty laugh."—American Courier.

Price 50 cents. (Complete.)

Polly Peablossom's Wedding, AND OTHER TALES AND SKETCHES, BY THE HON. J. LAMAR, THE HON. R. M. CHARLTON, AND By the Author of "Streaks of Squatter Life," "Major Jones's Courtship" &c.

With Engravings from Original Designs by Elliott.

"A mirth-provoking book, well calculated to enliven an evening and put to flight ennui, melancholy, and all the gloomy humors 'flesh is heir to.'"—Philadelphia Advertiser.

Price 50 cents.

MISSISSIPPI SCENES: OR, SKETCHES OF SOUTHERN LIFE AND ADVENTURE. BY JOS. B. COBB.

"The peculiar manners and odd customs, the curious ways, and still more curious people who reside, live, or float on the great river, are passed in review, and pleasant stories are told about them."—Boston Evening Gazette.

"The stories are well told, and some of the sketches of character are well drawn."—Savannah News.

"We have here a neat volume of sketches by one of the contributors of the Gazette; a gentleman of fine abilities and finished education, who resides in Mississippi. The present volume is confined entirely to scenes of Southern Life, all of which are told with spirit and naturalness."—Saturday Gazette.

"This is a pleasant book, and interesting from the circumstance of the sketches, as the author tells us in his preface, being chiefly drawn from real scenes and characters, illustrative of life in Mississippi; and, happily, for the most part, not the low comic life affected by so many of the recent painters of Southern manners and adventures."—North American.

"The sketches before us are full of captivating and amusing incidents; and to the Mississippi reader, they are peculiarly interesting, from the fact that many of the 'Scenes' are laid within the borders of our own State. To all who would enjoy an entertaining volume, we commend this work."—The Mississippian.

"A graphic description of the peculiarities of people in a new country, in which curious relations are blended with satire and broad humour, cannot fail to amuse. Such is the character of this agreeable volume."—Baltimore American.

NOBODY'S SON: OR, Adventures of Percival Maberry. WRITTEN BY HIMSELF. Price 50 cents.

"'Nobody's Son' will interest and please everybody. It is a delightful book—a novelty in its way, and full to overflowing with curious and absorbing events. Those who read the first chapter will not lay it down until the story is mastered entire."—City Item.

"A well-written story of adventure, bordering somewhat on the marvellous, but an agreeable and interesting book."—Savannah News.

"This is a well-written book, by an author from whom we hope to hear again. It is full of incident and adventure, while Maberry himself is exceedingly well drawn."—Saturday Gazette.