WHAT I HAVE WRIT ABOUT.
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Why I don’t have no Preface to this Book, v
The Jonesville Debatin’-School, 19
The Widder Doodle, 54
A Debate on Intemperance, 73
Tirzah Ann as a Wife, 103
P. A. and P. I., 121
How I went to ’Lection, 144
Senator Vyse and his Victim, 161
How we Bought a Sewin’ Machine and Organ, 193
Preparin’ for our Tower, 211
The Widder and Widower, 222
How Serepta Carried the Meetin’ House, 231
I and Josiah Visit Philander Spicer’ses Folks, 270
Melankton Spicer and his Family, 294
Uncle Deacon Zebulon Coffin, 316
How I Married the Deacon’s Daughter, 353
The Grand Exhibition, 370
Good Land! Good Land! and Good Land!, 383
Patronizin’ the Railroad, 386
I Advise the Nation though its Great Men, 400
Interview with Gen. Hawley, 406
Doin’ the Main Buildin’, 411
xiiJosiah’s Ride in a Chair, 422
A Trip through the World, 425
In the Chinese Department, 440
I Meet Old Acquaintances, 453
Widder Doodle as a Bride, 460
The Artemus Gallery, 473
Interview with Dom Pedro, 490
The “Creation Searchers” at the Sentinal, 506
Machinery Hall, 507
The Marquis of Lorne, 513
The Spiritualist, 522
The Wimmen’s Pavilion, 523
The Female Lecturer, 525
Among the Relics, 535
Among the Wild Beasts, 539
The Indian Question, 541
My Success as P. A. and P. I., 547
The Sentinal Promiscous, 550
The “Creation Searchers” in Jail, 551
The End of our Tower, 557
Home Affairs, 559
The 14th Day of September, 561
A Bridal Tower, 563
A Good Time Generally, 570
The Baby, 576
All Happy, 580
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