The Wit and Humor of America, Volume I. (of X.)Volume 10 — FOOTNOTES:Reading editionChapter navigation69 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICAVolume IFOREWORDACKNOWLEDGMENTMELONSTHE DEACON'S MASTERPIECETHE PURPLE COWTHE CURSE OF THE COMPETENTTHE GRAMMATICAL BOYSIMPLE ENGLISHPARTINGTONIAN PATCHWORKTHE MENAGERIEDOWN AROUND THE RIVERA MEDIEVAL DISCOVERERWANTED—A COOKSIMILAR CASESTHE OLD MAID'S HOUSE: IN PLANDISTICHSTHE QUARRELA LETTER FROM MR. BIGGSMRS. JOHNSONPASSTEACHING BY EXAMPLEWHEN ALBANI SANG[1]COLONEL STERETT'S PANTHER HUNTWOUTER VAN TWILLERTHE EXPERIENCES OF THE A.C.WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKSTHE DAY WE DO NOT CELEBRATETHE YANKEE DUDE'LL DOSPELLING DOWN THE MASTERMYOPIAANATOLE DUBOIS AT DE HORSE SHOWTHE CHAMPION CHECKER-PLAYER OF AMERIKYDARBY AND JOANWHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUNKINLAFFINGGRIZZLY-GRUJOHN HENRY IN A STREET CARTHE MUSKEETERTHE TURNINGS OF A BOOKWORMTHE FEAST OF THE MONKEYSTHE BILLVILLE SPIRIT MEETINGA CRY FROM THE CONSUMERA DISAPPOINTMENTTHE BRITISH MATRONTHE TRAGEDY OF ITSTAGE WHISPERSTHE PETTIBONE LINEAGEWHY MOLES HAVE HANDSA PSALM OF LIFEAN ODYSSEY OF K'STHE DEACON'S TROUTENOUGH[2]THE FIGHTING RACETHE ORGANMY GRANDMOTHER'S TURKEY-TAIL FANFOOTNOTES:Before An AudienceTHE ESSENTIALS OF ELOCUTIONHOW TO SPEAK IN PUBLICPower and PersonalityHow to Develop Self-ConfidenceHow to ARGUE AND WINHow to Read and DeclaimHUMOROUS HITS AND HOW TO HOLD AN AUDIENCEWilliam Jennings BryanEssentials of English Speech and LiteraturePrevious chapter ←Volume 10 — MY GRANDMOTHER'S TURKEY-TAIL FANNext chapter →Volume 10 — Before An AudienceAll chapters and sections (69)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE WIT AND HUMOR OF AMERICASections1Volume 10 · Other sectionsFOREWORDACKNOWLEDGMENTMELONSTHE DEACON'S MASTERPIECETHE PURPLE COWTHE CURSE OF THE COMPETENTTHE GRAMMATICAL BOYSIMPLE ENGLISHPARTINGTONIAN PATCHWORKTHE MENAGERIEDOWN AROUND THE RIVERA MEDIEVAL DISCOVERERWANTED—A COOKSIMILAR CASESTHE OLD MAID'S HOUSE: IN PLANDISTICHSTHE QUARRELA LETTER FROM MR. BIGGSMRS. JOHNSONPASSTEACHING BY EXAMPLEWHEN ALBANI SANG[1]COLONEL STERETT'S PANTHER HUNTWOUTER VAN TWILLERTHE EXPERIENCES OF THE A.C.WHAT MR. ROBINSON THINKSTHE DAY WE DO NOT CELEBRATETHE YANKEE DUDE'LL DOSPELLING DOWN THE MASTERMYOPIAANATOLE DUBOIS AT DE HORSE SHOWTHE CHAMPION CHECKER-PLAYER OF AMERIKYDARBY AND JOANWHEN THE FROST IS ON THE PUNKINLAFFINGGRIZZLY-GRUJOHN HENRY IN A STREET CARTHE MUSKEETERTHE TURNINGS OF A BOOKWORMTHE FEAST OF THE MONKEYSTHE BILLVILLE SPIRIT MEETINGA CRY FROM THE CONSUMERA DISAPPOINTMENTTHE BRITISH MATRONTHE TRAGEDY OF ITSTAGE WHISPERSTHE PETTIBONE LINEAGEWHY MOLES HAVE HANDSA PSALM OF LIFEAN ODYSSEY OF K'STHE DEACON'S TROUTENOUGH[2]THE FIGHTING RACETHE ORGANMY GRANDMOTHER'S TURKEY-TAIL FANFOOTNOTES:Before An AudienceTHE ESSENTIALS OF ELOCUTIONHOW TO SPEAK IN PUBLICPower and PersonalityHow to Develop Self-ConfidenceHow to ARGUE AND WINHow to Read and DeclaimHUMOROUS HITS AND HOW TO HOLD AN AUDIENCEWilliam Jennings BryanEssentials of English Speech and LiteratureHOW TO ENJOY THE ECSTASY THAT ACCOMPANIES SUCCESSFUL SPEAKING← MY GRANDMOTHER'S TURKEY-TAIL FANBefore An Audience →