Project Gutenberg 2006-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 686 Wilder, Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney) 1859 1915 Wilder, Marshall Pinckney The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.) An Archæological Congress, by Burdette -- Aunt Dinah's Kitchen, by Stowe -- Ballad, by Leland -- Barney McGee, by Hovey -- The Beecher Beached, by Tabb -- A Boy's View of It, by Stanton -- Budd Wilkins at the Show, by Kiser -- The Colonel's Clothes, by Gilman -- Comin' Thu, by Culbertson -- The Dutchman Who Had the "Small Pox," by Leland -- An Evening Musicale, by Fisk -- Familiar Authors at Work, by Carruth -- Fascination, by Tabb -- The Golfer's Rubaiyat, by Boynton -- Go Lightly, Gal (The Cake Walk), by Culbertson -- Grandma Keeler Gets Grandpa Ready for Sunday-School, by Greene -- The Hoosier and the Salt Pile, by Marble -- How "Ruby" Played, by Bagby -- A Letter, by Nasby -- The Lost Word, by Paul -- Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum, by Irwin -- Mr. Dooley on Gold-Seeking, by Dunne -- Mr. Dooley on Reform Candidates, by Dunne -- Natural Perversities, by Riley -- A Nautical Ballad, by Carryl -- The Old Deacon's Version of the Story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, by Stanton -- Our Best Society, by Curtis -- Plagiarism, by Tabb -- The Recruit, by Chambers -- "Ringworm Frank", by Riley -- A Rival Entertainment, by Field -- Samuel Brown, by Cary -- Seffy and Sally, by Long -- She Talked, by Foss -- The Strike at Hinman's, by Burdette -- The Two Brothers, by Wells -- The Two Farmers, by Wells -- The Two New Houses, by Wells -- The Two Suitors, by Wells -- Vive La Bagatelle, by Burgess -- Walk, by Devere -- The Way it Wuz, by Riley -- Yawcob Strauss, by Adams -- Yes?, by O'Reilly. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II" by Marshall P. Wilder is a collection of humorous writings and sketches likely compiled in the early 20th century. This volume showcases various comedic pieces from notable authors, intending to entertain readers with a selection of wit that reflects American society's amusing facets and eccentricities. The work brings together a myriad of short stories, poems, and fables that highlight the artistry in American humor. The opening of this volume presents a variety of pieces, starting with "The Two New Houses" by Carolyn Wells, which employs a fable structure to convey morals about arrogance and humility in decision-making. This is followed by an assortment of poems and humorous essays, including George William Curtis's commentary on "Best Society," which critiques social pretentiousness and explores the true essence of societal worth. Throughout the opening, the pieces offer snapshots of characters, anecdotes, and humor that together form a tapestry of American cultural reflections, encouraging readers to appreciate the richness and diversity of humor in their society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American wit and humor American literature -- Humor PN Text Humor Short Stories Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Short Stories Category: Poetry Category: Humour Category: American Literature 352412 2025-06-08T04:46:20.762213 text/html 355883 2006-05-28T07:33:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 197311 2006-05-28T07:33:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295839 2025-06-08T04:46:33.881653 application/epub+zip 296824 2025-06-08T04:46:26.059697 application/epub+zip 207029 2025-06-08T04:46:23.985701 application/epub+zip 552601 2025-06-08T04:46:38.765663 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 584903 2025-06-08T04:46:31.846704 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479865 2022-09-09T03:50:45.323428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283985 2025-06-08T04:46:19.606235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 283853 2006-05-28T07:33:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117587 2006-05-28T07:33:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 283851 2006-05-28T07:33:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117524 2006-05-28T07:33:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22533 2025-06-08T04:46:38.920640 application/rdf+xml 19301 2025-06-08T04:46:24.603742 image/jpeg 4181 2025-06-08T04:46:24.299701 image/jpeg 287282 2025-06-08T04:46:20.795246 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia