Project Gutenberg 2006-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 767 Wilder, Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney) 1859 1915 Wilder, Marshall Pinckney The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III. (of X.) An Arkansas Planter, by Read -- The Auto Rubaiyat, by Kauffman -- A Ballade of the "How To" Books, by Davies -- The Bohemians of Boston, by Burgess -- The Courtin', by Lowell -- The Crimson Cord, by Butler -- The Diamond Wedding, by Stedman -- Dislikes, by Holmes -- A Dos't o' Blues, by Riley -- The Dying Gag, by Ford -- Elizabeth Eliza Writes a Paper, by Hale -- Garden Ethics, by Warner -- The Genial Idiot Suggests a Comic Opera, by Bangs -- Hans Breitmann's Party, by Leland -- The Hired Hand and "Ha'nts," by Laughlin -- In Elizabeth's Day, by Rice -- In Philistia, by Carman -- A Letter from Home, by Irwin -- The Little Mock-Man, by Riley -- Little Orphant Annie, by Riley -- Mammy's Lullaby, by Gillilan -- Maxioms, by Wells -- Morris and the Honorable Tim, by Kelly -- Mr. Stiver's Horse, by Bailey -- My First Visit to Portland, by Downing -- My Sweetheart, by Peck -- The New Version, by Lampton -- Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog, by Aldrich -- The Plaint of Jonah, by Burdette -- The Retort, by Morris -- The Rhyme of the Chivalrous Shark, by Irwin -- Rollo Learning to Read, by Burdette -- Selecting the Faculty, by Hall -- Southern Sketches, by Arp -- The Tower of London, by Ward -- A Traveled Donkey, by Taylor -- The Tree-Toad, by Riley -- The Two Automobilists, by Wells -- The Two Business Men, by Wells -- The Two Housewives, by Wells -- The Two Ladies, by Wells -- The Two Young Men, by Wells -- Uncle Simon and Uncle Jim, by Ward -- Wamsley's Automatic Pastor, by Crane -- Wild Animals I Have Met, by Wells. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Wit and Humor of America, Volume III" by Marshall P. Wilder is a collection of humorous prose and poetry compiled in the early 20th century. This volume features a variety of notable American authors, offering a delightful assortment of witty sketches, anecdotes, and light-hearted narratives that reflect the cultural humor of the time. The book aims to entertain readers with clever observations and comedic reflections on everyday life. The opening of the collection introduces a story titled "Our New Neighbors at Ponkapog" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. In this tale, the narrator observes the arrival of a newly married couple moving into a cottage in a secluded village. Their reclusive nature intrigues him as he speculates about their past and their choice to withdraw from the community. Rather than making acquaintances, the couple seems content to enjoy their solitude, prompting the neighbor to indulge in light-hearted conjectures about their mysterious background and habits. The narrative sets the stage for themes of curiosity, community dynamics, and the whimsical nature of human relationships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (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: Humour Category: American Literature 350601 2025-06-08T06:18:47.162925 text/html 353389 2006-07-01T15:47:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 189762 2006-07-01T15:47:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289201 2025-06-08T06:19:00.148892 application/epub+zip 290518 2025-06-08T06:18:52.384931 application/epub+zip 207254 2025-06-08T06:18:50.304939 application/epub+zip 554115 2025-06-08T06:19:04.869872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 580418 2025-06-08T06:18:58.223872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478846 2022-09-09T05:30:52.082086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285204 2025-06-08T06:18:45.875969 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 285080 2006-07-01T15:47:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 115922 2006-07-01T15:47:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 285077 2006-07-01T15:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115874 2006-07-01T15:47:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22556 2025-06-08T06:19:05.032856 application/rdf+xml 19940 2025-06-08T06:18:50.925920 image/jpeg 4276 2025-06-08T06:18:50.613919 image/jpeg 280288 2025-06-08T06:18:47.195955 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