Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor, Том 2Thomas L. Masson Doubleday, Page, 1903 |
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... Pomona's Novel .. 78 Fred Trover's Little Iron - clad . JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE ROBERT JONES BURDETTE 98 The Artless Prattle of Childhood .. 122 JOSEPH BERT SMILEY St. Peter at the Gate . 132 HENRY GUY CARLETON The Thompson Street ...
... Pomona's Novel .. 78 Fred Trover's Little Iron - clad . JOHN TOWNSEND TROWBRIDGE ROBERT JONES BURDETTE 98 The Artless Prattle of Childhood .. 122 JOSEPH BERT SMILEY St. Peter at the Gate . 132 HENRY GUY CARLETON The Thompson Street ...
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... thousand loaves and two thousand fishes , and de twelve ' postles had to eat ' em all . De miracle is , dey didn't bust . " FRANK R. STOCKTON POMONA'S NOVEL It was in the latter 77 The V - a - s - e JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE The V-a-s-e.
... thousand loaves and two thousand fishes , and de twelve ' postles had to eat ' em all . De miracle is , dey didn't bust . " FRANK R. STOCKTON POMONA'S NOVEL It was in the latter 77 The V - a - s - e JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE The V-a-s-e.
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... at least three weeks , and how could we do that ? This was indeed a difficult question to answer . Who could take care of our garden , our poultry , our horse , and cow , and all their complicated 78 FRANK R STOCKTON Pomona's Novel.
... at least three weeks , and how could we do that ? This was indeed a difficult question to answer . Who could take care of our garden , our poultry , our horse , and cow , and all their complicated 78 FRANK R STOCKTON Pomona's Novel.
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... Pomona in charge than any one else ; but then Pomona was young and a girl . Euphemia agreed with me that she would rather trust her than any one else , but she also agreed in regard to the disqualifications . So when I went to the ...
... Pomona in charge than any one else ; but then Pomona was young and a girl . Euphemia agreed with me that she would rather trust her than any one else , but she also agreed in regard to the disqualifications . So when I went to the ...
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... Pomona must assume the charge . We were not able to get any one , and Pomona did assume the charge . It is surprising how greatly relieved we felt when we were obliged to come to this conclusion . The arrangement was exactly what we ...
... Pomona must assume the charge . We were not able to get any one , and Pomona did assume the charge . It is surprising how greatly relieved we felt when we were obliged to come to this conclusion . The arrangement was exactly what we ...
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ain't Ann Ryan apple tree asked bein Bilkins Bob Ingersoll bore BRET HARTE called Captain chair Cherokee Strip Clarence Cochin China Colonel Coquette dear dollars Dolly door Euphemia father feller fence friends garden gate George George Washington give goat Gus Johnson hand haythen head hear heard hour Hushaby Jaalam JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL jess tree JOHN GODFREY SAXE kind knew ladder Lisette little hatchet little Iron-clad looked Lord Edward Lullaby Margaret MARY MAPES DODGE McGinnis's Court Melons mind missus never night nodded nose nothin O'Rourke old gentleman once Peter Pomona replied Reverend ring says Shanghai smile Smith soul stood story talk there's thet thet's thing thought told took tooth turn Tushmaker Uncle Popworth Washington Whad Whiffles Williams window woman Wortleby
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