Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor
by T. S. Arthur
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Chapters (27)
- OFF-HAND SKETCHES
- A little dashed with humour
- T. S. Arthur
- PHILADELPHIA: 1851.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
- THE CIRCUIT-PREACHER THE PROTEST RETRENCHMENT; OR, WHAT A MAN SAVED BY STOPPING HIS NEWSPAPER HUNTING UP A TESTIMONIAL TRYING TO BE A GENTLEMAN TAKING A PRESCRIPTION THE YANKEE AND THE DUTCHMAN; OR, I'LL GIVE OR TAKE A TIPSY PARSON MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING; OR, THE REASON WHY MRS. TODD DIDN'T SPEAK TO MRS. JONES ALMOST A TRAGEDY THAT JOHN MASON A NEW WAY TO COLLECT AN OLD DEBT A SHOCKING BAD MEMORY DRIVING A HARD BARGAIN OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE; OR, THE LOVE OF A HOUSE MARRYING A COUNT JOB'S COMFORTERS; OR, THE LADY WITH NERVES THE CODE OF HONOUR TREATING A CASE ACTIVELY
- OFF-HAND SKETCHES.
- THE CIRCUIT-PREACHER.
- THE PROTEST.
- RETRENCHMENT; OR, WHAT A MAN SAVED BY STOPPING HIS NEWSPAPER.
- HUNTING UP A TESTIMONIAL.
- TRYING TO BE A GENTLEMAN.
- TAKING A PRESCRIPTION.
- THE YANKEE AND THE DUTCHMAN; OR, I'LL GIVE OR TAKE.
- A TIPSY PARSON.
- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING; OR, THE REASON WHY MRS. TODD DIDN'T SPEAK TO MRS. JONES.
- ALMOST A TRAGEDY. A REMINISCENCE OF MR. JOHN JONES.
- THAT JOHN MASON.
- A NEW WAY TO COLLECT AN OLD DEBT.
- A SHOCKING BAD MEMORY.
- DRIVING A HARD BARGAIN.
- OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN INTO THE FIRE; OR, THE LOVE OF A HOUSE.
- MARRYING A COUNT.
- JOB'S COMFORTERS; OR, THE LADY WITH NERVES.
- THE CODE OF HONOUR.
- TREATING A CASE ACTIVELY. A PHYSICIAN'S STORY.
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