Contains:

Curing a cold --

Aurelia's unfortunate young man --

A touching story of George Washington's boyhood --

Advice for good little girls --

The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County --

The story of the bad little boy --

Answers to correspondents --

Concerning chambermaids --

An inquiry about insurances --

Cannibalism in the cars --

A fine old man --

A visit to Niagara --

The personal habits of the Siamese twins --

Journalism in Tennessee --

To raise poultry --

A mysterious visit --

A curious dream --

The story of the good little boy --

How I edited an agricultural paper --

Political economy --

Science vs. luck --

My watch --

Running for governor --

History repeats itself --

My first literary venture --

About barbers --

Buck Fanshaw's funeral --

The great land-slide case --

His grandfather's old ram --

Experience of the McWilliamses with membranous croup --

Mrs. McWilliams and the lightning --

The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm --

Extracts from Adam's diary --

How to tell a story.