The Characteristics of American Humour

Traits of American Humour is a three volume edition which contains numerous short stories, sketches and tales, illustrating the character and wit of American people from North to South and from East to West.Table of Contents:Vol. 1:My First and Last speech in the General CourtHoss Allen, of MissouriThe Widow Rugby's HusbandThe Big Bear of ArkansasJohnny Beedle's CourtshipThe Marriage of Johnny BeedleJohnny Beedle's ThanksgivingAunt Nabby's Stewed GooseDecline and Fall of the City of DogtownThe Coon-HuntA Ride With Old Kit KunckerSeth Willett; The Elk County WitnessThe Two Fat SalsWar's Yure Hoss?Bob LeeThe Shooting-MatchThe Horse SwapThree Chances for a WifeThe Yankee Amongst the MermaidsCaptain Stick and TonyThe Way Billy Harris Drove the Drum-Fish to MarketYankee HomespunThe Indefatigable Bear-HunterColonel Crockett's Ride on the Back of a BuffaloColonel Crockett's Adventure with a Grizzly BearColonel Crockett's, The Bear, and the SwallowsA Pretty PredicamentVol. 2:The Editor's CreedJosh Beanpole's CourtshipPeter Brush, the Great Used UpCousin Sally DilliardThe Age of WondersHow Simon Suggs "Raised Jack"My First Visit to PortlandBilly Warrick's Courtship and MarriageOur TownFalling off a Log, in a Game of "Seven Up"A Yankee Card-TableDick M'Coy's Sketches of His NeighboursKicking a YankeeWhy Mr. Sellum Disposed of the HorseMetaphysicsA Tight Race Considerin'A Shark StoryA Bear StoryThe Best-Natured Man in the WorldChunky's Fight With the PanthersA Bully Boat, and a Brag CaptainFydget FyxingtonDoing a SheriffThe Muscadine StoryPolly Peablossom's WeddingThe Mother and Her ChildPeleg PonderVol. 3:The Thimble GameMike Hooter's Bar StoryCousin GussThe Gander-PullingHow Mike Hooter Came Very Near Walloping Arch CooneyAn Interesting InterviewBen Wilson's Last Jug-RaceMike Fink in a Tight PlaceOur Singing-SchoolWhere Joe Meriweather Went ToGeorgia TheatricsTaking the CensusA Family PictureColonel Jones's FightThe Fastest Funeral on RecordOld Tuttle's Last Quarter Race…