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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

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• ONE OF MR. WARD'S BUSINESS LETTERS 17

• THE SHAKERS 20

• HIGH-HANDED OUTRAGE AT UTICA 34

• THE ATLANTIC CABLE 36

• AMONG THE SPIRITS 41

• ON THE WING 49

• THE OCTOROON 54

• EXPERIENCE AS AN EDITOR 62

• OBERLIN 64

• THE SHOWMAN'S COURTSHIP 69

• THE CRISIS 74

• WAX FIGURES vs. SHAKSPEARE 82

• AMONG THE FREE LOVERS 86

• SCANDALOUS DOINGS AT PITTSBURG 91

• A VISIT TO BRIGHAM YOUNG 95

• THE CENSUS 103

• AN HONEST LIVING 106

• THE PRESS 107

• EDWIN FORREST AS OTHELLO 111

• THE SHOW BUSINESS AND POPULAR LECTURES 117

• WOMAN'S RIGHTS 119

• WOULD-BE SEA DOGS 123

• ON “FORTS.” 124

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• PICCOLOMINI 130

• LITTLE PATTI 135

• MOSES THE SASSY 141

• THE PRINCE OF WALES 148

• OSSAWATOMIE BROWN 157

• JOY IN THE HOUSE OF WARD 163

• CRUISE OF THE POLLY ANN 170

• INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT LINCOLN 176

• THE SHOW IS CONFISCATED 189

• THRILLING SCENES IN DIXIE 198

• FOURTH OF JULY ORATION 206

• THE WAR FEVER IN BALDINSVILLE 217

• INTERVIEW WITH PRINCE NAPOLEON 223

  MISCELLANEOUS.

• MARION:—A ROMANCE OF THE FRENCH SCHOOL 235

• LETTER FROM A GORY MEMBER OF THE HOME GUARD 241

• EAST SIDE THEATRICALS 244

• SOLILOQUY OF A LOW THIEF 250

• SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS 253

• THE WIFE 261

• A JUVENILE COMPOSITION 263

• A POEM BY THE SAME 264

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