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CONTENTS

  • The Yarn of the "Nancy Bell"............. 7
  • Captain Reece............................ 12
  • The Bishop and the Busman................ 17
  • The Folly of Brown....................... 21
  • The Three Kings of Chickeraboo........... 25
  • The Bishop of Rum-ti-Foo................. 29
  • To the Terrestrial Globe................. 34
  • General John............................. 35
  • Sir Guy the Crusader..................... 38
  • King Borria Bungalee Boo................. 42
  • The Troubadour........................... 48
  • The Force of Argument.................... 53
  • Only a Dancing Girl...................... 58
  • The Sensation Captain.................... 61
  • The Periwinkle Girl...................... 66
  • Bob Polter............................... 71
  • Gentle Alice Brown....................... 77
  • Ben Allah Achmet......................... 84
  • The Englishman........................... 91
  • The Disagreeable Man..................... 92
  • The Modern Major-General................. 94
  • The Heavy Dragoon........................ 97
  • Only Roses............................... 100
  • They'll None of 'Em Be Missed............ 101
  • The Policeman's Lot...................... 104
  • An Appeal................................ 106
  • Eheu Fugaces--!.......................... 107
  • A Recipe................................. 109
  • The First Lord's Song.................... 111
  • When a Merry Maiden Marries.............. 113
  • The Suicide's Grave...................... 115
  • He and She............................... 117
  • The Lord Chancellor's Song............... 119
  • Willow Waly.............................. 121
  • The Usher's Charge....................... 123
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  • King Goodheart........................... 124
  • The Tangled Skein........................ 126
  • Girl Graduates........................... 127
  • The Ape and the Lady..................... 129
  • Sans Souci............................... 131
  • The British Tar.......................... 132
  • The Coming Bye and Bye................... 133
  • The Sorcerer's Song...................... 135
  • Speculation.............................. 139
  • The Duke of Plaza-Toro................... 140
  • The Reward of Merit...................... 143
  • When I First Put This Uniform On......... 146
  • Said I to Myself, Said I................. 147
  • The Family Fool.......................... 149
  • The Philosophic Pill..................... 153
  • The Contemplative Sentry................. 154
  • Sorry Her Lot............................ 156
  • The Judge's Song......................... 157
  • True Diffidence.......................... 159
  • The Highly Respectable Gondolier......... 161
  • Don't Forget............................. 164
  • The Darned Mounseer...................... 167
  • The Humane Mikado........................ 169
  • The House of Peers....................... 172
  • The Æsthete....................... 173
  • Proper Pride............................. 176
  • The Baffled Grumbler..................... 178
  • The Working Monarch...................... 180
  • The Rover's Apology...................... 183
  • Would You Know........................... 184
  • The Magnet and the Churn................. 185
  • Braid the Raven Hair..................... 187
  • Is Life a Boon?.......................... 188
  • A Mirage................................. 189
  • A Merry Madrigal......................... 191
  • The Love-Sick Boy........................ 192
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