The Project Gutenberg E-text of Off-hand Sketches

About this eBook

Author

Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay), 1809-1885

Title

Off-Hand Sketches, a Little Dashed with Humor

Credits

Produced by Charles Aldarondo. HTML version by Al Haines.

Language

English

LoC Class

PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature

Subject

Short stories

Category

Text

eBook-No.

4624

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4624

Release Date

November 1, 2003

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.OFF-HAND SKETCHES
2. 2.A little dashed with humour — By
3. 3.T. S. Arthur — PHILADELPHIA: 1851. — PREFACE.
4. 4.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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