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UNCLE WALT


[Illustration: To George Matthew Adams
From his Accomplice Walt Mason]


UNCLE WALT
[WALT MASON]

[Illustration]

The Poet Philosopher







Chicago
George Matthew Adams
1910

Copyright, 1910, by George Matthew Adams.
Registered in Canada in accordance with
the copyright law. Entered at Stationers'
Hall, London. All rights reserved.




Contents


  A Glance at History         17
  Longfellow                  18
  In Politics                 19
  The Human Head              20
  The Universal Help          21
  Little Sunbeam              22
  The Flag                    23
  Doc Jonnesco                24
  Little Girl                 25
  The Landlady                26
  Twilight Reveries           27
  King and Kid                28
  Little Green Tents          29
  Geronimo Aloft              31
  The Venerable Excuse        32
  Silver Threads              33
  The Poet Balks              34
  The Penny Saved             35
  Home Life                   36
  Eagles and Hens             