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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             37
  The Sunday Paper            38
  The Nation's Hope           39
  Football                    40
  Health Food                 41
  Physical Culture            43
  The Nine Kings              44
  The Eyes of Lincoln         45
  The Better Land             46
  Knowledge Is Power          47
  The Pie Eaters              48
  The Sexton's Inn            49
  He Who Forgets              50
  Poor Father                 51
  The Idle Question           52
  Politeness                  53
  Little Pilgrims             55
  The Wooden Indian           56
  Home and Mother             57
  E. Phillips Oppenheim       58
  Better than Boodle          59
  The Famous Four             60
  Niagara                     61
  A Rainy Night               62
  The Wireless                63
  Helpful Mr. Bok             64
  Beryl's Boudoir             65
  Post-Mortem Honors          67
  After A While               68
  Pretty Good Schemes         69
  Knowledge by Mail           70
  Duke and Plumber            71
  Human Hands                 72
  The Lost Pipe               73
  Thanksgiving                74
  Sir Walter Raleigh          75
  The Country Editor          76
  Useless Griefs              77
  Fairbanks' Whiskers         78
  Letting It Alone            79
  The End of the Road         80
  The Dying Fisherman         81
  George Meredith             82
  The Smart Children          83
  The Journey                 85
  Times Have Changed          86
  My Little Dog "Dot"         87
  Harry Thurston Peck         88
  Tired Man's Sleep           89
  Tomorrow                    90
  Toothache                   91
  Auf Wiedersehen             92
  After the Game              93
  Nero's Fiddle               94
  The Real Terror             95
  The Talksmiths              96
  Woman's Progress            97
  The Magic Mirror            99
  The Misfit Face            100
  A Dog Story                101
  The Pitcher                102
  Lions and Ants             103
  The Nameless Dead          104
  Ambition                   105
  Night's Illusions          106
  Before and After           107
  Luther Burbank             108
  Governed Too Much          109
  Success in Life            110
  The Hookworm Victim        111
  Alfred Austin              112
  Weary Old Age              113
  Lullaby                    114
  The School Marm            115
  Poe                        116
  Gay Parents                117
  Dad                        118
  John Bunyan                119
  A Near Anthem              121
  The Yellow Cord            122
  The Important Man          123
  Toddling Home              124
  Trifling Things            125
  Trusty Dobbin              126
  The High Prices            127
  Omar Khayyam               128
  The Grouch                 129
  The Pole                   130
  Wilhelmina                 131
  Wilbur Wright              132
  The Broncho                133
  Schubert's Serenade        135
  Mazeppa                    136
  Fashion's Devotee          137
  Christmas                  138
  The Tightwad               139
  Blue Blood                 140
  The Cave Man               141
  Rudyard Kipling            142
  In Indiana                 143
  The Colonel at Home        144
  The June Bride             145
  At The Theatre             146
  Club Day Dirge             147
  Washington                 149
  Hours and Ponies           150
  The Optimist               151
  A Few Remarks              152
  Little Things              153
  The Umpire                 154
  Sherlock Holmes            155
  The Sanctuary              156
  The Newspaper Graveyard    157
  My Lady's Hair             158
  The Sick Minstrel          159
  The Beggar                 160
  Looking Forward            161
  The Depot Loafers          162
  The Foolish Husband        163
  Halloween                  165
  Rienzi To The Romans       166
  The Sorrel Colt            167
  Plutocrat and Poet         168
  Mail Order Clothes         169
  Evening                    170
  They All Come Back         171
  The Cussing Habit          172
  John Bull                  173
  An Oversight               174
  The Traveler               175
  Saturday Night             176
  Lady Nicotine              177
  Up-To-Date Serenade        179
  The Consumer               180
  Advice To A Damsel         181
  The New Year Vow           182
  The Stricken Toiler        183
  The Law Books              184
  Sleuths of Fiction         185
  Put It On Ice              186
  The Philanthropist         187
  Other Days                 188
  The Passing Year           189




List of Illustrations


                            Page
  Frontispiece                12
  "A Glance at History"       16
  "Geronimo Aloft"            30
  "Physical Culture"          42
  "Little Pilgrims"           54
  "Post-M