The Fable of How Uncle Brewster wasToo Shifty for the Tempter
The Fable of the Grass Widow andthe Mesmeree and the Six Dollars
The Fable of the Honest Money-Makerand the Partner of His Joys, Such as They Were
The Fable of Why Sweetie Flewthe Track
The Fable of the Ex-Chattel andthe Awful Swat that was Waiting for theColonel
The Fable of the Corporation Directorand the Mislaid Ambition
The Fable of What Happened theNight the Men Came to the Women's Club
The Fable of Why Essie's Tall FriendGot the Fresh Air
The Fable of the Michigan CounterfeitWho Wasn't One Thing or the Other
The Fable of the Adult Girl Who GotBusy Before They Could Ring the Bell on Her
The Fable of the Man-Grabber WhoWent Out of His Class
The Fable of the Inveterate Jokerwho Remained in Montana
The Fable of the Cruel Insult andthe Arrival of the Lover from No. 6
The Fable of the Lodge Fiend, andthe Delilah Trick Played by His Wife
The Fable of the ApprehensiveSparrow and Her Daily Escape
The Fable of the Regular Customerand the Copper-Lined Entertainer
The Fable of Lutie, the FalseAlarm, and How She Finished about the Timethat She Started
The Fable of the Cotillon Leaderfrom the Huckleberry District with the IntermittentMemory
The Fable of the He-Gossip andthe Man's Wife and the Man
The Fable of the Author Who wasSorry for What He Did to Willie
When Uncle Brewster had put on his Annual Collar and combed hisBeard and was about to start to the Depot, his Wife, Aunt Mehely,looked at him through her Specs and shook her Head doubtfully.
Then she spoke as follows: "You go slow there in the City. Youknow your Failin's. You're just full of the Old Harry, and whenyou're Het Up you're just like as not to Raise Ned."
"I guess I can take keer of myse'f about as well as the NextOne," retorted Uncle Brewster. "I've been to the Mill an' got myGrist, if any one should ask. I ain't no Greeny."
With that he started for the Train, which was due in oneHour.
As he rode toward the Great City he smoked a Baby Mine Cigar,purchased of the