Contains:

Curing a cold --
Aurelia's unfortunate young man --
A touching story of George Washington's boyhood --
Advice for good little girls --
The celebrated jumping frog of Calaveras County --
The story of the bad little boy --
Answers to correspondents --
Concerning chambermaids --
An inquiry about insurances --
Cannibalism in the cars --
A fine old man --
A visit to Niagara --
The personal habits of the Siamese twins --
Journalism in Tennessee --
To raise poultry --
A mysterious visit --
A curious dream --
The story of the good little boy --
How I edited an agricultural paper --
Political economy --
Science vs. luck --
My watch --
Running for governor --
History repeats itself --
My first literary venture --
About barbers --
Buck Fanshaw's funeral --
The great land-slide case --
His grandfather's old ram --
Experience of the McWilliamses with membranous croup --
Mrs. McWilliams and the lightning --
The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm --
Extracts from Adam's diary --
How to tell a story.