Contains 30 stories:

The $30,000 bequest --
A dog's tale --
Was it heaven? Or hell? --
The Californian's tale --
A helpless situation --
A telephonic conversation --
Edward Mills and George Benton: a tale --
The five boons of life --
The first writing-machines --
Italian without a master --
Italian with grammar --
A burlesque biography --
How to Tell a Story
General Washington's Negro body-servant --
Wit inspirations of the "two-year-olds" --
An entertaining article --
A letter to the Secretary of the Treasury --
Amended obituaries --
A monument to Adam --
A humane word from Satan --
Introduction to "The new guide of the conversation in Portuguese and English" --
Advice to little girls --
Post-mortem poetry --
The danger of lying in bed --
Portrait of King William III --
Does the race of man love a lord? --
Extracts from Adam's Diary
Eve's diary.