Chapter XXXVI

HIS PA GETS BOXEDPARROT FOR SALETHE OLD MAN IS DOWN ON THE
GROCER"A CONTRITE HEART BEATS A BOB-TAILED FLUSH!"POLLY'S
RESPONSESCAN A PARROT GO TO HELL?THE OLD MAN GETS ANOTHER BLACK
EYEDUFFY HITS FOR KEEPS!NOTHING LIKE AN OYSTER FOR A BLACK EYE

Grocery Man and Peck's Bad Boy (v.2)

DETAILED CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.

CHAPTER XVII.

CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XX.

CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXII.

CHAPTER XXIII.

CHAPTER XXIV.

CHAPTER XXV.

CHAPTER XXVI.

CHAPTER XXVII.

List of Illustrations

Cover

Frontispiece

Titlepage

Well I'm Dem'd

One for the Old Maid

The Old Man Stabbed

Maple Syrup for One

Great God, Hanner, We Are Blowed Up

By Low Baby

The Old Man, the Hired Girl and The Goat

After the Earthquake Was Over

Uncle Tom and Topsy

The Minister and Deacons Salted

The Sunday School Teachers First Appearance on Stage

Pa Was All Tied up

Fourth of July Misadventures

Hennery, Your Pa is a Mighty Sick Man

DETAILED CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER I.
VARIEGATED DOGSTHE BAD BOY SLEEPS ON THE ROOFA MAN DOESN'T
KNOW EVERYTHING AT FORTY-EIGHTTHE OLD MAN WANTS SOME POLLYNURIOUS
WATERTHE DYER'S DOGSPROCESSION OF THE DOGSPINK, BLUE, GREEN AND
WHITE"WELL, I'M DEM'd"HIS PA DON'T APPRECIATE.

CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER II.
HIS PA PLAYS JOKESA MAN SHOULDN'T GET MAD AT A JOKETHE MAGIC
BOUQUETTHE GROCERY MAN TAKES A TURNHIS PA TRIES THE BOUQUET AT
CHURCHONE FOR THE OLD MAIDA FIGHT ENSUESTHE BAD BOY THREATENS THE
GROCERY manA COMPROMISE.

CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER III.
HIS PA STABBEDTHE GROCERY MAN SETS A TRAP IN VAINA BOOM IN
LINIMENTHIS PA GOES TO THE LANGTRY SHOWTHE BAD BOY TURNS
BURGLARTHE OLD MAN STABBEDHIS ACCOUNT OF THE FRAYA GOOD SINGLE
HANDED LIAR.

CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER IV.
HIS PA BUSTEDTHE CRAZE FOR MINING STOCKWHAT'S A BILK?THE PIOUS
BILKTHE OLD MAN INVESTSTHE DEACONS AND EVEN THE HIRED GIRLS
INVESTHOT MAPLE SYRUP FOR ONEGETTING A MAN'S MIND OFF HIS TROUBLES.

CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER V.
HIS PA AND DYNAMITETHE OLD MAN SELLING SILVER STOCKFENIAN
SCARE"DYNAMITE" IN MILWAUKEETHE FENIAN BOOM"GREAT GOD, MANNER!
WE ARE BLOWED UP!"HIS MA HAS LOTS OF SANDTHE OLD MAN USELESS IN
TROUBLETHE DOG AND THE FALSE TEETH

CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VI.
HIS PA AN ORANGEMANTHE GROCERY MAN SHAMEFULLY ABUSEDHE GETS
HOTBUTTER, OLEOMARGARINE AND AXLE GREASETHE OLD MAN WEARS ORANGE
ON ST. PATRICK'S DAYHE HAS TO RUN FOR HIS LIFETHE BAD BOY AT SUNDAY
SCHOOLINGERSOLL AND BEECHER VOTED OUTMARY HAD A LAMB

CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VII.
HIS MA DECEIVES HIMTHE BAD BOY IN SEARCH OF SAFFRON"WELL, IT'S A
GIRL, IF YOU MUST KNOW"THE BAD BOY IS GRIEVED AT HIS MA'S DECEPTION
"SH-H-H TOOTSY GO TO SLEEP""BY LOW, BABY"THAT SETTLED IT WITH
THE CATA BABY! BAH! IT MAKES ME TIRED

CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE BABY AND THE GOAT. THE BAD BOY THINKS HIS SISTER WILL BE A FIRE
ENGINE"OLD NUMBER TWO"BABY REQUIRES GOAT MILK? THE GOAT IS
FRISKYTAKES TO EATING ROMAN CANDLESTHE OLD MAN, THE HIRED GIRL, AND
THE GOATTHE BAD BOY BECOMES TELLER IN A LIVERY STABLE

CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER IX.
A FUNERAL PROCESSIONTHE BAD BOY ON CRUTCHES"YOU OUGHT TO SEE THE
MINISTER"AN ELEVEN DOLLAR FUNERALTHE MINISTER TAKES THE LINESAN
EARTHQUAKEAFTER THE EARTHQUAKE WAS OVERTHE POLICEMAN FANS THE
MINISTERA MINISTER SHOULD HAVE SENSE

CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER X.
THE OLD MAN MAKES A SPEECH. THE GROCERY MAN AND THE BAD BOY HAVE
A FUSSTHE BOHEMIAN BANDTHE BAD BOY ORGANIZES A SERENADE"BABY
MINE"THE OLD MAN ELOQUENTTHE BOHEMIANS CREATE A FAMINETHE Y. M. C.
A. ANNOUNCEMENT

CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XI.
GARDENING UNDER DIFFICULTIESTHE GROCERY MAN IS DECEIVEDTHE BAD
BOY DON'T LIKE MOVINGGOES INTO THE COLORING BUSINESSTHE OLD MAN
THOROUGHLY DISGUSTEDUNCLE TOM AND TOPSYTHE OLD MAN ARRESTEDWHAT
THE GROCERY MAN THINKSTHE BAD BOY MORALIZES ON HIS FATERESOLVES TO
BE GOOD

CHAPTER XII.
CHAPTER XII.
THE OLD MAN SHOOTS THE MINISTERTHE BAD BOY TRIES TO LEAD A DIFFERENT
LIFEMURDER IN THE AIRTHE OLD MAN AND HIS FRIENDS GIVE THEMSELVES
AWAYDREADFUL STORIES OF THEIR WICKED YOUTHTHE CHICKEN COOP
INVADEDTHE OLD MAN TO THE RESCUETHE MINISTER AND THE DEACONS SALTED

CHAPTER XIII.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE BAD BOY A THOROUGHBRED. THE BAD BOY WITH A BLACK EYEA POOR
FRIENDLESS GIRL EXCITES HIS PITYPROVES HIMSELF A GALLANT
KNIGHTTHE OLD MAN IS CHARMED AT HIS SON'S COURAGETHE GROCERY MAN
MORALIZESFIFTEEN CHRISTS IN MILWAUKEETHE TABLES TURNEDTHE OLD MAN
WEARS THE BOY'S OLD CLOTHES

CHAPTER XIV.
CHAPTER XIV.
ENTERTAINING Y. M. C. A. DELEGATESTHE BAD BOY MINISTERS AT THE Y.
M. C. A. WATER FOUNTAINTHE DELEGATES FLOOD THEMSELVES WITH SODA
WATERTWO DELEGATES DEALT TO HIS MATHE NIGHT KEYTHE FALL OF THE
FLOWER STANDDELEGATES IN THE CELLAR ALL NIGHTTHE BAD BOY'S GIRL IS
WORKING HIS REFORMATION

CHAPTER XV.
CHAPTER XV.
HE TURNS SUPE. THE BAD BOY QUITS JERKING SODAENTERS THE DRAMATIC
PROFESSION"WHAT'S A SUPER"THE PRIVILEGES OF A SUPE'S FATHERBEHIND
THE SCENESTHE BAD BOY HAS PLAYED WITH MC'CULLOUGH"IWAS THE
POPULACE."PLAYS IT ON HIS SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER"I PRITHEE, AU
RESERVOIR, I GO HENS!"

CHAPTER XVI.
CHAPTER XVI.
UNCLE EZRA PAYS A VISIT. UNCLE EZRA CAUSES THE BAD BOY TO
BACKSLIDEUNCLE EZRA AND THE OLD MAN WERE BAD PILLSTHEIR RECORD IS
AWFULKEEPING UNCLE EZRA ON THE RAGGED EDGETHE BED SLATS FIXEDTHE
OLD MAN TANGLED UPTHIS WORLD IS NOT RUN RIGHTUNCLE EZRA MAKES HIM
TIRED

CHAPTER XVII.
CHAPTER XVII.
HE DISCUSSES THEOLOGY. MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARKTHE GARDEN OF
EDENTHE ANCIENT DUDEADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON"I'M A THINKER FROM
THINKERSVILLE"THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGONELIJAH AND ELISHATHE
PRODIGAL SONA VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER

CHAPTER XVIII.
CHAPTER XVIII.
THE DEPARTED ROOSTER. THE GROCERY MAN DISCOURSES ON DEATHTHE DEAD
ROOSTERA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHTHE TENDERNESS BETWEEN THE ROOSTER
AND HIS FAITHFUL HENTHE HEN RETIRES TO SETTHE CHICKENSTHE PROUD
ROOSTER DIESTHE FICKLE HEN FLIRTING IN INDECENT HASTE

CHAPTER XIX.
CHAPTER XIX.
ONE MORE JOKE ON THE OLD MANUNCLE EZRA RETURNSTHE BASKET ON THE
STEPSTHE ANONYMOUS LETTER"O, BROTHER THAT I SHOULD LIVE TO SEE THIS
DAY!"AN UGLY DUTCH BABYTHE OLD MAN WHEELS THE BABY NOWA FROG IN
THE OLD MAN'S BED

CHAPTER XX.
CHAPTER XX.
FOURTH OF JULY MISADVENTURES. TROUBLE IN THE PISTOL POCKETTHE GROCERY
MAN'S CAT THE BAD BOY A MINISTERING ANGELASLEEP ON THE FOURTH OF
JULYGOES WITH HIS GIRL TO THE SOLDIER'S HOMETERRIBLE. FOURTH OF JULY
MISADVENTURESTHE GIRL WHO WENT OUT COMES BACK A BURNT OFFERING

CHAPTER XXI.
CHAPTER XXI.
WORKING ON SUNDAY. TURNING A GRINDSTONE IS HEALTHY"NOT ANY GRINDSTONE
FOR HENNERY!"THIS HYPOCRISY IS PLAYED OUTANOTHER JOB ON THE OLD
MANHOW THE DAYS OF THE WEEK GOT MIXEDTHE NUMEROUS FUNERALSTHE
MINISTER APPEARSTHE BAD BOY GOES OVER THE BACK FENCE

CHAPTER XXII.
CHAPTER XXII.
THE OLD MAN AWFULLY BLOATED. THE OLD MAN BEGINS DRINKING AGAINTHINKS
BETTING IS HARMLESSHAD TO WALK HOME FROM CHICAGOTHE SPECTACLES
CHANGEDA SMALL SUIT OF CLOTHESTHE OLD MAN AWFULLY BLOATED"HENNERY,
YOUR PA IS A MIGHTY SICK MAN"THE SWELLING SUDDENLY GOES DOWN

CHAPTER XXIII.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE GROCERY MAN AND THE GHOST. GHOSTS DON'T STEAL WORMY FIGSA GRAND
REHEARSALTHE MINISTER MURDERS HAMLETTHE WATER MELON KNIFETHE OLD
MAN WANTED TO REHEARSE THE DRUNKEN SCENE IN RIP VAN WINKLENO HUGGING
ALLOWEDHAMLET WOULDN'T HAVE TWO GHOSTS"HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN
IDIOT?"

CHAPTER XXIV.
CHAPTER XXIV.
THE CRUEL WOMAN AND THE LUCKLESS DOGTHE BAD BOY WITH A DOG AND A BLACK
EYEWHERE DID YOU STEAL HIM?ANGELS DON'T BREAK DOGS' LEGSA WOMAN
WHO BREAKS DOGS' LEGS HAS NO SHOW WITH ST. PETERANOTHER BURGLAR
SCARETHE GROCERY DELIVERY MAN SCARED

CHAPTER XXV.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE BAD BOY GROWS THOUGHTFULWHY IS LETTUCE LIKE A GIRL?KING SOLOMON
A FOOLTHINK OF ANY SANE MAN HAVING A THOUSAND WIVESHE WOULD HAVE
TO HAVE TWO HOTELS DURING VACATION300 BLONDES600 BRUNETTES, ETC.A
THOUSAND WIVES TAKING ICE CREAM"I DON'T ENVY SOLOMON HIS THOUSAND"

CHAPTER XXVI.
CHAPTER XXVI.
FARM EXPERIENCES. THE BAD BOY WORKS ON A FARM FOR A DEACONHE KNOWS
WHEN HE HAS GOT ENOUGHHOW THE DEACON MADE HIM FLAX AROUNDAND HOW HE
MADE IT WARM FOR THE DEACON

CHAPTER XXVII.
DRINKING CIDER IN THE CELLARTHE DEACON WILL NOT ACCEPT HENNERY'S
RESIGNATIONHE WANTS BUTTER ON HIS PANCAKESHIS CHUM JOINS HIMTHE
SKUNK IN THE CELLARTHE POOR BOY GETS THE "AGER."

Peck's Bad Boy Abroad

DETAILED CONTENTS

PECK'S BAD BOY ABROAD.

CHAPTER I.

CHAPTER II.

CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IV.

CHAPTER V.

CHAPTER VI.

CHAPTER VII.

CHAPTER VIII.

CHAPTER IX.

CHAPTER X.

CHAPTER XI.

CHAPTER XII.

CHAPTER XIII.

CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTER XV.

CHAPTER XVI.

CHAPTER XVII.

CHAPTER XVIII.

CHAPTER XIX.

CHAPTER XX.

CHAPTER XXI.

CHAPTER XXII.

CHAPTER XXIII.

CHAPTER XXIV.

CHAPTER XXV.

CHAPTER XXVI.

CHAPTER XXVII.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CHAPTER XXIX.