ER--"I PRITHEE, AU
RESERVOIR, I GO HENS!"

CHAPTER XVI.

UNCLE EZRA PAYS A VISIT. UNCLE EZRA CAUSES THE BAD BOY TO
BACKSLIDE--UNCLE EZRA AND THE OLD MAN WERE BAD PILLS--THEIR RECORD IS
AWFUL--KEEPING UNCLE EZRA ON THE RAGGED EDGE--THE BED SLATS FIXED--THE
OLD MAN TANGLED UP--THIS WORLD IS NOT RUN RIGHT--UNCLE EZRA MAKES HIM
TIRED

CHAPTER XVII.

HE DISCUSSES THEOLOGY. MEDITATIONS ON NOAH'S ARK--THE GARDEN OF
EDEN--THE ANCIENT DUDE--ADAM WITH A PLUG HAT ON--"I'M A THINKER FROM
THINKERSVILLE"--THE APOSTLES IN A PATROL WAGON--ELIJAH AND ELISHA--THE
PRODIGAL SON--A VEAL POT PIE FOR DINNER

CHAPTER XVIII.

THE DEPARTED ROOSTER. THE GROCERY MAN DISCOURSES ON DEATH--THE DEAD
ROOSTER--A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH--THE TENDERNESS BETWEEN THE ROOSTER
AND HIS FAITHFUL HEN--THE HEN RETIRES TO SET--THE CHICKENS--THE PROUD
ROOSTER DIES--THE FICKLE HEN FLIRTING IN INDECENT HASTE

CHAPTER XIX.

ONE MORE JOKE ON THE OLD MAN--UNCLE EZRA RETURNS--THE BASKET ON THE
STEPS--THE ANONYMOUS LETTER--"O, BROTHER THAT I SHOULD LIVE TO SEE THIS
DAY!"--AN UGLY DUTCH BABY--THE OLD MAN WHEELS THE BABY NOW--A FROG IN
THE OLD MAN'S BED

CHAPTER XX.

FOURTH OF JULY MISADVENTURES. TROUBLE IN THE PISTOL POCKET--THE GROCERY
MAN'S CAT THE BAD BOY A MINISTERING ANGEL--ASLEEP ON THE FOURTH OF
JULY--GOES WITH HIS GIRL TO THE SOLDIER'S HOME--TERRIBLE. FOURTH OF JULY
MISADVENTURES--THE GIRL WHO WENT OUT COMES BACK A BURNT OFFERING

CHAPTER XXI.

WORKING ON SUNDAY. TURNING A GRINDSTONE IS HEALTHY--"NOT ANY GRINDSTONE
FOR HENNERY!"--THIS HYPOCRISY IS PLAYED OUT--ANOTHER JOB ON THE OLD
MAN--HOW THE DAYS OF THE WEEK GOT MIXED--THE NUMEROUS FUNERALS--THE
MINISTER APPEARS--THE BAD BOY GOES OVER THE BACK FENCE

CHAPTER XXII.

THE OLD MAN AWFULLY BLOATED. THE OLD MAN BEGINS DRINKING AGAIN--THINKS
BETTING IS HARMLESS--HAD TO WALK HOME FROM CHICAGO--THE SPECTACLES
CHANGED--A SMALL SUIT OF CLOTHES--THE OLD MAN AWFULLY BLOATED--"HENNERY,
YOUR PA IS A MIGHTY SICK MAN"--THE SWELLING SUDDENLY GOES DOWN

CHAPTER XXIII.

THE GROCERY MAN AND THE GHOST. GHOSTS DON'T STEAL WORMY FIGS--A GRAND
REHEARSAL--THE MINISTER MURDERS HAMLET--THE WATER MELON KNIFE--THE OLD
MAN WANTED TO REHEARSE THE DRUNKEN SCENE IN RIP VAN WINKLE--NO HUGGING
ALLOWED--HAMLET WOULDN'T HAVE TWO GHOSTS--"HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE AN
IDIOT?"

CHAPTER XXIV.

THE CRUEL WOMAN AND THE LUCKLESS DOG--THE BAD BOY WITH A DOG AND A BLACK
EYE--WHERE DID YOU STEAL HIM?--ANGELS DON'T BREAK