Bachelors, The. Amusing. Concord Love Song, A. Encore. Fading Leaf, The, by Gail Hamilton. A spirited description. Gray Champion, The, by Nathaniel Mark by Tennyson. A lofty, dramatic, and Kiss Deferred, The. A pleasing and popular poem. Our First Experience with a Watche Price of a Drink, The. Temperance. Three Kings, The, by Longfellow. A Tragedy on Past Participles, A. Watch Night, by Horatius Bonar. Re Shoemaker's Best Selections-No. 16 Esthetic Craze, The. Humorous. Calls. The nature of a ministerial call. Chariot Race, The, by Lew Wallace. Curse to Labor, The, by T. V. Powder ly. A strong plea for temperance. Day of Judgment, The, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. An amusing incident. Decoration Day. A patriotic tribute. Elf Child, The. By James Whitcomb Riley. "The Gobble-uns 'Il Git You." Popular. First View of the Heavens. Lofty From the Shore of Eternity. Reflec of Samuel Lover's laughable Irish Legend of the Earth, by Jean Rameau. Lily Servoss's Ride, by Judge Tourge A thrilling Ku-klux story. Lost Child, The. An exciting poem. Mourner a la Mode, The, by John C, New South, The, by W. H. Grady Old Fireplace, The. Pleasing pictures Old Man and Jim. An Old Sweetheart of Mine. Two of James Whitcomb Riley's most popular readings. Portrait, The, by Lord Lytton. Very dramatic and exceedingly popular. Swan Song, The. A very touching and powerful story. Tell-Tale Heart, The, by Edgar Allen Thanksgiving in Boston Harbor. For Topsy's First Lesson. From "Uncle Uncle, The. Intensely dramatic. mund Burke. Lofty patriotism. Army of the Potomac. by Joaquin Aunt Sylvia's first Lesson in Geo- Dead on the Field of Honor. Lofty Easter Morning, by Henry Ward Garfield Statue, The, by Grover Cleve- Inge, the Boy King. A dramatic John Burns, of Gettysburg, by Bret Shoemaker's Best At the Stage Door. Touching kind- Auctioneer's Gift, The. A short, af- Bad Boy's Diary, A. He would be a Blind Man's Testimony, The. A short Charity Grinder and the Postmaster- Come and be Shone. Humorous ac- Death Bridge of the Tay, The, by Gets Dhere, by Charles Follen Adams. Lexington, by Oliver Wendell Holmes Miss Witchhazel and Mr. Thistlepad, Monk's Magnificat, The. Introducing Irish Thril Ride of Collins Graves. The. Sent back by the Angels. Pathetic. Wild Night at Sea, A. Dramatic. Selections-No. 18 Little Charlie's Christmas. A pa Noses. A boy's composition. Amusing morous. Packet of Letters, A. Clever humor A Squarest Un Among 'Em, The. Tastes, by James Whitcomb Riley. Timothy Horn. His unique courtship. Two Christmas Eves, by E. Nesbit. Address to the Toothache, by Robert Divided, by Jean Ingelow. A beautiful and pathetic descriptive poem. Doctor's Story, The. Amusing. Dream of Fair Women, A, by Tennyson. Fine description. Drop of Water, The. Very dramatic. Dumb Savior, The. A powerful temperance story. Getting On. An old man's reveries. Glacier Bed, The. A thrilling story of an Alpine guide. Her Laugh-In Four Fits. Encore. How Uncle Podger Hung a Picture, by Jerome K. Jerome. Very laughable. Jacqueminot-Rose Sunday. A pleasing hospital incident. Joe Sieg. A story of an heroic railroad engineer. Lady of Shalott, The, by Tennyson. scene. Shoemaker's Best All Things Shall Pass Away. An interesting Persian tale. Aunt Phillis's Guest. Spiritual. Billy. Who wasn't good like his brother Daniel. Boys Wanted. A good piece for boys. Bridget's Soliloquy. Dialect. Entertaining. Casualty, A. Touching story of a bootblack. Condensed Telegram, The. Humor. Coaching the Rising Star. A striking lesson in dramatic elocution. Doctor's Story, The, by Bret Harte. A touching incident of the Civil War. Early Start, An. A minister's programme not completely carried out. Elopement in '75. A stirring love story of the Revolution. Fortunes of War, The. A sad story of the Civil War. Following the Advice of a Physician. Very amusing. Getting Acquainted. Encore. He Worried About It, by S. W. Foss. Hullo. Cheering. Very popular. Lecture by the New Male Star. E forts of a female reporter. Humorous. Mary Alice Smith, by James Whitcomb Riley. A quaint story. Midnight in London. Vivid description of the great city by gas light. Mother's Mending Basket. A delightful home picture. Oh, the Golden, Glowing Morning! For Easter day. Queer Boy, A. Humorous. Reuben James. A tribute to the courage of a sailor. Patriotic. Encore. Siege of the Alamo. Summerset Folks, The. Swipesey's Christmas Dinner. How the newsboys "chipped in." Toboggan Slide, The. An embarrassing situation. Tola of Mustard Seed, The, by Sir Edwin Arnold. A sad but beautiful lesson. Tragedy in the Sunshine, A. Dra matic. Tray. An interesting story of a dog's brave deed. True Bostonian at Heaven's Gate, A. Encore. Twilight at Nazareth. Fine descrip tion. War-horn of the Elfings, by William Morris. Beautiful description. Selections-No. 20 Little Busy Bees. How they gather honey at a church fair. Me and Jim. Rustic characterization; pathetic, strong. Millais's "Huguenots." A pathetic love story of the eve of St. Bartholo Crossing the Bar, by Tennyson. One of his latest and most beautiful poems. Cry in the Darkness, The-The Sentinel's Alarm. A story of Indian treachery. Deacon's Downfall, The. How he was converted by a sweet soprano. Dreamin' o' Home. Pathetic. Emergency, An. A kind heart often found under a coarse coat. Flag at Shenandoah, The, by Joaquin Miller. Faithful unto death. H'anthem, The. Encore. Herod. Highly dramatic. Her Perfect Lover. Encore. Italian's Views of the Labor Question. Dialect. Humorous. Lydia's Ride. An incident of the British occupation of Philadelphia. Men at Gloucester. Dramatic rescue of men at sea. Shoemaker's Best Ah Yet's Christmas. A pathetic story cf a little Chinese boy. Big Enough Family, A. A little boy's opinion of babies. By the Alma. A story of Scotch hero ism. Deacon's Week, The. Good for missionary occasions. Easter with Parepa, An. A powerfully pathetic Easter story. Fall In! For G. A. R. occasions. Fate of Sir John Franklin, The. A pathetic poem of Arctic adventure. Gowk's Errant and What Cam' O't, A. A very amusing story done in Scotch. Hagar. A dramatic picture of the departure of Hagar from Abraham'stent. Hilda. A strong story of the power of a woman's love. Hilda's Little Hood, by Hjalmer Hjorth Boyeson. A pleasing poem. His Sister. Encore. Hunt, The. A spirited description. pathetic. Lofty and Jock Johnston, the Tinkler. A story of love and chivalry. Leap-year Mishaps. As told by an old maid. Little Black Phil. A touching incident of the Civil War. Lost Puppy, The. A humorous poem. Revenge, The, by Tennyson. An he roic sea fight. Seaweed. A beautiful fanciful poem. Sir Hugo's Choice. A strong story of love and duty. Sisterly Scheme, A. How a young girl supplanted her older sister. Very popular. St. Patrick's Day._Irish dialect. Stranded Bugle, The. A pleasing, fanciful poem. Thar Was Jim. Pathetic. That Sugar-Plum Tree. For children, jockey's story of a mad race, Selections-No. 22 Bells of Brookline, The. How they announced the end of the Civil War. Benefits of the Constitution, by Daniel Webster. Oratorical and patriotic. Busy. A bad spell and its results. Chickadee, The. For children. Oppor tunity for bird notes. Close of the Battle of Waterloo, by Victor Hugo. Full of dramatic power. Count Gismond, by Robert Browning. Dramatic and chivalric. Dance of Death, The, by Sir Walter Scott. A weird battle description. Dead Pussy Cat, The. Child charac terization. Earl Sigurd's Christmas Eve. A spirited Norse Christmas story, Easter Eve at Kerak-Moab. A thrilling and dramatic Easter tale. Execution of Andre. Vivid descrip tion. Execution of Sydney Carton, by Charles Dickens. An intensely dramatic story of the French Revolution. How We Kept the Day, by Will Carleton. For Fourth of July. Humorous, rollicking. Influence of Great Actions, The, by Daniel Webster. Instructive,eloquent. Jimmy Brown's Attempt to Produce Freckles. Very amusing. Shoemaker's Best Art of Bookkeeping, The, by Thomas Hood. A humorous and exceedingly ingenious play upon words. Ballad of Beau Brocade, The. Ancient tale of highwaymen of a past century. Battle of Bannockburn, The. Vivid description. Battle of Zaraila, by Ouida. A thrilling picture. Black Zeph's Pard. A miner's tale. Pathetic. Change of Heart, A. Encore. Colored Philosophy. Negro dialect. Humorous. by Constantius and the Lion, by George A touching and thrilling story of the rescue of a child from under the horses' feet Literary Nightmare, A, by Mar Twain. Very funny and very popular. My Fountain Pen, by Robert J. Burdette. Most amusing. Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep. A beautiful paraphrase. Owyhee Joe's Story. A tale of the Wild West. Phoebe's Exploit. How a little girl saved a train. Saunders McGlashan's Courtship. True Eloquence. A fine definition. Riley. A quaint and fanciful poem. Warwick, the King Maker, by Lord Lytton. Historic and dramatic. When de Darkey am a-Whistlin' in de Co'n. A plantation song. What Miss Edith Saw from Her Window. Humorous. When I Was a Boy, by Eugene Field Pleasing memories of boyhood. When the Light Goes Out. Wholesome advice in pleasing doses. Whirling Wheel, The. Cheer to the heavy laden. Wreck of "The Northern Belle," by Edwin Arnold. A tale of th treacherous sea. Dramatic. Selections-No. 24 John Brown's Body. An incident of the Civil War. Mammy Gets the Boy to Sleep. Negro dialect. Amusing. Miss Eva's Visit to the Ogre. very pleasing story for children. Murder of Nancy Sykes, The, by Charles Dickens. Highly dramatic. One-legged Goose, The. A planta tion story. Exceedingly funny. Organ-tempest of Luzerne, The A beautiful description. Point Sublime, Colorado Cañon. Lofty and impressive description. Rock-a-by Lady, The, by Eugene Field. A pleasing song for little folks. School-boys' Strike, by R. J. Bur dette. Very amusing. Seein' Things, by Eugene Field. Bed time experiences. Spelling Bee at Angel's, by Bret Harte. Incidents attending a frontier spelling bee. Strike at Colchester, The. How the women went on a strike-and how they returned. Amusing. Tribute to Our Honored Dead, A, by H. W. Beecher. Oratorical. Washington's Address to His Troops. Patriotic and inspiring. When Summer Says Good-by. Rob licking humor Negro dialect. |