Baled Hay: A Drier Book than Walt Whitman's ''Leaves o' Grass''


Gelesen von Scotty Smith

(5 stars; 2 reviews)

There can really be no excuse for this last book of trite and beautiful sayings. I do not attempt, in any way, to palliate this great wrong. I would not do so even if I had an idea what palliate meant. . . . I have taken great care to thoroughly eradicate anything that would have the appearance of poetry in this work, and there is not a thought or suggestion contained in it that would soil the most delicate fabric.
Do not read it all at once, however, in order to see whether he married the girl or not. Take a little at a time, and it will cure gloom on the "similia simili-bus curanter" principle. - Summary by Bill Nye (6 hr 34 min)

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DEDICATION.; BALED HAY 13:59 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
GREELEY AID RUM.; ABOUT SAW MILLS.; EXPERIMENTS WITH OLD CHEESE.; THE RAG-CARPE… 12:50 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
ONE KIND OF A BOY.; THE CHAMPION MEAN MAN.; FRATERNAL SPARRING.; CHIPETA'S ADDR… 14:17 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
BILL NYE'S CAT.; AUTUMN THOUGHTS.; THE MAN WHO INTERRUPTS. 15:34 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN COW.; PRESERVING EGGS.; HUMAN' NATURE ON THE HALF-SHELL.; TO… 11:39 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
JOAQUIN AND JUNIATA.; SOME VAGUE THOUGHTS.; THE YOUMORIST.; MY CABINET. 14:06 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
HEALTH FOOD.; PINES FOR HIS OLD HOME 12:13 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.; HOW TO PUT UP A STOVE-PIPE.; FUN OF BEING A PUBLISHER.; L… 13:21 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
CONGRATULATORY.; THE AGONY IS OVER.; OSTRICH CAVALRY.; AN ELECTRIC BELT.; THE A… 10:43 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
BEST ON, BLESSED MEMORY. 14:27 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
GENIUS AND WHISKY.; THE TWO-HEADED GIRL; THE CULTIVATION OF GUM.; WE HAVE REASO… 13:31 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
DIGNITY.; ALWAYS ROOM AT THE TOP.; INACCURATE.; THE WESTERN ''CHAP.'' 13:57 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
AN INCIDENT OF THE CAMPAIGN.; WHY DO THEY DO IT?; TWO STYLES.; GOSHALLHEMLOCK S… 12:26 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
FATHERLY WORDS.; THE GOOD TIME COMING.; MANIA FOR MARKING CLOTHES.; REGARDING T… 13:58 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
SOMETHING TOO MUCH OF THIS.; COLOR BLINDNESS.; IS DUELING MURDER?; HEAP GONE.; … 12:07 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY.; THE MAROON SAUSAGE.; TESTIMONIALS OF REGARD.; THE CHINE… 10:24 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
THE POSTAL CARD.; WHY WE ARE NOT GAY.; SCIENTIFIC.; THE REVELATION RACKET IN UT… 16:48 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
SAGE BRUSH TONIC.; LAME FROM HIS BERTH.; THE PUBLIC PRINTER. 18:40 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
SAD DESTRUCTION.; THE IMMEDIATE REVOLVER; THE SECRET OF HEALTH.; HOUSEHOLD RECI… 10:34 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
ANECDOTE OF SPOTTED TAIL.; THE ZEALOUS VOTER.; HOW TO PRESERVE TEETH; MR. BEECH… 9:50 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION.; AN UNCLOUDED WELCOME.; THE PILLOW-SHAM HOLDER.; SOM… 12:09 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
ANOTHER SUGGESTION.; PISCATORIAL AND EDITORIAL; ANOTHER FEATHERED SONGSTER; ABO… 11:25 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
ASK US SOMETHING DIFFICULT.; THE MIMIC STAGE.; DECLINE OF AMERICAN HUMOR; CHICA… 14:38 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
THEY HAVE CURBED THEIR WOE.; HUNG BY REQUEST.; THE MELVILLES.; MENDING BROKEN N… 12:58 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
CAUTION.; POISONS AND THEIR ANECDOTES.; CORRESPONDENCE.; WHAT THE DEMOCRATIC PA… 16:49 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
TABLE MANNERS OF CHILDREN.; WHAT IT MEANT.; VOTERS IN UTAH.; INCONGRUITY 11:15 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
RIDING DOWN A MOUNTAIN.; CORRALED HIM.; FIRMNESS.; PUT IN A SUMP. 14:26 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
MINING AS A SCIENCE; DRAWBACKS OF ROYALTY.; ENGLISH HUMOR; ABOUT THE AUTOPSY. 12:31 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
DON'T LIKE OUR STYLE.; MR. T. WILSON.; ETIQUETTE OF THE NAPKIN; AN INFERNAL MAC… 11:47 Gelesen von Scotty Smith
THE CODFISH.; HIS AGED MOTHER.; BUSINESS LETTERS.; DANGER OF GARDENING. 11:04 Gelesen von Scotty Smith

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