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Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture

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Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short prose vignettes. From the publisher's preface, "thrice happy is the man who, having seen, can tell the fun; and having told, can picture it for others’ eyes and so roll on the rollicking humor, for the brightening of a world already far too sad." - Summary by Larry Wilson (8 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Publisher's Preface

1:27

Read by Larry Wilson

Ah Tie—That Deadly Pie

3:53

Read by Kerry Adams

New Year’s Callers

4:28

Read by Greg Giordano

Scenes on the Sidewalk

5:32

Read by Alan Mapstone

Sam Patterson’s Balloon

25:00

Read by Adrian Stephens

My Canine

2:44

Read by Jared Shaw

Jim Dudley’s Flight

10:56

Read by Greg Giordano

Trials of the Farmer

1:25

Read by Jared Shaw

A Cunning Dodge

5:06

Read by Jared Shaw

A Terrible Take in

3:18

Read by insiaakberali

A Family Jar

6:14

Read by Darrell Nobles

The Rod of Correction

3:28

Read by insiaakberali

Gone from his Gaze

2:11

Read by insiaakberali

St. Patrick’s Day

7:20

Read by ABVoice

The Contented Frog

5:32

Read by Mary Balmer

All Fools’ Day

4:56

Read by Mary Balmer

Finding a Horse-shoe

10:07

Read by Weretortoise

An Evening with Scientists

3:19

Read by D. Olsen

Our Table Girl

2:25

Read by J. A. Taylor

An Old Woman in Peril

5:37

Read by Kathy Kay

For Better or for Worse

2:59

Read by Adrian Stephens

Ode on a Bumble-bee

5:26

Read by Mary Balmer

Dudley and the Greased Pig

19:26

Read by Greg Giordano

Cora Lee

5:58

Read by Alan Mapstone

A Brilliant Forensic Effort

6:03

Read by D. Olsen

Visiting a School

2:18

Read by David Lawrence

The Rejected Suitor

3:55

Read by Greg Giordano

A Night of Terror

4:12

Read by Mary Balmer

My Drive to the Cliff

4:28

Read by D. Olsen

Second Sight

4:07

Read by David Lawrence

The Thief

9:20

Read by Kerry Adams

A Startling Cat-astrophe

2:30

Read by David Ross

A Trip to the Mountains

11:43

Read by J. A. Taylor

An Impatient Undertaker

10:14

Read by J. A. Taylor

Sermon on a Pin

2:50

Read by Larry Wilson

Dudley’s Fight with the Texan

20:59

Read by Greg Giordano

Roller Skating

2:14

Read by Mary Balmer

A Terrible Nose

5:35

Read by J. A. Taylor

A Masked Battery

7:19

Read by J. A. Taylor

The Prize I Didn’t Win

3:04

Read by J. A. Taylor

The Countryman’s Tooth

2:52

Read by Adrian Stephens

Mining Stocks

2:38

Read by Adrian Stephens

Ode on a Flea

4:46

Read by Alan Mapstone

Fighting it Out on that Line

4:35

Read by Adrian Stephens

Dudley’s Fight with Dr. Tweezer

13:54

Read by Greg Giordano

My Neighbor Worsted

4:02

Read by Larry Wilson

The Breathing Spell

1:39

Read by Kathy Kay

A Visit to Benicia

7:10

Read by J. A. Taylor

Too Much of Indian

3:17

Read by amazingspace48.TT

Going Up the Spout

10:10

Read by Kathy Kay

The Glorious Fourth

3:11

Read by Alan Mapstone

Jim Dudley’s Sermon

22:08

Read by Greg Giordano

The Poisoned Pet

3:24

Read by J. A. Taylor

Seeking for a Wife

7:35

Read by Kathy Kay

David Goyle the Miller Man

9:39

Read by D. Olsen

Heels Up and Heads Down

3:14

Read by J. A. Taylor

The Bitter End

4:50

Read by J. A. Taylor

A Trip to the Interior

16:16

Read by MTLisa

Hunting with a Vengeance

6:09

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Art Gallery

4:10

Read by JW Watson

A Rolling Stone

3:33

Read by docdlmartin

Riding in the Street Cars

8:56

Read by J. A. Taylor

Simon Rand

9:42

Read by J. A. Taylor

The Value of a Collar

6:44

Read by Bill Mosley

Quaint Epitaphs

5:50

Read by Bill Mosley

Mistaken Identity

4:54

Read by Bill Mosley

Flirting and What Came of It

1:58

Read by Alan Mapstone

The Champion Mean Man

18:18

Read by Bill Mosley

In a Thousand Years

3:15

Read by Greg Giordano

The Cobbler’s End

5:42

Read by J. A. Taylor

The Last of his Race

2:03

Read by J. A. Taylor

Jim Dudley’s Race

16:06

Read by Greg Giordano

Oleomargarine

3:04

Read by Alan Mapstone

Dining Under Difficulties

4:01

Read by Kaye Burke

Answers to Correspondents

2:58

Read by MTLisa

Court-room Scenes

4:52

Read by Greg Giordano

The Mason’s Ride

3:24

Read by Alan Mapstone

June

2:45

Read by Kaye Burke

The Anniversary

4:04

Read by MTLisa

A Country Tour

3:53

Read by Mark Wayne

A Trip Across the Bay

3:14

Read by czandra

Christmas Eve

5:12

Read by Larry Wilson