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PECK’S COMPENDIUM OF FUN.

COMPRISING THE CHOICEST GEMS OF WIT, HUMOR, SARCASM ANDPATHOS.

Of America’s Favorite Humorist,

GEORGE W. PECK,

Editor of “PECK’S SUN” Milwaukee.

ILLUSTRATED BY EMINENT ARTISTS.

CHICAGO:

1886.

CONTENTS.

• About Hell
• Another Dead Failure
• Anna Dickinson
• A Bald-headed Man MostCrazy
• A Case of Paralysis
• A Doctor of Laws
• A Hot Box at a Picnic
• A Lively Train Load
• A Mad Minister
• A Musical Critique
• A Peck at the Cheese
• A Plea for the BullHead
• A SewingMachine Given to the Boss Girl
• A Safe Investment
• A TonySlaughter-House
• A Trying Situation
• An Arm That is notReliable
• An Editor Burglarized
• Banks and Banking
• Bounced from Churchfor Dancing
• Boys and Circuses
• Boys will be Boys
• Broke up a PrayerMeeting
• Buying a StoneCrusher
• “Cash!”
• Camp Meetingsin the Dark of the Moon
• Church Keno
• Colored ConcertTroupes
• Dogs and Human Beings
• Effects of MineralWater
• Expedition inSearch of a Doughnut
• Failure of a SolidInstitution
• Fishing for Pieces ofWomen
• Fooling with theBible
• George Washington
• Granite Head Cheese
• Internal Improvements
• Joke on the Hat
• ...