SAM SLICK'S YANKEE COURTSHIP. 



RECENTLY PUBLISHED, 



WISE SAWS; 



OR, 



SAM SLICK IN SEARCH OF A WIFE. 



By the Author of "Sana Sliek the Clockmaker," " The Old Judge," &c 



In One Elegant Volume, neatly bound in Muslin ; 



Price 75 Cts. — in Paper 50 Cts. 



Extract from tfte preface : 



* * * * Pun has no limits. It is like the human race and face ; there is a 

 family likeness among all the species, but they all differ. New combinations pro 

 duce new varieties. A man who has an eye for fun sees it in everything. * * * 

 There is a work called ' The Horse.' and another ' The Cow,' and ' The Dog,' and so 

 en ; why should'nt there be one on c The Galls V They are about the most diifi 

 cult to choose and to manage of any created critter, and yet there aint any de- 

 pendable directions about pickin' and choosin' of them. Is it any wonder then so 

 , many fellows get taken in when they go for to swap hearts with them ? Besides; 

 a»y one can find a gentleman that keeps a livery stable to get him a horse to order 

 b it who can say, ; This is the Gall for your money! 5 " 



fntioductory Letter, 

 Chat with the President, 

 Stealing a Speech, 

 Everything in General, and 



Nothing in Particular, 

 The Black Hawk: or Life 



in a Fore-and-After, 

 Old Blowhaid, 

 The Widow's Son, 

 The Language oi Mackeiel, 

 The Best-natured Man ia 



the World, 



CONTENTS. 



The Bait-Box, 

 The Water-Glass; or a Day- 

 Dream of Life, 

 Old Sarsaparilla Pills, 

 Our Colonies and Sailors, 

 The House that Hope Built 

 The House without Hope, 

 An Old Friend with a New 



Face, 

 Chat in a Calm, 

 The Sable Island Ghost, 



The Witch of Eskisoony, 

 Jericho beyond Jordan, 

 Three Truths for One Li«, 

 Aunt Thankful & herRoom 

 A Single Idea, 

 An Excellent Plan of Re- 

 form. 

 Goose Van Dam, 

 A Hot Day, 

 A Pic-Nic at La H?ir« 

 A Narrow Escape. 



Published by STRINGER & TOWNSEND, 222 Broadway, N. *. 



Jlnifor sale by all the princinal Booksellers. 



