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ON FILLING AN INK-WELL 17

OLD THOUGHTS FOR CHRISTMAS 24

CHRISTMAS CARDS 31

ON UNANSWERING LETTERS 35

A LETTER TO FATHER TIME 41

WHAT MEN LIVE BY 48

THE UNNATURAL NATURALIST 54

SITTING IN THE BARBER'S CHAIR 60

BROWN EYES AND EQUINOXES 64

163 INNOCENT OLD MEN 69

A TRAGIC SMELL IN MARATHON 75

BULLIED BY THE BIRDS 81

A MESSAGE FOR BOONVILLE 87

MAKING MARATHON SAFE FOR THE URCHIN 92