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Artemus Ward's London Lecture. One of the best humorous pieces ever written.

Asleep at the Switch. A thrilling incident in the experience of a switch tender.

The Battle of Ivry, by T. B. Macaulay.
A standard dramatic piece.
The Bridge of Sighs, by Thomas Hood.
A popular pathetic poem.

A Day at Niagara, by Mark Twain.
Humorous.

The Deserted House, by Tennyson. Beautiful description of life and death. Doctor Marigold, by Charles Dickens. Sometimes known as Cheap Jack. Good for characterization.

The Dukite Snake, by J. Boyle O'Reilly. Exceedingly dramatic.

Easter Morning. For Easter.

Extract from the Last Days of Herculaneum. Fine dramatic description. Father Phil's Collection. One of the best of the Irish dialect recitations. Green Mountain Justice. Humorous. ane Conquest. Very dramatic. The incident is that of a wreck at sea. The Little Hatchet Story. A humorous description of the incident of George Washington and the cherry tree. Very popular

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Miss Edith Helps Things Along, by Bret Harte. Humorous characterization of a pert child.

The Old Sergeant. A pathetic story of the Civil War.

The Palmetto and the Pine. A figurative description of the North and South.

Relentless Time, by Henry W. Long

fellow. Good for teaching purposes. The Ride of Jennie McNeal, by Will Carleton. A story of colonial days. Robert of Lincoln, by William Cullen Bryant. Introduces bird songs. Satan and the Grog Seller. A fin temperance piece.

School Called. A pleasing poem, illustrative of school life. Songs in the Night. sleeping car incident.

An amusing

St. John, the Aged. Beautiful spiritual poem.

Thanatopsis, by William Cullen Bry.

ant. Excellent for teaching. Always popular as a recitation.

A Thanksgiving, by Lucy Larcom. For Thanksgiving.

Tom, by Constance Fenimore Woolson. Tells how a dog saved the life of a child.

Valley Forge, by Henry Armitt Brown. Good for teaching.

Zekle, by James Russell Lowell. Yan kee courting.

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The Night Before Christmas. Alwayı popular for Christmas entertainments. The Night After Christmas. A humorous sequel to the foregoing selection. Old Robin, by J. T. Trowbridge. How a horse saves his master from moral ruin.

Our Traveled Parson, by Will Carleton.
Humorous.

The Owl-Critic, by James T. Fields.
Very clever humor.
Paradise.

An excellent encore piece. A Royal Princess, by Christina Ros setti. A strong dramatic recitation. The Ship of Faith. An exceedingly good negro dialect piece.

Sister and I. Pathetic and very popu lar.

The South Wind, by Henry W. Long. fellow. A pleasing description. Surly Tim's Trouble. Pathetic and very popular. Lancashire dialect. Tom's Little Star. A humorous poem describing the experience of a stagestruck woman.

The Village Blacksmith, by Henry W. Longfellow. Always popular.

The Voice in the Twilight, by Mrs. Herrick Johnson. Suitable for Sunday-schools.

Widow Brown's Christmas. A pleas ing Christmas story. The Wounded Soldier.

Pathetic. The incident is that of a dying soldier.

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After Death, by Edwin Arnold. beautiful spiritual poem.

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Pathetic.

An American Specimen, by Mark Twain. Humorous.

The Bald-Headed Man.

Very funny, introducing an inquisitive child. Bay Billy. An incident of the Civil War. Good for Decoration Day. Better in the Morning. Very pathetic. The Character of Washington. Washington's Birthday.

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A Christmas Carol, by Father Ryan. A magnificent poem; parts to be chanted.

Coney Island Down Der Pay, by Henry
Firth Wood. German dialect.
The Defense of Lucknow, by Tenny-
son. A patriotic recitation.

The Emigrant's Story, by J. T. Trowbridge. The incident is that of a storm on the prairie.

The Everlasting Memorial, by Horatius Bonar. Good for Sunday-schools The First Quarrel, by Tennyson. Dramatic and pathetic.

der Letter, by Bret Harte. A story of early California days.

How 'Ruby'' Played. A country

man's very humorous description of the playing of Rubenstein.

An International Episode. Good for

eucore.

Little Feet.
Mrs. McWilliams and the Lightning
by Mark Twain. Humorous.
Nations and Humanity, by George
William Curtis. Oratorical.

Over the Hill From the Poor House, by Will Carleton. A sequel to "Over the Hill to the Poor House."

An Order for a Picture, by Alice Carey. A very acceptable pathetic selection. Peace in God, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. For Sunday-schools.

A Practical Young Woman. Humorous. Reckoning with the Old Year. For

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The Aged Stranger; or, I Was With Grant, by Bret Harte. Humorous incident of the Civil War. Awfully Lovely Philosophy. Characterization of a gushing, æsthetic young girl. Baby's Visitor.

Encore. Bertha in the Lane, by Mrs. Browning. Pleasing pathos.

Brier Rose, by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen. A thrilling Norwegian story. The Child on the Judgment Seat. Moral and spiritual. Good for Sunday-schools.

A Christmas Ballad. A pathetic Christmas story.

Connor. Very pathetic and popular. The First Party. Humorous child

characterization.

Horatius at the Bridge, by T. B. Macaulay. Heroic. Very popular Last Prayer of Mary Queen of Scots. Pathetic and dramatic.

Lookout Mountain. German dialect. Master Johnny's Next-door Neighbor, by Bret Harte. Boy characterization.

Mrs. Walker's Betsy. A story of humble life told in graphic language.

Mrs. Ward's Visit to the Prince. Sunerior Yankee dialect.

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for the opening of schools. Selling the Farm. A pathetic story of farm life.

Song of the Camp, by Bayard Taylor.

Introduces the song of Annie Laurie. St. George and the Dragon. Dramatic Terpsichore in the Flat Creek Quarters.

Describes a dance among the negroes.

Thoughts for a New Year. For New Year's.

Tribute to Washington. For Washing. ton's Birthday.

The Truth of Truths, by Ruskin, Good for teaching.

Unnoticed and Unhonored Heroes Oratorical.

The White Squall, by William M. Thackeray. Humorous.

The Widow and Her Son, by Washing. ton Irving. Beautiful and pathetic.

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Mick Tandy's Revenge. Pathetic but with a pleasing ending.

New England's Chevy Chase, by Ed-
ward Everett Hale. Patriotic.
The Old Year and the New, by Eben
Rexford. For New Year's.

The Phantom Ship, by Celia Thaxter.
A tale of a slave ship.

A Railway Matinee, by R. J. Burdette Very amusing.

Rizpah. Pathetic. Parts to be sung. A Reminiscence of Exhibition Day, by R. J. Burdette. Humorous.

Rev. Gabe Tucker's Remarks. Negro dialect.

The Schoolmaster Beaten, by Charles Dickens. Dramatic. Excellent for characterization.

The Shriving of Guinevere, by Dr. S. Weir Mitchell. Dramatic.

The Sky, by Ruskin. A beautiful de scription.

Theology in the Quarters. Negro dialect.

Tilghman's Ride. How he brought the

news from Yorktown to Philadelphia. To the Survivors of the Battle of Bunker Hill, by Daniel Webster. Patriotic and oratorical.

The True Story of Little Boy Blue. A pleasing child's piece.

The Wayside Inn, by Adelaide Procte Pathetic.

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Death of Little Dombey, by Charles Dickens. Pathetic.

The Dutchman's Snake. Very amusing.

Echo and the Ferry, by Jean Ingelow. A beautiful description.

Flash, the Fireman's Story, by Will Carleton. Humorous.

The Foxes' Tails; or Sandy MacDonald's Signal. One of the most deservedly popular humorous pieces in print.

The Freckle-Faced Girl. Humorous
characterization of a pert young girl.
The Froward Duster, by R. J. Burdette.
Humorous.

Garfield at the Wheel. Patriotic.
The Grandmother's Apology, by Tenny-
son. Old lady characterization.
Jerry. Newsboy impersonation.
The Lisping Lover. Encore.

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The Blind Poet's Wife, by Edward Coller. A pleasing narrative.

The Book Canvasser, by Max Adler. Humorous.

Barnest Views of Life, by Austin Phelps, D. D. An instructive declamation.

The Fall of Pemberton Mill, by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. One of the most pathetic, dramatic, and generally effective recitations in print.

A Fly's Cogitations. Humorous. ood-bye. A humorous illustration of how women say good-bye to each other.

How Girls Study. Good piece for impersonation.

How the Gospel Came to Jim Oaks. A pathetic story of a mining camp, lesus, Lover of My Soul, by Eugene J. Hall. Very pleasing. Parts to be sung.

Little Gottlieb's Christmas. A pleas
ing Christmas story of Germany.
Mice at Play. Humorous.
Mona's Waters. Highly dramatic.
No Kiss. Encore.

The Old Year and the New, by Joseph ine Pollard. For New Year's.

One Flower for Nelly, by Rose Hart wick Thorpe. For Easter. The Prospects of the Republic, by Edward Everett. Oratorical. Queen Vashti's Lament. and pathetic.

Dramatic

Rock Me to Sleep. Pathetic. Romance of a Hammock. Very clever humor.

The Shadow of Doom, by Celia Thaxter. A dramatic recital.

Song of the Mystic, by Father Ryan. A beautiful moral and religious poem. Sunday Fishin'. Negro dialect. Supposed Speech of John Adams on the Declaration of Independence, by Daniel Webster. Patriotic.

A Telephonic Conversation, by Mark Twain. Humorous.

Thora, by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen. A Norwegian story.

Ticket o' Leave, by George R. Sims, Dramatic.

Where's Annette? Dramatic.

The Wonders of Genealogy. Humorous.

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The Ancient Miner's Story, by Will Carleton. Pathetic. Aristarchus Studies Elocution. A travesty on some kinds of modern elocution.

At Last, by John G. Whittier. A beautiful spiritual poem.

Aunt Polly's George Washington. Negro dialect.

Banford's Burglar Alarm. Exceedingly amusing.

Canada. A pleasing tribute to our cousins across the border.

The Chase, by Walter Scott. Very dramatic.

A Child's Dream of a Star, by Charles Dickens. Pathetic.

Ego et Echo, by John G. Saxe. Affords excellent opportunities for vocal display.

The Humblest of the Earth Children, by Ruskin. A fine description. In the Signal Box, a Station Master's Story, by George R. Sims. Very pathetic.

The Little Quaker Sinner. A 'good child's piece.

Lead the Way, by Lyman Abbott. A fine declamation.

The Legend of the Organ Builder, by Julia C. R. Dorr. A pathetic description.

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Ballad of the Wicked Nephew, by
James T. Fields. Humorous.
Battle of Morgarten, by Mrs. Hemans.
Heroic.

Be a Woman, by Dr. Edward Brooks,
A. M. A beautiful poem.

Bill and Joe, by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Pleasing and clever humor. Brudder Yerkes's Sermon. Negro dialect.

A Culprit, by Margaret Vandegrift. Humorous.

aniel Gray, by J. G. Holland. Beautiful description.

ahe Day is Done, by Henry W. Longfellow. The ever pleasing and popular poem.

The Death of Steerforth, by Charles
Dickens. Exceedingly dramatic.
Ahe Drummer Boy of Mission Ridge.
Excellent for G. A. R. occasions.
Going for the Cows, by Eugene J. Hall.
Introduces various calls.

The Great Issue, by Edward Everett.
Oratorical. Good for teaching.
Jimmy Brown's Sister's Wedding.
Very amusing.

june, by James Russell Lowell. A wellknown poem.

Jupiter and Ten, by James T. Fields. Encore.

King Harold's Speech to his Army before the Battle of Hastings, by Bulwer Lytton. Heroic.

Let the Angels Ring the Bells. pleasing Christmas poem.

Lord Dundreary in the Country. A very taking extract from "Our Ameri can Cousin."

Mary's Night Ride. An extract from
"Dr. Sevier." Dramatic.
Mother and Poet, by Mrs. Browning.
Dramatic and pathetic.

A New Cure for Rheumatism, by Robert
J. Burdette. Highly amusing.
The Old Continentals. A pleasing trib

ute to the soldiers of colonial times. The Old Man Goes to Town. Excellent opportunities for old man characterization.

Our Relations to England, by Edward Everett. Oratorical.

Out to Old Aunt Mary's, by James Whitcomb Riley. One of this au

thor's most popular poems. Regulus to the Carthagenians, by E. Kellogg. Familiar but always ac ceptable.

Song of the American Eagle. A good patriotic poem.

The Spring Poet. Humorous.

The Two Stammerers. Very amusing. The V-a-s-e. A humorous description of the different pronunciations of the word.

The Yosemite. A sublime description of the far-famed valley.

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The Life-Boat, by George R. Sims. Pa
thetic.

The Miseries of War, by Chalmers
Oratorical.

Money Musk. A description of a ne
gro dance.

A Mother's Portrait, by Cowper. A very pathetic poem.

Nearer Home, by Phoebe Cary. A beau.
tiful spiritual poem.

The Night Watch, by François Cop
pee. Very dramatic.
Pockets, by Julian Hawthorne.
strong descriptive piece.

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The Puritan, by George William Curtis. A tribute to our forefathers. The Romance of the Swan's Nest, by Mrs. Browning. A beautiful descrip tion.

A Second Trial, by Sara Winter Kellogg. How a boy almost failed in his commencement oration.

The Ship of State. A patriotic decla⚫ mation.

The Sweetest Picture, by Alice Cary.
A most acceptable poem.

A Tear of Repentance, by Thomas
Moore. A beautiful description.
The Tender Heart, by Helen Gray
Cone. Encore.

The Widow Cummiskey. Clever Irish wit.

Ulysses, by Tennyson. A pleasing de scription.

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