The $30,000 bequest -- A dog's tale -- Was it heaven? or hell? -- A cure for the blues -- The Californian's tale -- A helpless situation -- A telephonic conversation -- Edward Mills and George Benton: a tale -- The five boons of life -- The first writing-machines -- Italian without a master -- Italian with grammar -- A burlesque biography -- How to tell a story -- General Washington's negro body-servant -- Wit inspirations of the "two-year-olds" -- An entertaining article -- A letter to the Secretary of the Treasury -- Amended obituaries -- A monument to Adam -- A humane word from Satan -- Introduction to "The new guide of the conversation in Portuguese and English" -- Advice to little girls -- Post-mortem poetry -- The danger of lying in bed -- Portrait of King William III -- Does the race of man love a lord? -- Extracts from Adam's diary -- Eve's diary.