The Moral Principle and the Material Interest 1
The Crimson Candle 3
The Blotted Escutcheon and the Soiled Ermine 4
The Ingenious Patriot 5
Two Kings 7
An Officer and a Thug 8
The Conscientious Official 9
How Leisure Came 10
The Moral Sentiment 11
The Politicians 13
The Thoughtful Warden 15
The Treasury and the Arms 16
The Christian Serpent 17
The Broom of the Temple 18
The Critics 20
The Foolish Woman 22
Father and Son 23
The Discontented Malefactor 24
A Call to Quit 25
The Man and the Lightning 27
The Lassoed Bear 28
The Ineffective Rooter 30
A Protagonist of Silver 31
The Holy Deacon 33
A Hasty Settlement 34
The Wooden Guns 36
The Reform School Board 37
The Poet's Doom 38
The Noser and the Note 40
The Cat and the King 42
The Literary Astronomer 43
The Lion and the Rattlesnake 45
The Man with No Enemies 47
The Alderman and the Raccoon 48
The Flying-Machine 49
The Angel's Tear 50
The City of Political Distinction 51
The Party Over There 53
The Poetess of Reform 55
The Unchanged Diplomatist 57
An Invitation 59
The Ashes of Madame Blavatsky 61
The Opossum of the Future 63
The Life-Savers 64
The Australian Grasshopper 65
The Pavior 67
The Tried Assassin 68
The Bumbo of Jiam 69
The Two Poets 71
The Thistles upon the Grave 72
The Shadow of the Leader 73
The Sagacious Rat 74
The Member and the Soap 75
Alarm and Pride 76
A Causeway 77
Two in Trouble 78
The Witch's Steed 79
The All Dog 80
The Farmer's Friend 81
Physicians Two 82
The Overlooked Factor 84
A Racial Parallel 85
The Honest Cadi 86
The Kangaroo and the Zebra 87
A Matter of Method 88
The Man of Principle 89
The Returned Californian 90
The Compassionate Physician 91
Two of the Damned 92
The Austere Governor 93
Religions of Error 95
The Penitent Elector 97
The Tail of the Sphinx 98
A Prophet of Evil 99
The Crew of the Life-boat 100
A Treaty of Peace 101
The Nightside of Character 103
The Faithful Cashier 105
The Circular Clew 107
The Devoted Widow 108
The Hardy Patriots 109
The Humble Peasant 110
The Various Delegation 112
The No Case 114
A Harmless Visitor 115
The Judge and the Rash Act 116
The Prerogative of Might 117
An Inflated Ambition 119
Rejected Services 120
The Power of the Scalawag 121
At Large—One Temper 122
The Seeker and the Sought 123
His Fly-Speck Majesty 124
The Pugilist's Diet 126
The Old Man and the Pupil 127
The Deceased and his Heirs 128
The Politicians and the Plunder 129
The Man and the Wart 130
The Divided Delegation 132
A Forfeited Right 134
Revenge 136
An Optimist 138
A Valuable Suggestion 139
Two Footpads 141
Equipped for Service 142
The Basking Cyclone 143
At the Pole 144
The Optimist and the Cynic 145
The Poet and the Editor 146
The Taken Hand 148
An Unspeakable Imbecile 149
A Needful War 150
The Mine Owner and the Jackass 151
The Dog and the Physician 152
The Party Manager and the Gentleman 153
The Legislator and the Citizen 155
The Rainmaker 157
The Citizen and the Snakes 159
Fortune and the Fabulist 160
A Smiling Idol 162
Philosophers Three 164
The Boneless King 165
Uncalculating Zeal 166
A Transposition 168
The Honest Citizen 170
A Creaking Tail 171
Wasted Sweets 172
Six and One 173
The Sportsman and the Squirrel 174
The Fogy and the Sheik 175
At Heaven's Gate 177
The Catted Anarchist 179
The Honourable Member 181
The Expatriated Boss 182
An Inadequate Fee 183
The Judge and the Plaintiff 184
The Return of the Representative 186
A Statesman 188
Two Dogs 189
Three Recruits 190
The Mirror 192
Saint and Sinner 194
An Antidote 195
A Weary Echo 196
The Ingenious Blackmailer 197
A Talisman 199
The Ancient Order 200
A Fatal Disorder 201
The Massacre 203
A Ship and a Man 204
Congress and the People 205
The Justice and His Accuser 206
The Highwayman and the Traveller 207
The Policeman and the Citizen 208
The Writer and the Tramps 209
Two Politicians 210
The Fugitive Office 211
The Tyrant Frog 212
The Eligible Son-in-Law 213
The Statesman and the Horse 215
An AErophobe 217
The Thrift of Strength 218
The Good Government 219
The Life Saver 221
The Man and the Bird 222
From the Minutes 223
Three of a Kind 224
The Fabulist and the Animals 225
A Revivalist Revived 227
The Debaters 228
Two of the Pious 229
The Desperate Object 230
The Appropriate Memorial 231
A Needless Labour 232
A Flourishing Industry 233
The Self-Made Monkey 234
The Patriot and the Banker 235
The Mourning Brothers 236
The Disinterested Arbiter 237
The Thief and the Honest Man 238
The Dutiful Son 239
Aesopus Emendatus The Cat and the Youth 240
The Farmer and His Sons 241
Jupiter and the Baby Show 242
The Man and the Dog 243
The Cat and the Birds 244
Mercury and the Woodchopper 245
The Fox and the Grapes 246
The Penitent Thief 247
The Archer and the Eagle 248
Truth and the Traveller 249
The Wolf and the Lamb 250
The Lion and the Boar 251
The Grasshopper and the Ant 252
The Fisher and the Fished 253
The Farmer and the Fox 254
Dame Fortune and the Traveller 255
The Victor and the Victim 256
The Wolf and the Shepherds 257
The Goose and the Swan 258
The Lion,the Cock,and the Ass 259
The Snake and the Swallow 260
The Wolves and the Dogs 261
The Hen and the Vipers 262
A Seasonable Joke 263
The Lion and the Thorn 264
The Fawn and the Buck 265
The Kite,the Pigeons,and the Hawk 266
The Wolf and the Babe 267
The Wolf and the Ostrich 268
The Herdsman and the Lion 269
The Man and the Viper 270
The Man and the Eagle 271
The War-horse and the Miller 272
The Dog and the Reflection 273
The Man and the Fish-horn 274
The Hare and the Tortoise 275
Hercules and the Carter 276
The Lion and the Bull 277
The Man and his Goose 278
The Wolf and the Feeding Goat 279
Jupiter and the Birds 280
The Lion and the Mouse 281
The Old Man and His Sons 282
The Crab and His Son 283
The North Wind and the Sun 284
The Mountain and the Mouse 285
The Bellamy and the Members 286
The Wolf and the Crane 287
The Lion and the Mouse 288
The Hares and the Frogs 289
The Belly and the Members 290
The Piping Fisherman 291
The Ants and the Grasshopper 292
The Dog and His Reflection 293
The Lion,the Bear,and the Fox 294
The Ass and the Lion's Skin 295
The Ass and the Grasshoppers 296
The Wolf and the Lion 297
The Hare and the Tortoise 298
The Milkmaid and Her Bucket 299
King Log and King Stork 300
The Wolf Who Would Be a Lion 301
The Monkey and the Nuts 302
The Boys and the Frogs 303