Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 3, No 6
Articles in this issue
- A dialect poem in which an old father, leaving no "yeller boys of gold," consoles his son that "folks seldom worry when they ain't been used to much."
- A comic verse about poor William Brown whose week of debts and a rejected marriage proposal is told through punning abbreviations of the days (Sun, Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat).
- A light poem in which the narrator knows his sweetheart Phyllis is away because she made him promise to write her daily letters, a chore he loathes.
- A verse listing the many nicknames a girl christened "Marguerite" acquires from her family, friends and teachers, asking what became of her real name.
- A narrative poem by Nixon Waterman in which storekeeper Slocum out-talks a book agent selling a Civil War history, having re-fought the whole war for twenty years around his stove with veteran Si Hobbs.
- A reader question-and-answer feature explaining the British royal veto power, the meaning of an inch of rainfall, the Dog Days, carats, and the spelling of "Filipinos."
- The League's official department lists its objects and officers, including President Geo. L. Cooke of Providence and Secretary-Treasurer Abbot Bassett of Boston, with dues, supplies and touring-abroad information.
- The editor's seaside summer column muses on whether cycling will come back, cites Bradstreet's figure of 26,601 American motor cars built in a year, and tells of M. and Madame Dalbi of Grenoble riding a tandem to Constantinople to claim a $45,000 inheritance.