CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
Foreword[vii]
[I.]When Lincoln Was Laughed At[1]
[II.]President and Pilgrim[24]
[III.]Lincoln Reads Artemus Ward Aloud[38]
[IV.]Some Lincoln Anecdotes[51]
[V.]What Made Him Laugh[64]
[VI.]Humor in the Political Situation[82]
[VII.]Why Lincoln Loved Laughter[115]
[VIII.]Lincoln and John Brown[127]