A Bedtime Companion: An Anthology of Humorous Americana

by Bell, Robert E.

• ISBN13: 9780971051959
• ISBN10: 097105195X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Bookworld Services

Summary

This is a collection of humorous or interesting items the author has collected over many years and compiled into one book. It includes cartoons, quotations, and short anecdotes of eccentric characters, written in much the same style as Garrison Keillor's stories of Lake Wobegon as told on his PBS program.

Table of Contents

Book One, Olla Podrida	1	(58)
Lost in the Wilds of New Jersey	10	(1)
Insults and Curses by Experts	11	(3)
A Mysterious Event	14	(2)
Picturesque Speech	16	(4)
Very Well, Thank You	20	(2)
Your Horoscope	22	(4)
Hospitality	26	(2)
Painesville Railroad Bridge	28	(3)
Tornado Alert	31	(3)
Albert and the Lion	34	(1)
Albert Stages a Comeback	35	(2)
Traveler's Tales	37	(6)
The Homewrecker	43	(6)
Blasted Basement	49	(5)
Spray Paint	54	(1)
Pressure Cooker	55	(2)
Traveling the South Pacific	57	(2)
Book Two, Stoney Creek	59	(68)
Basket of Eggs	67	(6)
Free Man	73	(6)
Inheritance	79	(4)
Corn Binder	83	(4)
Fast Moving	87	(4)
Rabbit Hunt	91	(4)
Fender Bender	95	(1)
Taking Your Chances	96	(1)
Illegal Coon	97	(3)
Winter Barnyard	100	(1)
Les Robins	101	(2)
Christmas Cheer	103	(4)
Thrashin' Time	107	(4)
Duck, Here Comes the Goose - or Something	111	(4)
Shaggy Dog Story	115	(2)
Tales of Aunt Lois	117	(5)
Southern Exposure	122	(5)
Book Three, Retrospect	127	(58)
Through the Looking Glass	130	(5)
1929 Chevrolet	135	(3)
Quips and Quotes	138	(9)
Drawings by Lamplight	147	(14)
Accident on 1-95	161	(2)
Baby Alligator	163	(2)
Old Bess	165	(4)
Castles and the Errors	169	(6)
Stoney Creek in Winter	175	(3)
Outhouse	178	(3)
Cows and Cats	181	(4)
Book Four, Reflection	185	(56)
Little Willies and Gentle Janes	192	(1)
A Cure for the Flue	193	(2)
Squirrels in the Walls	195	(2)
The Walking Song	197	(2)
Baby Austin	199	(3)
Riding the Pig	202	(1)
Coaly Mullins and His Coal	203	(2)
Dodge the New Dodge	205	(4)
Electric Fence	209	(4)
The Horn Blows at Midnight	213	(1)
Good Samaritans	214	(1)
Egg on His Face	215	(2)
Lose a Few	217	(6)
Chestnuts Roasting by an Open Fire	223	(2)
New Tractor	225	(2)
A Service of Your Local Government	227	(2)
Savages	229	(4)
The Devil in Texas	233	(1)
A Few News Items	234	(1)
Defense Mechanism	235	(2)
More Quips and Quotes	237	(3)
Chocolate is Poison	240	(1)
Book Five, Olio	241	(90)
Natural Laws	245	(3)
County Fairgrounds	248	(2)
Hustling Paw Tucker Cartoons	250	(11)
Another Traveler's Tale	261	(1)
Charming Personalities	262	(2)
Model T Ford	264	(3)
Gratitude	267	(4)
Practical Advice and Comments	271	(4)
1931 Dusenberg	275	(2)
Irish Coffee	277	(8)
Neglected Childhood	285	(1)
Bloody Nuisance	286	(9)
A Safety Lesson	295	(3)
Falklands Islands Folly	298	(3)
The Devil is in the Details	301	(1)
Cheaper by the Carton	301	(6)
A Fiery Letter	307	(5)
Lost in Tok	312	(2)
Editor's Diary	314	(2)
More Traveler's Tales	316	(3)
Miscellaneous Cartoons	319	(12)
Student Days	331