,,americans ,drawn by ,,charles ,,dana ,,gibson ,new ,york3 ,r4 ,h4 ,,russell1 ,london3 ,,john ,,lane #aijj ,,this is the fifth book in the regular series of ,mr4 ,gibsons published drawings1 consisting of ,,drawings ,,by ,c4 ,d4 ,,gibson ,no4 #a ,,pictures ,,of ,,people ,no4 #b ,,sketches ,,and ,,cartoons ,no4 #c ,,the ,,education ,,of ,,mr4 ,,pipp ,no4 #d ,,americans ,no4 #e ,each book contains eighty-four of ,mr4 ,gibson's best cartoons1 and all are uniform in size1 shape and binding4 ,thanks are due ,messrs4 ,mitchell ,miller and ,charles ,scribners ,sons1 for their co-operation in making this volume as representative and complete as possible4 ,copyright by ,,mitchell ,,miller4 ,copyright by ,,charles ,,scribners ,,sons4 ,,the book is published in ,great ,britain by especial arrangement with ,mr4 ,james ,henderson1 the proprietor of the ,english copyright of some of the drawings4 ,printed in the ,united ,states of ,america4 ,entered at ,stationers ,hall4 ,,press ,,of ,,the ,j4 ,w4 ,,pratt ,,co41 ,,new ,,york4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,fore6 ,,the ,,american ,,girl ,,to ,,all ,,the ,,world4 ,illustration3 ,,not ,,the ,,sea ,,serpent1 ,,but ,,far ,,more ,,dangerous4 ,illustration3 ,,of ,,course ,,you ,,can ,,tell ,,fortunes ,,with ,,cards4 ,,for ,,instance1 ,,if ,,the ,,jack ,,of ,,clubs ,,comes ,,between ,,the ,,four ,,and ,,the ,,ten ,,of ,,diamonds1 ,,and ,,the ,,following ,,card ,,happens ,,to ,,be ,,the ,,deuce ,,of ,,spades1 ,,it ,,means ,,that ,,the ,,next ,,offer ,,of ,,marriage ,,should ,,be ,,accepted4 ,illustration3 ,,rival ,,beauties4 ,illustration3 ,,wireless ,,telegraphy4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,senseless ,,after-,,dinner ,,custom4 ,,so ,,thinks ,,the ,,young ,,man ,,who ,,must ,,listen ,,to ,,her ,,father',s ,,friends ,,during ,,the ,,next ,,hour4 ,illustration3 ,,melting4 ,illustration3 ,,their ,,first ,,quarrel4 ,,and ,,they ,,have ,,been ,,engaged ,,about ,,twenty ,,minutes4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,word ,,to ,,the ,,wise4 ,,have ,a ,,book ,,in ,,case ,,you ,,are ,,bored4 ,illustration3 ,manager3 ,,unless ,,you ,,brace ,,up ,i',,ll ,,have ,,to ,,break ,,our ,,contract4 8,,don',t ,,say ,,that6 ,i ,,have ,a ,,child ,,and ,,two ,,husbands ,,to ,,support40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,supper4 ,,shall ,,it ,,be ,,what ,,she ,,is ,,accustomed ,,to ,,or ,,the ,,best ,,he ,,can ,,afford8 ,illustration3 ,enthusiastic ,young ,miss3 ,,to ,,think ,,of ,,your ,,being ,a ,,real ,,literary ,,man6 ,i ,,do ,,so ,,long ,,to ,,know ,,how ,,you ,,write ,,things4 ,,cant ,,you ,,explain ,,it8 ,venerable ,hack3 ,,it ,,is ,,the ,,simplest ,,thing4 ,,you ,,have ,a ,,mind ,,suitably ,,prepared4 ,,you ,,get ,,an ,,idea4 ,,the ,,idea ,,being ,,introduced ,,into ,,the ,,mind ,,causes ,,fermentation1 ,,during ,,which ,a ,,scum ,,rises ,,to ,,the ,,top ,,and ,,is ,,carefully ,,removed1 ,,leaving ,a ,,residue ,,of ,,clear ,,thought4 ,,this ,,you ,,bottle ,,up ,,for ,,your ,,own ,,use4 ,,the ,,scum ,,you ,,sell ,,to ,a ,,publisher4 ,illustration3 ,,to ,,bachelors ,,who ,,wish ,,to ,,avoid ,,competition4 ,,there ,,are ,,some ,,advantages ,,in ,,taking ,,your ,,vacation ,,early ,,in ,,the ,,season4 ,illustration3 ,,picturesque ,,america4 ,,anywhere ,,in ,,the ,,mountains4 ,illustration3 ,,picturesque ,,america4 ,,anywhere ,,along ,,the ,,coast4 ,illustration3 ,,advice ,,to ,,students4 ,,be ,,read ,,to4 ,,it ,,saves ,,the ,,eyes ,,for ,,better ,,things4 ,illustration3 ,,in ,,the ,,swim4 ,,dedicated ,,to ,,extravagant ,,women4 ,illustration3 ,he3 ,,yes1 ,,dearest1 ,i ,,have ,,loved ,,before ,,we ,,met2 ,,but ,,let ,,us ,,not ,,dig ,,up ,,the ,,past4 8,,oh1 ,,all ,,right1 ,,then2 ,,if ,,you ,,don',t ,,want ,,to ,,dig ,,up ,,the ,,past1 ,,why1 ,,let',s ,,not ,,dig ,,up ,,the ,,future ,,either40 ,illustration3 ,,warning ,,to ,,noblemen4 ,,treat ,,your ,,american ,,wife ,,with ,,kindness4 ,illustration3 ,,advice ,,to ,,beginners4 ,,keep ,,close ,,to ,,nature4 ,illustration3 8,,hope ,,springs ,,eternal ,,in ,,the ,,human ,,breast2 ,,man ,,never ,,is1 ,,but ,,always ,,to ,,be ,,blessed40 ,illustration3 8,,mind ,,his ,,kissing ,,you8 ,,no1 ,,not ,,if ,,you ,,don',t4 ,,it ,,shows ,,affection1 ,,as ,,one',s ,,nephews ,,should ,,be ,,affectionate4 ,,but ,,if ,i ,,were ,,disposed ,,to ,,be ,,critical1 ,i ,,should ,,say ,,that ,,grown-,,up ,,nephews ,,who ,,kiss ,,their ,,aunts ,,by ,,marriage ,,should ,,kiss ,,them ,,somewhat ,,more ,,deferentially ,,and ,,perfunctorily--,,more ,,like ,a ,,timid ,,fly ,,who ,,approaches ,a ,,piece ,,of ,,rock-,,candy1 ,,and ,,not ,,quite ,,so ,,much ,,like ,a ,,hungry ,,orphan ,,turned ,,loose ,,in ,a ,,bake-,,shop4 ,i',d ,,tell ,,his ,,mother1 ,,amelia1 ,,if ,i ,,were ,,you4 ,,he ,,needs ,,training40 ,illustration3 ,,advice ,,to ,,caddies4 ,,you ,,will ,,save ,,time ,,by ,,keeping ,,your ,,eye ,,on ,,the ,,ball1 ,,not ,,on ,,the ,,player4 ,illustration3 ,,people ,,who ,,will ,,have ,,their ,,own ,,way4 ,,the ,,girl ,,who ,,refused ,,us4 ,illustration3 ,,people ,,who ,,will ,,have ,,their ,,own ,,way4 ,,the ,,girl ,,who ,,wanted ,a ,,small ,,waist4 ,illustration3 ,,his ,,son-,,in-,,law4 ,,his ,,daughter4 ,,people ,,who ,,will ,,have ,,their ,,own ,,way4 ,,the ,,man ,,who ,,wanted ,,to ,,get ,,rich4 ,illustration3 ,,is ,,this ,,why ,,the ,,average ,,husband ,,and ,,brother ,,stay ,,away8 ,illustration3 ,,accident ,,to ,a ,,young ,,man ,,with ,a ,,weak ,,heart4 ,illustration3 ,,matrimonial ,,misfits4 #ab3bj ,a4 ,m43 ,,the ,,husband ,,who ,,wants ,,to ,,go ,,home ,,and ,,the ,,wife ,,who ,,doesn',t4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,maiden ,,and ,,the ,,mistletoe4 ,a ,,soliloquy4 8,,now1 ,,if ,i ,,hang ,,you ,,over ,,this ,,dark ,,corner1 ,,he ,,wont ,,see ,,you2 ,,and ,,if ,i ,,hang ,,you ,,in ,,the ,,light1 ,,he ,,wont ,,dare40 ,illustration3 ,a ,,little ,,incident4 ,,showing ,,that ,,even ,,inanimate ,,objects ,,can ,,enter ,,into ,,the ,,spirit ,,of ,,the ,,game4 ,illustration3 ,young ,widow3 ,,how ,,long ,,should ,i ,,wear ,,mourning8 8,i',m ,,unable ,,to ,,say4 ,i ,,wasn',t ,,acquainted ,,with ,,your ,,husband40 ,illustration3 ,,summer ,,and ,,winter4 ,,both ,,sides ,,of ,,it4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,big ,,game4 ,illustration3 ,,economy4 ,she musing3 ,,it ,,seems ,a ,,pity ,,to ,,spend ,,twenty-,,five ,,dollars ,,to ,,have ,a ,,gown ,,made ,,over1 ,,when ,i ,,can ,,get ,a ,,new ,,one ,,for ,,two ,,hundred4 ,illustration3 8,,don',t ,,undervalue ,,love1 ,,dear ,,child4 ,,love ,,in ,a ,,flat-,a good ,,flat--,,on ,,twenty1 ,,yes1 ,,even ,,on ,,fifty-,,thousand ,a ,,year1 ,,may ,,easily ,,be ,,preferable ,,to ,,riches ,,without ,,true ,,affection40 ,illustration3 ,,wasting ,,time4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,race ,,is ,,not ,,always ,,to ,,the ,,beautiful4 ,illustration3 ,,in 8,,society40 ,,do ,,we ,,see ,,so ,,much ,,of ,,old ,,age ,,and ,,youth ,,because ,,the ,,middle-,,aged ,,men ,,have ,,something ,,better ,,to ,,do8 ,illustration3 ,a ,,continuous ,,performance4 ,she3 ,,it ,,tells ,,here ,,of ,a ,,man ,,in ,,chicago ,,who ,,hasn',t ,,spoken ,,to ,,his ,,wife ,,in ,,fifteen ,,years4 8,,perhaps ,,he ,,is ,,waiting ,,for ,a ,,chance40 ,illustration3 ,she3 ,,why ,,such ,a ,,hurry ,,to ,,marry1 ,,dick8 ,,we',,ve ,,only ,,been ,,engaged ,,three ,,months4 8,,yes2 ,i ,,know2 ,,but i ,,am ,,afraid ,,you ,,will ,,get ,,tired ,,of ,,me40 ,illustration3 ,a ,,northeaster4 ,,some ,,look ,,well ,,in ,,it4 ,illustration3 ,mrs4 ,j4 ,brassey ,pushe3 ,i ,,confess ,i',m ,,dying ,,to ,,get ,,my ,,daughter ,,married4 ,the ,brute3 ,,er--,,what ,,other ,,inducements ,,do ,,you ,,offer8 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,stout ,,gentleman ,,hoped ,,he ,,had ,,found ,a ,,secluded ,,spot ,,for ,,the ,,honeymoon4 ,illustration3 8,,come ,,along1 ,,martin1 ,,let',s ,,go ,,to ,,the ,,hanging40 8,,hangin'8 ,,hangin'8 ,,who',s ,,goin' ,,to ,,be ,,hanged80 8,,jim ,,sanders4 ,,come ,,along40 8,,no2 ,,thanks4 ,,he',s ,,no ,,friend ,o' ,,mine40 ,illustration3 8,i ,,see ,,the ,,governor ,,commends ,,war ,,as ,a ,,means ,,of ,,keeping ,,alive #8,,the ,,great ,,fighting ,,virtues1' ,,and1 ,,of ,,course1 ,,war is ,a ,,good ,,thing ,,while ,,it ,,lasts4 ,,but1 ,,after ,,all1 ,,charles1 ,,do ,,you ,,feel ,,that ,,war ,,is ,,truly ,,profitable8 ,,as ,,for ,,me1 ,,unathletic ,,as ,i ,,am1 ,,and ,,near-,,sighted1 ,i ,,could ,,hardly ,,do ,,excellent ,,work ,,in ,,war4 ,i ,,might ,,brain ,a ,,child ,,or ,,two1 ,,and ,,maybe ,,shoot ,,some ,,women1 ,,but ,i ,,own ,i ,,don',t ,,find ,,the ,,idea ,,wholly ,,engaging1 ,,and ,,in ,,the ,,spring ,,months ,i ,,can ,,harden ,,my ,,heart ,,more ,,agreeably ,,by ,,riding ,a ,,bicycle ,,in ,,the ,,afternoon ,,down ,,fifth ,,avenue4 ,,it',s ,a ,,good ,,hazard ,,all ,,the ,,way1 ,,and ,,there',s ,,this ,,advantage ,,about ,,it1 ,,that ,,you ,,don',t ,,catch ,,fevers1 ,,and1 ,,if ,,you',,re ,,not ,,killed1 ,,you ,,have ,,your ,,health40 ,illustration3 ,,his ,,vacation ,,over4 ,illustration3 ,,financial ,,predicament4 ,,this ,,nobleman ,,cannot ,,recall ,,which ,,heiress ,,accepted ,,him ,,the ,,night ,,before4 ,illustration3 ,,another ,,monopoly4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,invincible ,,army4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,power ,,of ,,gold4 ,chorus3 ,,madame ,,is ,,ravishing6 ,,charming6 ,,ah1 ,,it ,,is ,,divine6 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,watchful ,,eye ,,of ,,caution4 8,,isn',t ,,your ,,mother ,,worried ,,by ,,captain ,,shorthouse',s ,,attentions ,,to ,,you80 8,,oh1 ,,no2 ,,since ,i ,,gave ,,jack ,,his ,,freedom ,,after ,,the ,,hide ,,trust ,,slump1 ,,mamma ,,says ,i',m ,a ,,real ,,mother ,,myself1 ,,and ,,now ,,she ,,never ,,worries40 ,illustration3 8,i ,,thought ,i ,,heard ,,mr4 ,,squeesicks ,,kissing ,,you ,,last ,,night1 ,,ethel4 ,i ,,hope ,,you ,,did ,,not ,,encourage ,,him40 8,i ,,didn',t ,,need ,,to40 ,illustration3 ,,matrimonial ,,misfits4 ,,the ,,woman ,,who ,,marries ,a ,,club ,,man4 ,illustration3 ,,his ,,beginning4 8,i ,,had ,,no ,,idea ,,that ,,you ,,were ,,in ,,love ,,with ,,me40 8,,neither ,,had ,i1 ,,until ,i ,,proposed ,,and ,,you ,,rejected ,,me40 ,illustration3 ,mrs4 ,dimpleton3 ,i ,,am ,,going ,,to ,,see ,,the ,,doctor ,,to-,,day1 ,,and ,i ,,know ,,he ,,will ,,insist ,,upon ,,my ,,going ,,abroad ,,this ,,summer4 ,dimpleton3 ,,no1 ,,he ,,wont4 ,i ,,met ,,him ,,yesterday ,,and ,,told ,,him ,,if ,,he ,,sent ,,you ,,abroad ,i ,,couldn',t ,,pay ,,his ,,bill4 ,illustration3 ,,monday ,,morning4 ,illustration3 ,she3 ,,if ,i ,,let ,,you ,,kiss ,,me ,,this ,,once1 ,,will ,,you ,,promise ,,never ,,to ,,ask ,,me ,,again8 ,he3 ,,certainly1 ,,dear1 ,,if ,,you ,,consider ,,it ,,unnecessary4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,spinster',s ,,revery4 ,,what ,,the ,,day ,,recalls4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,receipt ,,for ,,kisses4 ,,to ,,one ,,piece ,,of ,,dark ,,piazza ,,add ,a ,,little ,,moonlight--,,take ,,for ,,granted ,,two ,,people4 ,,press ,,in ,,two ,,strong ,,ones ,a ,,small1 ,,soft ,,hand4 ,,sift ,,lightly ,,two ,,ounces ,,of ,,attraction1 ,,one ,,of ,,romance2 ,,add ,a ,,large ,,measure ,,of ,,folly2 ,,stir ,,in ,a ,,floating ,,ruffle ,,and ,,one ,,or ,,two ,,whispers4 ,,dissolve ,,half ,a ,,dozen ,,glances ,,in ,a ,,well ,,of ,,silence2 ,,dust ,,in ,a ,,small ,,quantity ,,of ,,hesitation1 ,,one ,,ounce ,,of ,,resistance1 ,,two ,,of ,,yielding2 ,,place ,,the ,,kisses ,,on ,a ,,flushed ,,cheek ,,or ,,two ,,lips2 ,,flavor ,,with ,a ,,slight ,,scream1 ,,and ,,set ,,aside ,,to ,,cool4 ,,this ,,will ,,succeed ,,in ,,any ,,climate1 ,,if ,,directions ,,are ,,carefully ,,followed4 ,illustration3 ,,one ,,difficulty ,,of ,,the ,,game4 ,,keeping ,,your ,,eye ,,on ,,the ,,ball4 ,illustration3 ,,on ,,the ,,ferry4 ,illustration3 8,,on ,,the ,,sidewalks ,,of ,,new ,,york40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,morning ,,note4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,may ,,queen4 ,illustration3 ,,after ,,the ,,performance4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,eleventh ,,inning4 ,illustration3 ,,breakfast--,,oatmeal ,,and ,,the ,,morning ,,paper4 ,illustration3 ,,waiting ,,for ,,bread4 ,illustration3 ,,luncheon4 ,illustration3 ,,waiting ,,for ,,tables4 ,illustration3 ,,an ,,elevated ,,station4 ,illustration3 ,,some ,,professional ,,people4 ,illustration3 8,i ,,often ,,wonder ,,why ,,you ,,don',t ,,get ,,married40 8,,because ,i',m ,,too ,,fond ,,of ,,men',s ,,society40 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,cable ,,car4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,proper ,,education4 ,daughter 7home from a seminary73 ,,we ,,no ,,sooner ,,learn ,a ,,little ,,about ,,one ,,subject4 ,,mamma4 ,,than ,,we ,,stop ,,and ,,turn ,,to ,,another4 8,,you ,,must ,,remember1 ,,dear1 ,,that ,i ,,am ,,fitting ,,you ,,to ,,enter ,,society40 ,illustration3 ,charles 7loquitur73 ,,it ,,is ,,quite ,,true1 ,,father1 ,,as ,,you ,,say1 ,,that ,,our ,,religious ,,duties ,,are ,,of ,,signal ,,moment4 ,,but ,,they ,,are ,,often ,,perplexing1 ,,and ,,some ,,of ,,them ,,often ,,seem ,,to ,,me ,,to ,,conflict ,,with ,,others4 ,,perhaps ,,you ,,and ,i ,,could ,,cover ,,the ,,ground ,,better ,,if ,,we ,,used ,,some ,,judicious ,,plan ,,of ,,co-,,operation4 ,,suppose1 ,,for ,,example1 ,,that ,,you ,,obey ,,the ,,injunction 8,,give ,,to ,,him ,,that ,,asketh10 ,,and ,,leave ,,me ,,to ,,supplement ,,your ,,efforts ,,by ,,taking ,,no ,,thought ,,for ,,the ,,morrow4 ,illustration3 ,,no ,,wonder ,,the ,,sea ,,serpent ,,frequents ,,our ,,coast4 ,illustration3 ,the ,nobleman3 ,,every ,,man ,,has ,,his ,,price1 ,,you ,,know4 8,,oh1 ,,this ,,is ,,so ,,sudden60 ,illustration3 ,,awful ,,predicament4 ,,the ,,triplets ,,find ,,they ,,are ,,all ,,engaged ,,to ,,the ,,same ,,man4 ,,he ,,doubted ,,it4 ,mrs4 ,henrypeck3 ,,you ,,have ,,been ,,very ,,aggravating ,,at ,,times1 ,,and ,,we ,,have ,,not ,,always ,,got ,,along ,,very ,,well ,,together2 ,,but ,,still1 ,,if ,i ,,had ,,to ,,do ,,it ,,over ,,again1 ,i',d ,,marry ,,you ,,just ,,the ,,same4 ,,mr4 ,h4 7under his breath73 ,i',m ,,not ,,so ,,sure ,,about ,,that4 ,illustration3 ,,honeymooning4 ,,the ,,man ,,who ,,married ,,for ,a ,,home4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,nursery4 ,illustration3 ,,school ,,days4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,debutante4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,mother4 ,illustration3 ,,indian ,,summer4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,chaperone4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,evening4 ,illustration ,illustration3 ,,the ,,fallen ,,star4 8,,fond ,,memory ,,brings ,,the ,,light ,,of ,,other ,,days----40 ,illustration