Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems andYarns), by Bill Nye and James Whitcomb RileyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)Author: Bill NyeJames Whitcomb RileyRelease Date: September 29, 2009 [EBook #30131]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NYE AND RILEY'S WIT ***Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file wasproduced from images generously made available by TheInternet Archive/American Libraries.)NYE AND RILEY'SWit and Humor(Poems and Yarns)BYJAMES WHITCOMB RILEY & BILL NYEIllustratedBY BARON DE GRIMM, E. ZIMMERMAN,WALT McDOUGALL, AND OTHERSTHOMPSON & THOMAS,CHICAGO.Copyright 1900,BYTHOMPSON & THOMAS.Copyright 1905,BYTHOMPSON & THOMAS.BiographicalEdgar Wilson Nye was whole-souled, big-hearted and genial. Those who knew him lost sight of the humorist in thewholesome friend.He was born August 25, 1850, in Shirley, Piscataquis County, Maine. Poverty of resources drove the family to St. CroixValley, Wisconsin, where they hoped to be able to live under conditions less severe. After receiving a meager schooling,he entered a lawyer's office, where most of his work consisted in ...