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Nine related humorous stories: The Fenelby TariffThe Box of Bon-BonsKitty's TrunksBillyThe Pink Shirt WaistBridgetThe Amateur DetectiveThe Field of DishonorBobberts IntervenesTariff ReformThe Coup d'ItatEllis Parker Butler (1869-1937) was a native of Muscatine, Iowa. Dropping out of high school to help support the family he worked in a number of jobs including ones in a spice mill, an oatmeal mill, a china store, and a wholesale grocery. Moving to New York City in 1896, he began writing for trade magazines such as the Tailor's Review, the Wall Paper News, and The Decorative Furnisher.In 1905, his humorous short story, Pigs is Pigs appeared in the American Magazine, and the following year it was published in book form. Its phenomenal success allowed Butler to give up editing trade papers and turn to full-time authorship.Butler, Ellis Parker is the author of 'The Cheerful Smugglers', published 2007 under ISBN 9780548038604 and ISBN 0548038600.
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