Almost gone. Long black veil -- What would they say in Birmingham? -- Progress of deglutition -- Telephone man -- Miss Wigglesworth's bull -- Bus ride -- Return to sender -- Lonesome without you -- The garden -- Nothing with strings -- Green bus -- Almost gone.
Summary:
A holiday collection of short fiction shares vignettes that capture the eccentric lives of the inhabitants of a small Southern town, from an efficiency expert who gets Christmas down to forty-five minutes flat, to a woman who claims John James Audubon is living in her attic.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.