Dedication
THE BOOK OF NOODLES:
STORIES OF SIMPLETONS; OR, FOOLS AND THEIR FOLLIES.
BY
W. A. CLOUSTON,
Author of “Popular Tales and Fictions: their Migrations and Transformations
“Excellent! Why, this is the best fooling when all is done.”—Twelfth Night.
LONDON: ELLIOT STOCK, 62, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1888.
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 67-24351
TO MY DEAR FRIEND
DAVID ROSS, LL.D., M.A., B.Sc.,
PRINCIPAL OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND TRAINING COLLEGE, GLASGOW,
THIS COLLECTION OF FACETIÆ IS DEDICATED.