Bill Nye and Boomerang; Or the Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems
Bill Nye
Play
Length 8 h 18 min
Chapters 114
First published 1883
Humorist Bill Nye was the first editor of the daily paper in Laramie, Wyoming, and named it the Laramie Boomerang in honor of his mule. As Nye’s son Frank said, something about the word “boomerang” piqued Nye’s imagination, as it described the "eccentricity of his orbit". “His mule, his mine, his newspaper, his [first] book [Bill Nye and Boomerang], all bore the trademark.” The book, according to Nye, includes "some little epics and ethereal flights of fancy..." and said "it affords me great pleasure...to know what a feeling of blessed rest and childlike confidence and assurance - and some more things of that nature - will follow the publication of this work." Warning: Common side-effects include uncontrollable side-slapping laughter and giggling. Listen with extreme caution. - Summary by Dale Barkley, proudly from Laramie
Chapters
1
To My Mule Boomerang Read by DaleBarkley 1:17
2
Apostrophe to an Orphan Mule Read by DaleBarkley 2:16
3
A Miners' Meeting - My Mine - A Mirage on the Plains Read by DaleBarkley 7:51
4
The True Story of Damon and Pythias Read by DaleBarkley 7:30
5
Sad Memories of the Dead Year Read by DaleBarkley 4:44
6
Bill Nye's Thirteenth Grand Semi-Annual Farewell Circus and Hippodrome Read by DaleBarkley 7:01
7
Letter from Paris Read by DaleBarkley 4:05
8
Prehistoric Crockery Read by DaleBarkley 5:18
9
Suggestions for a School of Journalism Read by DaleBarkley 7:33
10
The Fragrant Mormon Read by DaleBarkley 2:51
11
Recollections of the Opera Read by DaleBarkley 5:04
12
A Sunny Little Incident Read by DaleBarkley 3:22
13
He Rewarded Her Read by DaleBarkley 1:11
14
The Modern Parlor Stove Read by DaleBarkley 3:18
15
Remarks to Originators Read by DaleBarkley 3:02
16
Queer Read by DaleBarkley 0:53
17
Sic Semper Gloria Houseplant Read by DaleBarkley 1:49
18
How to Tell Read by DaleBarkley 1:20
19
Biography of Colorow Read by DaleBarkley 2:48
20
Diary of a Saucy Young Thing Read by DaleBarkley 2:16
21
Killing off the James Boys Read by DaleBarkley 2:26
22
A Relic Read by DaleBarkley 2:12
23
Some Reasons why I can't be an Indian Agent Read by DaleBarkley 5:27
24
The Picnic Snoozer's Lament Read by DaleBarkley 1:13
25
Billious Nye and Boomerang in the Gold Mines Read by DaleBarkley 6:21
26
Two Great Men Read by DaleBarkley 2:51
27
Dirty Murphy Read by DaleBarkley 2:30
28
A Rocky Mountain Sunset Read by DaleBarkley 2:31
29
The Temperature of the Bumble-bee Read by DaleBarkley 1:53
30
Drawbacks of Public Life Read by DaleBarkley 3:31
31
The Glad, Free Life of the Miner Read by DaleBarkley 4:57
32
Some Thoughts of Childhood Read by DaleBarkley 3:20
33
The New Adjustable Campaign Song Read by DaleBarkley 3:28
34
Sitting down on a Venerable Joke Read by DaleBarkley 3:02
35
A Hairbreadth Escape Read by DaleBarkley 3:43
36
Myself, Dr. Talmage and Other Divines Read by DaleBarkley 6:20
37
Fine-cut as a Means of Grace Read by DaleBarkley 3:07
38
The Weather and Some Other Things Read by DaleBarkley 5:22
39
The Parable of the Unjust Steward Read by DaleBarkley 4:09
40
Ode to Spring Read by DaleBarkley 1:05
41
The Parable of the Prodigal Son Read by DaleBarkley 4:29
42
The Indian and the Everlasting Gospel Read by DaleBarkley 6:27
43
The Muse Read by DaleBarkley 12:08
44
Shoeing a Broncho Read by DaleBarkley 5:13
45
Pumpkin Jim; or the Tale of a Busted Jackass Rabbit Read by DaleBarkley 13:19
46
William Nye and the Heathen Chinee Read by DaleBarkley 6:04
47
Hong Lee's Grand Benefit at Leadville Read by DaleBarkley 3:25
48
You Fou Read by DaleBarkley 2:32
49
The Lop-eared Lovers of the Little Laramie Read by DaleBarkley 13:37
50
Speech of Spartacus Read by DaleBarkley 8:30
51
Correspondence Read by DaleBarkley 11:03
52
He Went Out West for His Health Read by DaleBarkley 6:09
53
A Quiet Little Wedding without any Frills Read by DaleBarkley 6:06
54
Thoughts on Spring Read by DaleBarkley 3:50
55
The Same Old Thing Read by DaleBarkley 6:34
56
The Veteran who died while getting his Pension Read by DaleBarkley 5:37
57
Gingerbread Poems and Cold Pickled Facts Read by DaleBarkley 5:13
58
Origin of Beautiful Snow Read by DaleBarkley 6:03
59
Ute Eloquence Read by DaleBarkley 3:30
60
The Aged Indian's Lament Read by DaleBarkley 3:54
61
How a Mining Stampede breaks out Read by DaleBarkley 4:23
62
The Great Rocky Mountain Re-union of Yaller Dogs Read by DaleBarkley 3:54
63
What Woman's Suffrage has done for Wyoming Read by DaleBarkley 5:12
64
Portuguese without a Master Read by DaleBarkley 5:45
65
The Rocky Mountain Hog Read by DaleBarkley 3:11
66
The Buckness wherewith the Buck Beer Bucketh Read by DaleBarkley 1:53
67
Billious Nye and the Amateur Stage Read by DaleBarkley 3:36
68
A Journalistic Correction Read by DaleBarkley 1:31
69
Bankrupt Sale of Literary Gems Read by DaleBarkley 1:45
70
Thoughts on Marriage Read by DaleBarkley 4:42
71
A Ute Presidential Convention Read by DaleBarkley 11:52
72
The Club-footed Lover of Piute Pass Read by DaleBarkley 7:17
73
The Automatic Liar Read by DaleBarkley 3:45
74
Some Post-office Fiends Read by DaleBarkley 6:01
75
Agriculture at an altitude of 7,500 feet Read by DaleBarkley 2:53
76
The Gentle Youth from Leadville Read by DaleBarkley 3:04
77
A Snide Journalist Read by DaleBarkley 6:42
78
He Was Blind Read by DaleBarkley 3:49
79
Thoughts of the Mellow Previously Read by DaleBarkley 3:43
80
My Tombstone Mine Read by DaleBarkley 6:22
81
Bankrupt Sale of a Circus Read by DaleBarkley 5:58
82
Greeley versus Valley Tan Read by DaleBarkley 1:38
83
The Eternal Fitness of Things Read by DaleBarkley 3:01
84
They Unanimously Arose and Hung Him Read by DaleBarkley 4:04
85
Rhetoric versus Woodtick Read by DaleBarkley 5:32
86
The Model Wife Read by DaleBarkley 5:53
87
Some Overland Tourists Read by DaleBarkley 6:01
88
Catching Mountain Trout at an elevation of 8,000 feet Read by DaleBarkley 4:23
89
Home-made Indian Relics Read by DaleBarkley 6:38
90
The Previous Reporter Read by DaleBarkley 3:02
91
The Peace Commission Read by DaleBarkley 4:20
92
Some Answers to Correspondents Read by DaleBarkley 6:19
93
The Crow Indian and His Caws Read by DaleBarkley 4:25
94
The Nuptials of Dangerous Davis Read by DaleBarkley 4:18
95
The Holiday Hog Read by DaleBarkley 1:35
96
Some Census Conundrums Read by DaleBarkley 2:29
97
The Gentle Power of a Woman's Influence Read by DaleBarkley 4:18
98
The Native Inborn Shiftlessness of the Prairie Dogs Read by DaleBarkley 2:03
99
Answers to Correspondents Read by DaleBarkley 7:14
100
The Secret of Garfield's Election Read by DaleBarkley 4:35
101
Perils of the Butternut Picker Read by DaleBarkley 6:57
102
A Word or Two about the Swallow Read by DaleBarkley 4:10
103
Laughing Sam Read by DaleBarkley 3:02
104
The Calamity Jane Consolidated Read by DaleBarkley 2:10
105
The Nocturnal Cow Read by DaleBarkley 3:34
106
The Relentless Garden Hose Read by DaleBarkley 1:31
107
A Wail Read by DaleBarkley 2:16
108
The Great, Horrid Man Receiveth New Year Calls Read by DaleBarkley 2:53
109
Just the Thing Read by DaleBarkley 1:41
110
Thanks Read by DaleBarkley 1:32
111
An Anti-Mormon Town Read by DaleBarkley 1:33
112
A Christmas Ride in July Read by DaleBarkley 2:01
113
Examining the Brand on a Frozen Steer Read by DaleBarkley 1:28
114
Onion Peelin's Read by DaleBarkley 3:20
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