# Wee Johnnie Paterson, & other humorous sketches

Author: Stevenson, W. Grant (William Grant), 1849-1919

Genre: Category: Short Stories

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76637

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Wee+Johnnie+Paterson%2C+%26+other+humorous+sketches+Stevenson&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Being frequently accosted by friends and strangers, who say, "Would it be too much to ask you to write out one or two of your Stories for me, as I occasionally do a bit of reciting myself? and if you wrote out one or two for me I would be obliged," I feel that my spare evenings would be rendered monotonous by the repetition of writing them, and at the same time I have a diffidence in refusing; it has therefore occurred to me that an easy and pleasant way out of my embarrassment would be to have them printed, so that I could present copies to the gentlemen who honour me by their requests. Had it not been for chronic laziness I should have responded to a flattering letter from a gentleman i...

## Chapters

- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/wee-johnnie-paterson-and-other-humorous-sketches-76637/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/wee-johnnie-paterson-and-other-humorous-sketches-76637/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/wee-johnnie-paterson-and-other-humorous-sketches-76637/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Part 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/wee-johnnie-paterson-and-other-humorous-sketches-76637/chapters/5/index.md)
- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/wee-johnnie-paterson-and-other-humorous-sketches-76637/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/wee-johnnie-paterson-and-other-humorous-sketches-76637/chapters/6/index.md)