'The trimmed lamp' is a collection of classic o. henry tales about new york city, and contains the following stories: the trimmed lamp a madison square arabian night the rubaiyat of a scotch highball the pendulum two thanksgiving day gentlemen the assessor of success the buyer from cactus city the badge of policeman o'roon brickdust row the making of a new yorker vanity and some sables the social triangle the purple dress the foreign policy of company 99 the lost blend a harlem tragedy "the guilty party" according to their lights a midsummer knight's dream the last leaf the count and the wedding guest the country of elusion the ferry of unfulfilment the tale of a tainted tenner elsie in new york.