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Title: Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Joel Chandler Harris Author: Joel Chandler Harris Editor: David Widger Release date: January 13, 2019 [eBook #58687] Language: English Credits: Produced by David Widger *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS *** Produced by David Widger INDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG WORKS OF JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS Compiled by David Widger CONTENTS ## UNCLE REMUS SONGS AND SAYINGS ## UNCLE REMUS AND BRER RABBIT ## NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS ## NIGHTS WTH UNCLE REMUS ## TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS ## MINGO ## MR. THIMBLEFINGER ## A LITTLE UNION SCOUT ## STORIES OF GEORGIA ## FREE JOE ## GABRIEL TOLLIVER ## THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN ## ON THE PLANTATION ## AARON IN THE WILDWOODS ## BALAAM AND HIS MASTER TABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES UNCLE REMUS: HIS SONGS AND HIS SAYINGS By Joel Chandler Harris CONTENTS PREFACE AND DEDICATION INTRODUCTION LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION I. UNCLE REMUS INITIATES THE LITTLE BOY II. THE WONDERFUL TAR BABY STORY III. WHY MR. POSSUM LOVES PEACE IV. HOW MR. RABBIT WAS TOO SHARP FOR MR. FOX V. THE STORY OF THE DELUGE AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT VI. MR. RABBIT GROSSLY DECEIVES MR. FOX VII. MR. FOX IS AGAIN VICTIMIZED VIII. MR. FOX IS "OUTDONE" BY MR. BUZZARD IX. MISS COW FALLS A VICTIM TO MR. RABBIT X. MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE XI. MR. WOLF MAKES A FAILURE XII. MR. FOX TACKLES OLD MAN TARRYPIN XIII. THE AWFUL FATE OF MR. WOLF XIV. MR. FOX AND THE DECEITFUL FROGS XV. MR. FOX GOES A-HUNTING, BUT MR. RABBIT BAGS THE GAME XVI. OLD MR. RABBIT, HE'S A GOOD FISHERMAN XVII. MR. RABBIT NIBBLES UP THE BUTTER XVIII. MR. RABBIT FINDS HIS MATCH AT LAST XIX. THE FATE OF MR. JACK SPARROW XX. HOW MR. RABBIT SAVED HIS MEAT XXI. MR. RABBIT MEETS HIS MATCH AGAIN XXII. A STORY ABOUT THE LITTLE RABBITS XXIII. MR. RABBIT AND MR. BEAR XXIV. MR. BEAR CATCHES OLD MR. BULL-FROG XXV. HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS FINE BUSHY TAIL XXVI. MR. TERRAPIN SHOWS HIS STRENGTH XXVII. WHY MR. POSSUM HAS NO HAIR ON HIS TAIL XXVIII. THE END OF MR. BEAR XXIX. MR. FOX GETS INTO SERIOUS BUSINESS XXX. HOW MR. RABBIT SUCCEEDED IN RAISING A DUST XXXI. A PLANTATION WITCH XXXII. "JACKY-MY-LANTERN" *1 XXXIII. WHY THE NEGRO IS BLACK XXXIV. THE SAD FATE OF MR. FOX PLANTATION PROVERBS HIS SONGS I. REVIVAL HYMN II. CAMP-MEETING SONG * III. CORN-SHUCKING SONG IV. THE PLOUGH-HANDS' SONG (JASPER COUNTY—1860.) V. CHRISTMAS PLAY-SONG (MYRICK PLACE, PUTNAM COUNTY 1858.) VI. PLANTATION PLAY-SONG (PUTNAM COUNTY—1856.) VII. TRANSCRIPTIONS *1 1. A PLANTATION CHANT 2.A PLANTATION SERENADE VIII. THE BIG BETHEL CHURCH IX. TIME GOES BY TURNS A STORY OF THE WAR HIS SAYINGS I. JEEMS ROBER'SON'S LAST ILLNESS II. UNCLE REMUS'S CHURCH EXPERIENCE III. UNCLE REMUS AND THE SAVANNAH DARKEY IV. TURNIP SALAD AS A TEXT V. A CONFESSION VI. UNCLE REMUS WITH THE TOOTHACHE VII. THE PHONOGRAPH VIII. RACE IMPROVEMENT IX. IN THE ROLE OF A TARTAR X. A CASE OF MEASLES XI. THE EMIGRANTS XII. AS A MURDERER XIII. HIS PRACTICAL VIEW OF THINGS XIV. THAT DECEITFUL JUG XV. THE FLORIDA WATERMELON XVI. UNCLE REMUS PREACHES TO A CONVERT XVII. AS TO EDUCATION XVIII. A TEMPERANCE REFORMER XIX. AS A WEATHER PROPHET XX. THE OLD MAN'S TROUBLES XXI. THE FOURTH OF JULY UNCLE REMUS and BRER RABBIT By Joel Chandler Harris CONTENTS BRER RABBIT’S FROLIC BROTHER BEAR’S BIG HOUSE BRER RABBIT TREATS THE CREETURS TO A RACE BRER RABBIT’S FLYING TRIP BRER RABBIT AND THE GOLD MINE BRER RABBIT GETS BRER FOX A HOSS BRER RABBIT FINDS THE MOON IN THE MILL POND HOW MR. LION LOST HIS WOOL HOW BRER RABBIT GOT A HOUSE BRER RABBIT AND THE PARTRIDGE NEST NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS By Joel Chandler Harris With Illustrations By Milo Winter CONTENTS I. Mr. Fox and Miss Goose 3 II. Brer Fox catches Mr. Horse 7 III. Brer Rabbit and the Little Girl 11 IV. Brer Fox copies Brer Rabbit 14 V. Brer Rabbit's Astonishing Prank 18 VI. Brer Rabbit secures a Mansion 22 VII. Mr. Lion hunts for Mr. Man 27 VIII. The Story of the Pigs 31 IX. Mr. Benjamin Ram and his Wonderful Fiddle 35 X. Brer Rabbit's Riddle 41 XI. How Mr. Rooster lost his Dinner 49 XII. Brer Rabbit breaks up a Party 53 XIII. Brer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter 58 XIV. Brer Terrapin deceives Brer Buzzard 62 XV. Brer Fox covets the Quills 66 XVI. How Brer Fox failed to get his Grapes 70 XVII. Brer Fox figures as an Incendiary 75 XVIII. A Dream and a Story 79 XIX. The Moon in the Mill-Pond 83 XX. Brer Rabbit takes some Exercise 89 XXI. Why Brer Bear has no Tail 97 XXII. How Brer Rabbit frightened his Neighbors 100 XXIII. Mr. Man has some Meat 105 XXIV. How Brer Rabbit got the Meat 108 [viii] XXV. African Jack 112 XXVI. Why the Alligator's Back is Rough 119 XXVII. Brer Wolf says Grace 123 XXVIII. Spirits, Seen and Unseen 129 XXIX. A Ghost Story 134 XXX. Brer Rabbit and his Famous Foot 141 XXXI. "In some Lady's Garden" 149 XXXII. Brer 'Possum gets in Trouble 156 XXXIII. Why the Guinea-fowls are speckled 162 XXXIV. Brer Rabbit's Love-charm 166 XXXV. Brer Rabbit submits to a Test 170 XXXVI. Brer Wolf falls a Victim 174 XXXVII. Brer Rabbit and the Mosquitoes 179 XXXVIII. The Pimmerly Plum 185 XXXIX. Brer Rabbit gets the Provisions 195 XL. "Cutta Cord-La!" 200 XLI. Aunt Tempy's Story 204 XLII. The Fire-Test 209 XLIII. The Cunning Snake 214 XLIV. How Brer Fox was too Smart 218 XLV. Brer Wolf gets in a Warm Place 225 XLVI. Brer Wolf still in Trouble 229 XLVII. Brer Rabbit lays in his Beef Supply 234 XLVIII. Brer Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat 238 XLIX. Mr. Benjamin Ram defends Himself 245 L. Brer Rabbit pretends to be Poisoned 249 LI. More Trouble for Brer Wolf 253 LII. Brer Rabbit outdoes Mr. Man 256 LIII. Brer Rabbit takes a Walk 260 [ix]LIV. Old Grinny-Granny Wolf 263 LV. How Wattle Weasel was Caught 267 LVI. Brer Rabbit ties Mr. Lion 272 LVII. Mr. Lion's Sad Predicament 276 LVIII. The Origin of the Ocean 279 LIX. Brer Rabbit gets Brer Fox's Dinner 283 LX. How the Bear nursed the Little Alligators 291 LXI. Why Mr. Dog runs Brer Rabbit 295 LXII. Brer Wolf and the Horned Cattle 298 LXIII. Brer Fox and the White Muscadines 302 LXIV. Mr. Hawk and Brer Buzzard 306 LXV. Mr. Hawk and Brer Rabbit 309 LXVI. The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird 312 LXVII. Old Brer Terrapin gets some Fish 315 LXVIII. Brer Fox makes a Narrow Escape 318 LXIX. Brer Fox's Fish Trap 321 LXX. Brer Rabbit rescues Brer Terrapin 325 LXXI. The Night before Christmas 333 ILLUSTRATIONS Uncle Remus and the Little Boy Frontispiece "He to' down a whole panel er fence gittin' 'way fum dar" 20 "Brer Rabbit turnt 'er aloose, en down she come—ker-swosh!" 44 "'Brer Tarrypin, please lemme go!'" 68 "'Ah-yi! You oughter ax me dat fus', Brer Coon'" 92 "Brer Rabbit fotch a wiggle, he did, en lit on he foots" 128 "'Ef you git any mo' sense, Son Riley, you'll be de ruination ev de whole settlement'" 174 "De little Rabs, dey promise dat dey won't open de do' fer nobody" 212 "En, bless gracious! dem ar creeturs racked off fum dar en lef' ole Brer Wolf und' dat ar rock" 232 "He sorter hunch Brer Possum in de short ribs, en ax 'im how he come on" 268 "'I dunner w'en I bin so sorry 'bout anything ez I is 'bout Brer Fox nice long tail'" 286 "He git de finest mess er fish you mos' ever laid yo' eyes on" 324 NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS Myths And Legends Of The Old Plantation By Joel Chandler Harris With Illustrations CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Mr. Fox and Miss Goose 3 II. Brother Fox catches Mr. Horse 8 III. Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl 12 IV. How Brother Fox was too Smart 17 V. Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank 21 VI. Brother Rabbit secures a Mansion 26 VII. Mr. Lion hunts for Mr. Man 33 VIII. The Story of the Pigs 38 IX. Mr. Benjamin Ram and his Wonderful Fiddle 44 X. Brother Rabbit's Riddle 51 XI. How Mr. Rooster lost his Dinner 56 XII. Brother Rabbit breaks up a Party 61 XIII. Brother Fox, Brer Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter 68 XIV. Brother Terrapin deceives Brother Buzzard 74 XV. Brother Fox covets the Quills 79 XVI. How Brother Fox failed to get his Grapes 83 XVII. Brother Fox figures as an Incendiary 90 XVIII. A Dream and a Story 95 XIX. The Moon in the Mill-Pond 100 XX. Brother Rabbit takes some Exercise 108 XXI. Why Brother Bear has no Tail 113 XXII. How Brother Rabbit frightened his Neighbors 118 XXIII. Mr. Man has some Meat 123 XXIV. How Brother Rabbit got the Meat 128 XXV. African Jack 132 XXVI. Why the Alligator's Back is Rough 141 XXVII. Brother Wolf says Grace 146 XXVIII. Spirits, Seen and Unseen 154 XXIX. A Ghost Story 161 XXX. Brother Rabbit and his Famous Foot 166 XXXI. ""In some Lady's Garden"" 177 XXXII. Brother 'Possum gets in Trouble 185 XXXIII. Why the Guinea-fowls are Speckled 193 XXXIV. Brother Rabbit's Love-charm 198 XXXV. Brother Rabbit submits to a Test 203 XXXVI. Brother Wolf falls a Victim 208 XXXVII. Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes 214 XXXVIII. The Pimmerly Plum 223 XXXIX. Brer Rabbit gets the Provisions 230 XL. ""Cutta Cord-La"!" 236 XLI. Aunt Tempy's Story 241 [vi] XLII. The Fire-Test 248 XLIII. The Cunning Snake 255 XLIV. How Brother Fox was too Smart 260 XLV. Brother Wolf gets in a Warm Place 268 XLVI. Brother Wolf still in Trouble 274 XLVII. Brer Rabbit lays in his Beef Supply 280 XLVIII. Brother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat 286 XLIX. Mr. Benjamin Ram Defends Himself 291 [vii] L. Brother Rabbit pretends to be Poisoned 297 LI. More Trouble for Brother Wolf 302 LII. Brother Rabbit outdoes Mr. Man 306 LIII. Brother Rabbit takes a Walk 311 LIV. Old Grinny-Granny Wolf 314 LV. How Wattle Weasel was Caught 319 LVI. Brother Rabbit ties Mr. Lion 325 LVII. Mr. Lion's Sad Predicament 330 LVIII. The Origin of the Ocean 334 LIX. Brother Rabbit gets Brother Fox's Dinner 339 LX. How the Bear nursed the Little Alligators 344 LXI. Why Mr. Dog runs Brother Rabbit 349 LXII. Brother Wolf and the Horned Cattle 353 LXIII. Brother Fox and the White Muscadines 357 LXIV. Mr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard 362 LXV. Mr. Hawk and Brother Rabbit 366 LXVI. The Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird 370 LXVII. Old Brother Terrapin gets some Fish 373 LXVIII. Brother Fox makes a Narrow Escape 377 LXIX. Brother Fox's Fish Trap 381 LXX. Brother Rabbit rescues Brother Terrapin 386 LXXI. The Night before Christmas [viii]396 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACE PAGE Miss Meadows and Brother Rabbit Frontispiece Mr. Fox and Miss Goose" 4 Brother Rabbit and the Little Girl 14 Brother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank 24 Mr. Benjamin Ram and his Wonderful Fiddle" 46 Brother Fox, Brother Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter" 70 Brother Fox covets the Quills" 82 A Dream and a Story" 96 Brother Rabbit takes some Exercise" 110 "Why Brother Bear has no Tail" 116 "Why the Alligator's Back is Rough" 144 "Brother Wolf says Grace" 152 Why the Guinea Fowls are Speckled 196 Brother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes" 216 The Pimmerly Plum" 228 Brother Rabbit gets the Provisions" 234 Brother Wolf still in Trouble" 278 Brother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat" 288 "Brother Rabbit ties Mr. Lion" 328 "How the Bear nursed the Little Alligator" 344 "Good-Night" [x]404 TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS New Stories of the Old Plantation By Joel Chandler Harris CONTENTS PAGE The Reason Why 3 I Why Mr. Cricket has Elbows on his Legs 19 II How Wiley Wolf Rode in the Bag 37 III Brother Rabbit's Laughing-Place 53 IV Brother Rabbit and the Chickens 74 V Little Mister Cricket and the Other Creatures 87 VI When Brother Rabbit was King 101 VII How Old Craney-Crow Lost his Head 126 VIII Brother Fox Follows the Fashion 141 IX Why the Turkey-Buzzard is Bald-Headed 153 X Brother Deer an' King Sun's Daughter 172 XI Brother Rabbit's Cradle 188 XII Brother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog 205 XIII Why Mr. Dog is Tame 230 XIV Brother Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater 243 XV Brother Rabbit and Miss Nancy 266 XVI The Hard-Headed Woman 276 LIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS "IS ANYBODY EVER HEAR DE BEAT ER DAT?" Frontispiece FACING PAGE "So he holler down thoo de crack" 34 "'Does you call dis good luck?'" 36 "Dey sot dar . talkin' 'bout ol' times" 44 "'Git 'im use ter de bag'" 48 "'Den you come on home; yo' mammy want you'" 50 "Went off home des ez gayly ez a colt in a barley patch" 80 "'Brer Rabbit, whar you gwine?'" 82 "Brer Fox, say, 'Gents, . I wanter tell you dat I'm de swiffes' one in dis bunch'" 92 "Mr. Elephant went splungin' thoo de woods same ez a harrycane" 96 "So his ol' 'oman went out ter de woodpile an' got de ax" 150 "She dremp dat Brer Rabbit wuz laughin' at 'er" 152 "Brer Deer went on fer ter tell Brer Rabbit" 180 "De beau got ter flingin' his sass roun' Brer Rabbit" 272 "De gal, she cry some, but dey went off an' got married" 274 "Den he shuck a gourd-vine over de pot" 286 "De ax, it clum back on top er de woodpile an' fell off on t'er side" 290 "Den she lit out atter de pot like she was runnin' a foot-race" 292 MINGO And Other Sketches In Black And White By Joel Chandler Harris "UNCLE REMUS" CONTENTS MINGO: A SKETCH OF LIFE IN MIDDLE GEORGIA AT TEAGUE POTEET'S: A SKETCH OF THE HOG MOUNTAIN RANGE A PIECE OF LAND BLUE DAVE LITTLE MR. THIMBLEFINGER AND HIS QUEER COUNTRY What the Children Saw and Heard There By Joel Chandler Harris Illustrated By Oliver Herford CONTENTS PAGE I. The Grandmother of the Dolls 5 II. Mr. Thimblefinger’s Queer Country 17 III. Mr. Thimblefinger’s Friends 33 IV. Two Queer Stories 47 V. The Talking-Saddle 61 VI. The Talking-Saddle and the Thief 73 VII. The Ladder of Lions 86 VIII. Brother Terrapin’s Fiddle-String 101 IX. The Looking-Glass Children 110 X. Mr. Rabbit as a Rain-Maker 121 XI. How Brother Bear’s Hair was combed 131 XII. A Singing-Match 139 XIII. The Strawberry-Girl 147 XIV. The Witch of the Well 155 XV. The Bewitched Huntsman 165 XVI. The Three Ivory Bobbins 175 XVII. “Keen-Point,” “Cob-Handle,” and “Butch” 185 XVIII. Mrs. Meadows resumes her Story 195 XIX. A Story of the River 215 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Mr. Rabbit fell kerthump (Page 41) Frontispiece Rag-Tag rolling out of the Corner 10 The Grandmother of the Dolls and the big Black Cat 14 Sweetest Susan waking up 18 Following Little Mr. Thimblefinger 24 Mr. Rabbit and Mrs. Meadows 36 Mr. Billy-Goat and Mr. Wolf 52 My Mother washing the Old Man’s Coat and Waistcoat 56 Drusilla waiting on Mr. Rabbit 62 Tip-Top and the Mayor 68 The Mayor pardoning the Thief 82 Chickamy Crany Crow and Tickle-My-Toes 84 Mr. Rabbit bandaging Brother Lion’s Paw 92 The Ladder of Lions 98 Mr. Rabbit fiddling for Brother Terrapin 104 Brother Terrapin tumbling into the Creek 108 Sweetest Susan, meeting her Reflection 110 They all plunged into the Looking-Glass 118 Mr. Rabbit saying nothing 124 Brother Bear arguing the Rain Question 128 Mrs. Bear hanging out Clothes 134 Little Mr. Thimblefinger 140 The Singing-Match 144 Granny Grim-Eye finds a Beautiful Little Girl asleep 148[Pg viii] The Little Old Man discovers the Strawberry-Girl 150 The Golden-Haired, Beautiful Little Girl 164 The Little Old Man, Three Wits, and the Stag 174 The Stag and the Witch 180 The Little Girl and the Old Man 192 Valentine slaying the Spider 210 Valentine talking to the River 220 Buster John shaking Hands with Mr. Rabbit 228 A LITTLE UNION SCOUT By Joel Chandler Harris Illustrated by George Gibbs LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS I drank in the melody with a new sense of its wild and melancholy beauty Frontispiece Facing page "He's tryin' to git away!" yelled Forrest in a voice that could be heard all over the field 10 "I want you to catch this fellow and fetch him to me" 38 Whistling Jim ran into him head down like a bull 64 I was wild with remorse and grief 96 "If hate could kill you, you would fall dead from this horse" 110 The leader ... had an evil-looking eye 138 He had me covered 156 STORIES OF GEORGIA By Joel Chandler Harris CONTENTS PREFACE. STORIES OF GEORGIA. A SEARCH FOR TREASURE. OGLETHORPE AND HIS GENTLE COLONY THE EMPRESS OF GEORGIA THE LIBERTY BOYS. A GROUP OF CHARACTERS AUNT NANCY HART. TWO SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION. A WAR OF EXTERMINATION. A NEGRO PATRIOT. THE YAZOO FRAUD GEORGE MATTHEWS AND JOHN CLARKE. AFTER THE REVOLUTION. THE COTTON GIN. SOME GEORGIA INVENTIONS. THE EARLY PROGRESS OF THE STATE. THE CREEKS AND THE CREEK WAR TWO FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS. REMOVAL OF THE CHEROKEES. THE BEGINNING OF PARTIES IN GEORGIA. A QUEER CASE. GEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR. SLAVERY AND SECESSION. THE FARMER BOY OF GADDISTOWN. GEORGIA IN THE WAR. A DARING ADVENTURE. THE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD. "THE NEW SOUTH" ILLUSTRATIONS De Soto Indian Queen Oglethorpe Mary Musgrove Empress Mary The Liberty Boys Tondee's Tavern Seisure of Ammunition in Savannah The Head of Robert Sallette Mcgirth and his Mare Captain Rory Mcintosh Aunt Nancy Hart Aunt Nancy Captures the Tories General James Jackson Elijah Clarke A War of Extermination Old Man Whipped at the Tail of a Cart A Negro Patriot The Yazoo Scheme Rope to Hang Musgrove George Matthews and John Clarke After the Revolution Early Cultivation of Cotton Whitney and his Cotton Gin William Longstreet and his Steamboat Laughing Gas Early Progress of the State British Impressement of Americans The Creek War Major Adams Scouting and Indian Camp Mcgillavray Joins the Indians Indian Attack General Clarke Whips Judge Tait A Queer Case The Bunkley Trial Judge Dooly The Roast Pig Georgia Politics Joe Brown and his Steers Georgia in the War The Salt Famine Capture of the Locomotive Tearing up the Rails The Negroes Freed Streetcar in the South FREE JOE And Other Georgian Sketches By Joel Chandler Harris ILLUSTRATED CONTENTS PAGE Free Joe 3 Little Compton 30 Aunt Fountain's Prisoner 98 Trouble on Lost Mountain 133 Azalia 183 GABRIEL TOLLIVER A Story of Reconstruction By Joel Chandler Harris CONTENTS Prelude CHAPTER ONE Kettledrum and Fife CHAPTER TWO A Town with a History CHAPTER THREE The Return of Two Warriors CHAPTER FOUR Mr. Goodlett's Passengers CHAPTER FIVE The Story of Margaret Gaither CHAPTER SIX The Passing of Margaret CHAPTER SEVEN Silas Tomlin Goes A-Calling CHAPTER EIGHT The Political Machine Begins Its Work CHAPTER NINE Nan and Gabriel CHAPTER TEN The Troubles of Nan CHAPTER ELEVEN Mr. Sanders in His Cups CHAPTER TWELVE Caught in a Corner CHAPTER THIRTEEN The Union League Organises CHAPTER FOURTEEN Nan and Her Young Lady Friends CHAPTER FIFTEEN Silas Tomlin Scents Trouble CHAPTER SIXTEEN Silas Tomlin Finds Trouble CHAPTER SEVENTEEN Rhody Has Something to Say CHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Knights of the White Camellia CHAPTER NINETEEN Major Tomlin Perdue Arrives CHAPTER TWENTY Gabriel at the Big Poplar CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Bridalbin Follows Gabriel CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO The Fate of Mr. Hotchkiss CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Mr. Sanders Searches for Evidence CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Captain Falconer Makes Suggestions CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Mr. Sanders's Riddle CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Cephas Has His Troubles CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Mr. Sanders Visits Some of His Old Friends CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Nan and Margaret CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Bridalbin Finds His Daughter CHAPTER THIRTY Miss Polly Has Some News CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Mr. Sanders Receives a Message CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Malvern Has a Holiday CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Gabriel as an Orator CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR Nan Surrenders THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN Being The Story Of A Little Truly-Girl, Who Grew Up By Joel Chandler Harris Drawings by Charlotte Harding CONTENTS PART I PART II PART III PART IV PART V By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS ILLUSTRATIONS "They paused—then she pointed to the darkest corner" "It seemed to Adelaide that it held a whole bushel of fried chicken and biscuits" "The child stared at her uncle so seriously that he was actually embarrassed" "Old Jonas would listen by her bedside to convince himself that she was really breathing" "They began to creep forward, making as little noise as possible" "'You are pouting,' she said, 'or you'd never be sitting in this room where nobody ever comes'" "'That's why you see these shoes lookin' like they're spang new'" "Mr. Sanders went from the courthouse with a sweeping stride" ON THE PLANTATION A Story Of A Georgia Boy’s Adventures During The War By Joel Chandler Harris Twenty-Three Illustrations By E. W. Kemble CONTENTS CHAPTER I JOE MAXWELL MAKES A START CHAPTER II A PLANTATION NEWSPAPER CHAPTER III TRACKING A RUNAWAY CHAPTER IV SHADOWS OF THE WAR CHAPTER V MR. WALL’S STORY CHAPTER VI THE OWL AND THE BIRDS CHAPTER VII OLD ZIP COON CHAPTER VIII SOMETHING ABOUT “SANDY-CLAUS” CHAPTER IX DESERTERS AND RUNAWAYS CHAPTER X THE STORY-TELLERS CHAPTER XI THE RELIEF COMMITTEE CHAPTER XII A GEORGIA FOX-HUNT CHAPTER XIII A NIGHT’S ADVENTURES CHAPTER XIV THE CURTAIN FALLS AARON IN THE WILDWOODS By Joel Chandler Harris CONTENTS CHAPTER Page Prelude 1 I. The Little Master 23 II. The Secrets of the Swamp 38 III. What Chunky Riley saw and heard 56 IV. Between Midnight and Dawn 74 V. The Hunt begins 92 VI. The Hunt ends 111 VII. Aaron sees the Signal 129 VIII. The Happenings of a Night 148 IX. The Upsetting of Mr. Gossett 166 X. Chunky Riley sees a Queer Sight 185 XI. The Problem that Timoleon presented 202 XII. What the Patrollers saw and heard 219 XIII. The Apparition the Fox Hunters saw 237 XIV. The Little Master says Good Night 253 ILLUSTRATIONS Page Mr. Coon insisted on gadding about Frontispiece. It was a Swamp 8 That's Randall's Song 32 Mr. Red Fox meets Mr. Gray Fox 40 A-straddle of the Grunter's Back 48 The Horses were right at his Heels 72 The Goblin Pain 76 The Spring of Cool Refreshing Water 80 Brindle and Aaron 104 In the Swamp 124 Rambler's Fight with the Moccasin 132 He stood as still as a Statue 144 It was the White-Haired Master 160 They tore him all to Flinders 172 The Excited Horse plunged along 180 He edged away as far as he could 188 Aaron and Little Crotchet 212 Behind a Tree stood George Gossett 216 The Black Stallion 224 It was fine for Mr. Fox 238 The Phantom Horseman 242 Aaron and Timoleon 250 Big Sal holds the Little Master 262 The Death of the Little Master 268 BALAAM AND HIS MASTER AND OTHER SKETCHES AND STORIES By Joel Chandler Harris CONTENTS. 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