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.
PAGE
Balaam and His Master 7
A Conscript's Christmas 45
Ananias 112
Where's Duncan? 149
Mom Bi 170
The Old Bascom Place 192
