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  CONTENTS.

  CHAPTER I.--In Love with a Dutchman.CHAPTER II.--An Explosion.CHAPTER III.--A Farewell.CHAPTER IV.--A Counter-Irritant.CHAPTER V.--At the Castle.CHAPTER VI.--The Backwoods Philosopher.CHAPTER VII.--Within and Without.CHAPTER VIII.--Figgers won't Lie.CHAPTER IX.--The New Singing-Master.CHAPTER X.--An Offer of Help.CHAPTER XI.--The Coon-dog Argument.CHAPTER XII.--Two Mistakes.CHAPTER XIII.--The Spider Spins.CHAPTER XIV.--The Spider's Web.CHAPTER XV.--The Web Broken.CHAPTER XVI.--Jonas Expounds the Subject.CHAPTER XVII.--The Wrong Pew.CHAPTER XVIII.--The Encounter.CHAPTER XIX.--The Mother.CHAPTER XX.--The Steam-Doctor.CHAPTER XXI.--The Hawk in a New Part.CHAPTER XXII.--Jonas Expresses his Opinion on Dutchmen.CHAPTER XXIII.--Somethin' Ludikerous.CHAPTER XXIV.--The Giant Great-heart.CHAPTER XXV.--A Chapter of Betweens.CHAPTER XXVI.--A Nice Little Game.CHAPTER XXVII.--The Result of an Evening with Gentlemen.CHAPTER XXVIII.--Waking up an Ugly Customer.CHAPTER XXIX.--August and Norman.CHAPTER XXX.--Aground.CHAPTER XXXI.--Cynthy Ann's Sacrifice.CHAPTER XXXII.--Julia's Enterprise.CHAPTER XXXIII.--The Secret Stairway.CHAPTER XXXIV.--The Interview.CHAPTER XXXV.--Getting Ready for the End.CHAPTER XXXVI.--The Sin of Sanctimony.CHAPTER XXXVII.--The Deluge.CHAPTER XXXVIII.--Scaring a Hawk.CHAPTER XXXIX.--Jonas takes an Appeal.CHAPTER XL.--Selling out.CHAPTER XLI.--The Last Day and What Happened in it.CHAPTER XLII.--For Ever and Ever.CHAPTER XLIII.--The Midnight Alarm.CHAPTER XLIV.--Squaring Accounts.CHAPTER XLV.--New Plans.CHAPTER XLVI.--The Shiveree.

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  ILLUSTRATIONS.

  BY FRANK BEARD

  The Backwoods PhilosopherTaking an ObservationA Talk with a PlowmanA little rustle brought her to consciousnessGottliebThe CastleThe Sedilium at the Castle"Look at me""Don't be oncharitable, Jonas"The Hawk"Tell that to Jule"Tempted"Now I hate you"At Cynthy's DoorCynthy Ann had often said in class-meeting that temptations abounded on every handJonasJulia sat down in mortification"Good-by!"The Mother's BlessingCorn-Sweats and Calamus"Fire! Murder! Help!"Norman AndersonSomethin' LudikerousTo the RescueA Nice Little GameThe Mud-ClerkWaking up an Ugly CustomerCynthy Ann's SacrificeA Pastoral VisitBrother Goshorn"Say them words over again""I want to buy your place"