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CONTENTS.
Page
Coupon Bonds.
I. What Mr. Ducklow brought Home in his Boot-Leg 1
II. Miss Beswick 11
III. A Comfortable Investment 20
IV. The Returned Soldier 28
V. Mr. Ducklow's Adventures 36
VI. Mrs. Ducklow's Adventures 43
VII. The Journey 47
VIII. What Mr. Ducklow carried in the Envelope 51
IX. Food for Reflection 53
X. Reuben's Misfortune 57
XI. Taddy's Financial Operations 60
Madam Waldoborough's Carriage 65
Fessenden's.
I. The Last Night of Autumn 97
II. Fessenden's gets a Ride 107
III. Makes Acquaintance with the Williams Family 112
IV. Saturday Night and Sunday 121
V. A Tremendous Joke 128
VI. The Removal 135
VII. Gingerford 141
VIII. Gingerford's Neat Revenge 146
IX. Two Funerals 152
X. Revenge of the Frisbie Faction 155
XI. Consequences 161
XII. A Stranger visits the Grave 164
ivArchibald Blossom, Bachelor.
I. Mr. Blossom hears Bad News 169
II. A Visit to the Widow and Fatherless 171
III. Mr. Archibald and Mrs. Benjamin 177
IV. Cyrus 179
V. A. B. becomes a Victim 183
VI. The Wedding Day, and what followed 191
In the Ice.
I. What might have been a Golden Wedding 196
II. The Idol of his Grandparents 202
III. The Little Housewife and her Friends 208
IV. Phil asserts his Independence 219
V. The Pond-Rakes come in Play 223
VI. Phil resigns his Situation 228
VII. A Farewell and an Apparition 231
VIII. Uncle Jim's Evening Call 238
IX. How Clinton missed a rare Chance 243
X. A Golden Wedding, after all 247
Nancy Blynn's Lovers 253
Mr. Blazay's Experience.
I. The Lady in Black 274
II. Mr. Thornton 276
III. Susie and the Bees 278
IV. How I was entertained 282
V. P. Green 285
VI. Mrs. Thornton's Tea 289
VII. P. Green's Diplomacy 292
VIII. One of Peleg's Jokes 295
IX. Cold Water 299
X. My Trunk is packed 305
XI. P. Green shows his Colors 306
XII. Conclusion 310
Preaching for Selwyn.
I. Mr. Jervey's Part of the Story 312
II. Parson Dodd and the Bay Mare 317
vIII. Parson Dodd's Sunday-Morning Call 328
IV. Mr. Hillbright sets off on his Mission 333
V. Jakes in Pursuit 338
VI. The Widow Garcey 341
VII. Father Lapham's Exploit 347
VIII. Dénouement 354
The Romance of a Glove 360
The Man who stole a Meeting-House 386
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