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The struggles (social, financial and political) of Petroleum V. Nasby

embracing his trials and troubles, ups and downs, rejoicings and wailings, likewise his views of men and things : together with the lectures "Cussid be Canaan," "The struggles of a conservative with the woman question," and "In search of the man of sin"
Locke, David Ross (1833-1888)
  
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DEDIKASHUN.
  
PREFIS.
  
INTRODUCTION.
  
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  
CONTENTS.

 1. 
I. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
 2. 
II. THE SECESSION OF WINGERT'S CORNERS.
 3. 
III. NEGRO EMIGRATION.
 4. 
IV. PROPOSES TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY.
 5. 
V. ANNIHILATES AN OBERLINITE.
 6. 
VI. MAKES A CANDIDATE “UV HISSELF.”
 7. 
VII. SHOWS WHY HE SHOULD NOT BE DRAFTED.
 8. 
VIII. IN CANADA.
 9. 
IX. IS FINALLY DRAFTED.
 10. 
X. DESERTS — HIS EXPERIENCE IN CLOTHES.
 11. 
XI. CAPTURES A TURKEY.
 12. 
XII. IMPROVES HIS FORTUNES BY MARRIAGE.
 13. 
XIII. CONVERSES WITH A SOUTHERN SOLDIER.
 14. 
XIV. AT HOME.
 15. 
XV. ASSISTS DRAFT RESISTERS.
 16. 
XVI. STRATEGISES.
 17. 
XVII. ADDRESSES THE SOLDIERS.
 18. 
XVIII. ORGANIZES A DEMOCRATIC CHURCH.
 19. 
XIX. GOES ON WITH HIS CHURCH.
 20. 
XX. “CAPCHERD.”
 21. 
XXI. STARTS A PAPER.
 22. 
XXII. PREACHES AND MAKES A SUDDEN SHIFT.
 23. 
XXIII. OBSERVES A DAY OF FASTING.
 24. 
XXIV. CONFESSION OF FAITH.
 25. 
XXV. VISITS VALLANDIGHAM.
 26. 
XXVI. CONVERSES WITH A BROTHER.
 27. 
XXVII. PREACHES — SUBJECT, “GIVIN.”
 28. 
XXVIII. VISITS CAMP DENNISON TO ELECTIONEER FOR VALLANDIGHAM.
 29. 
XXIX. WAILETH.
 30. 
XXX. IN THE “APOSSEL BIZNIS.”
 31. 
XXXI. HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT.
 32. 
XXXII. PREACHES.
 33. 
XXXIII. SUBMITS A PLAN FOR THE SALVATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
 34. 
XXXIV. TAKES A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW.
 35. 
XXXV. COMMUNES WITH SPIRITS.
 36. 
XXXVI. TRIES AN EXPERIMENT.
 37. 
XXXVII. ESTABLISHES AFRICAN SLAVERY.
 38. 
XXXVIII. OPPOSES THE NOMINATION OF A MILITARY MAN.
 39. 
XXXIX. TRIES TO AWAKEN AN INTEREST.
 40. 
XL. RECOMMENDS UNANIMITY.
 41. 
XLI. AGAIN REPUDIATES M'CLELLAN, AND GIVES REASONS THEREFOR.
 42. 
XLII. ORDAINS A MISSIONARY.
 43. 
XLIII. GIVES THANKS.
 44. 
XLIV. WAILETH.
 45. 
XLV. FREMONT'S NOMINATION.
 46. 
XLVI. THE RETURN OF VALLANDIGHAM.
 47. 
XLVII. DEFINES HIS POSITION, AND APPEALS FOR AID.
 48. 
XLVIII. DECLARES FOR REPUDIATION AND UNION WITH THE SOUTH.
 49. 
XLIX. SHOWS THAT A WAR PLATFORM WON'T DO FOR THE DEMOCRACY.
 50. 
L. HAS A CLASS-MEETING, AND DEPRECATES NEGRO-KILLING.
 51. 
LI. STARTS A SOCIETY OF HIS OWN.
 52. 
LII. INDORSES THE NOMINATION.
 53. 
LIII. THE CANDIDATES AND PLATFORM.
 54. 
LIV. WAILETH.
 55. 
LV. LAMENTETH.
 56. 
LVI. HAS A DREAM.
 57. 
LVII. LOSES A FRIEND, AND WRITES HIS OBITUARY.
 58. 
LVIII. HAS A DIFFICULTY WITH HIS FLOCK AND LEAVES IT.
 59. 
LIX. DEPRECATES THE ARMING OF THE SLAVES BY THE SOUTH.
 60. 
LX. HAS A FRIGHTFUL DREAM.
 61. 
LXI. PROPOSES THE EMIGRATION OF THE DEMOCRACY.
 62. 
LXII. CONSULTS THE SPIRITS.
 63. 
LXIII. “WAILETH AND CUSSETH.”
 64. 
LXIV. RENOUNCES SLAVERY.
 65. 
LXV. LAMENTETH.
 66. 
LXVI. DETAILS THE FAILURES OF THE DEMOCRACY.
 67. 
LXVII. MR. NASBY AND HIS FRIENDS HOLD A MEETING ON THE FALL OF CHARLESTON.
 68. 
LXVIII. LAMENTETH OVER THE APOSTASY OF THE SAINTS.
 69. 
LXIX. THE FALL OF RICHMOND AND LEE'S SURRENDER.
 70. 
LXX. THE ASSASSINATION.
 71. 
LXXI. “MAKES A DELEGASHUN UV HISSELF,” AND VISITS THE PRESIDENT.
 72. 
LXXII. HAS A VISION.
 73. 
LXXIII. LAYS DOWN A PLATFORM FOR THE COMING CAMPAIGN.
 74. 
LXXIV. MEETS A “RECONSTRUCTID SUTHERN CHIVELRY, AND HEZ CONFIDENCES.”
 75. 
LXXV. “DREAMS A DREAM.”
 76. 
LXXVI. ISSUES AN ADDRESS TO THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRACY.
 77. 
LXXVII. SEARCHES THE SCRIPTURES, AND GETS COMFORT THEREFROM.
 78. 
LXXVIII. OPPOSES THE NOMINATION OF SOLDIERS.
 79. 
LXXIX. SUGGESTS A “PSALM OF SADNESS” FOR HIS FRIENDS SOUTH.
 80. 
LXXX. A HORRIBLE VISION.
 81. 
LXXXI. MEETS A PARDONED REBEL, WHO ENLIGHTENS HIM.
 82. 
LXXXII. ON SOUTHERN CHARACTER.
 83. 
LXXXIII. ON THE DIVERSITY OF THE RACES.
 84. 
LXXXIV. HAS A CONVERSATION WITH THE DEVIL.
 85. 
LXXXV. APPEAL TO THE DEMOCRACY.
 86. 
LXXXVI. AFTER THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS, 1865.
 87. 
LXXXVII. AFTER THE NEW JERSEY ELECTION, 1865.
 88. 
LXXXVIII. A CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL McSTINGER, OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, WHICH IS INTERRUPTED BY A SUBJUGATED REBEL.
 89. 
LXXXIX. A REMARKABLE DREAM. — A COUNTRY SETTLED EXCLUSIVELY BY DEMOCRATS.
 90. 
XC. A CHANGE OF BASE — KENTUCKY. — A SERMON WHICH WAS INTERRUPTED BY A SUBJUGATED AND SUBDUED CONFEDERATE.
 91. 
XCI. THE EFFECT THE PROCLAMATION OF SECRETARY SEWARD PRODUCED IN KENTUCKY.
 92. 
XCII. A CONVERSATION WITH A LOYAL KENTUCKIAN, WHO HAD FAITH IN THE FINAL TRIUMPH OF DEMOCRACY.
 93. 
XCIII. A PLAN SUGGESTED FOR THE UP-BUILDING OF THE DEMOCRACY.
 94. 
XCIV. ENJOYS A VISION OF THE NEXT WORLD, SEEING THEREIN MANY CURIOUS THINGS, WHICH ARE PUBLISHED AS A WARNING TO POLITICIANS.
 95. 
XCV. THE SITUATION. — THE DEMOCRACY WARNED.
 96. 
XCVI. THE PRESIDENT'S 22D OF FEBRUARY SPEECH.
 97. 
XCVII. THE PRESIDENT IMPLORED TO SHOW HIS HAND.
 98. 
XCVIII. THE PATRIARCHAL SYSTEM. — AN AFFECTING APPEAL IN BEHALF OF A FRIEND.
 99. 
XCIX. A DREAM. — THE CORPSE OF REPUBLICANISM.
 100. 
C. A KENTUCKY TEA PARTY.
 101. 
CI. A PSALM OF GLADNESS. — VETO OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
 102. 
CII. A CRY OF EXULTATION. — A GLEAM OF LIGHT.
 103. 
CIII. A WAIL OF ANGUISH. — THE PASSAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL OVER THE VETO.
 104. 
CIV. MOURNFUL VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
 105. 
CV. THE RECONSTRUCTED CONGRATULATE THE COUNTRY UPON THE MEMPHIS OUTBREAK.
 106. 
CVI. THE WORKINGS OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU. — A REPORT.
 107. 
CVII. PRESIDES AT A CHURCH TRIAL.
 108. 
CVIII. TURNS A MEETING, CALLED TO INDORSE GENERAL ROSSEAU, TO ACCOUNT.
 109. 
CIX. PREACHES — THE “PRODIGAL SON.” — AN INTERRUPTION.
 110. 
CX. A PLEASANT DREAM, THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION BEING THE SUBJECT THEREOF.
 111. 
CXI. REWARD OF VIRTUE. — THE VIRTUOUS PATRIOT SECURES HIS LOAF. — JOLLIFICATION.
 112. 
CXII. THE CONVOCATION OF HUNGRY SOULS AT PHILADELPHIA. — A DESCRIPTION OF THAT MEMORABLE OCCASION BY ONE WHO HAD BEEN PROVIDED FOR.
 113. 
CXIII. THE GREAT PRESIDENTIAL EXCURSION TO THE TOMB OF DOUGLAS. — FROM WASHINGTON TO DETROIT.
 114. 
CXIV. THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR CONTINUED. — FROM DETROIT TO INDIANAPOLIS.
 115. 
CXV. THE END OF THE PRESIDENTIAL TOUR. — FROM LOUISVILLE TO WASHINGTON.
 116. 
CXVI. AT HOME AGAIN. — A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF SOUL-HARROWING OUTRAGES INFLICTED UPON THE PEOPLE OF CONFEDERATE × ROADS BY A PARTY OF FREEDMEN, AND HOW THE INSULT WAS WIPED OUT.
 117. 
CXVII. IS REQUESTED TO ACT AS CHAPLAIN OF THE CLEVELAND CONVENTION. — THAT BEAUTIFUL CITY VISITED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
 118. 
CXVIII. AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE JUST BEFORE THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS.
 119. 
CXIX. THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS. — THE EFFECT THE RESULT PRODUCED IN KENTUCKY.
 120. 
CXX. THE OCTOBER ELECTIONS. — MR. NASBY'S OPINION ON THE CAUSE OF THE DEFEAT OF THE PRESIDENT.
 121. 
CXXI. “WILL YOU HAVE ANDREW JOHNSON PRESIDENT OR KING?” — A DREAM, IN WHICH ANDREW JOHNSON FIGURES AS A KING, SURROUNDED BY HIS NOBLES.
 122. 
CXXII. A CABINET MEETING. — LETTERS FROM REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER, GENERAL CUSTAR, HENRY J. RAYMOND, AND HON. JOHN MORRISSEY, EACH ANXIOUS TO PRESERVE HIS REPUTATION. — A SAD TIME AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
 123. 
CXXIII. A SERMON UPON THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS, FROM THE TEXT, “NO MAN PUTTETH NEW WINE INTO OLD BOTTLES,” WITH A DIGRESSION OR TWO.
 124. 
CXXIV. THE AMNESTY PROPOSITION. — THE CROSS ROADS MADE THE VICTIM OF A CRUEL HOAX.
 125. 
CXXV. MR. NASBY PROJECTS A COLLEGE.
 126. 
CXXVI. MR. NASBY TRIES TO WEEP AT THE TOMB OF A FRIEND.
 127. 
CXXVII. MR. NASBY IN NORTH CAROLINA. — THE ABROGATION OF GENERAL SICKLES'S ORDER.
 128. 
CXXVIII. MR. NASBY'S ACCOUNT OF HIS STEWARDSHIP. — LAYING THE CORNER STONE OF THE COLLEGE EDIFICE.
 129. 
CXXIX. MR. NASBY ESSAYS A SERMON, BUT IS INTERRUPTED BY A NIGGER.
 130. 
CXXX. MR. NASBY DOES THE × ROADS A SERVICE.
 131. 
CXXXI. AN IMPORTANT CASE AT THE CORNERS UNDER THE VAGRANT ACT.—THE DECISIONS OF 'SQUIRE GAVITT.
 132. 
CXXXII. MR. NASBY IS DESPATCHED BY THE PRESIDENT UPON A MISSION, SIMILAR TO THAT OF MR. McCRACKEN.
 133. 
CXXXIII. MR. NASBY'S BOARD COMMENCE THE COMPILATION OF A SERIES OF SCHOOL BOOKS FOR THE “INSTITOOT.”
 134. 
CXXXIV. MR. NASBY DESIRES CONFIRMATION. — IS ADVISED HOW TO PROCEED BY THE PRESIDENT, BUT REJECTS THE PROPOSITION WITH SCORN.
 135. 
CXXXV. MR. NASBY TAKES A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW.
 136. 
CXXXVI. MR. NASBY, IN IMITATION OF WADE HAMPTON, TRIES TO CONCILIATE THE AFRICAN.
 137. 
CXXXVII. THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
 138. 
CXXXVIII. THE RUSSIAN PURCHASE.
 139. 
CXXXIX. A SLIGHT ALTERATION IN THE NAME AND POLICY OF MR. NASBY'S “INSTITOOT.”
 140. 
CXL. MR. NASBY PREACHES A SERMON, THE EFFECT OF WHICH IS DESTROYED BY NORTHERN PAPERS.
 141. 
CXLI. THE DECEASE OF ELDER GAVITT.
 142. 
CXLII. TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS OF J. DAVIS FROM FORTRESS MONROE TO RICHMOND.
 143. 
CXLIII. AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRIP TO RALEIGH.
 144. 
CXLIV. THE BOSTON EXCURSION.
 145. 
CXLV. MR. NASBY DREAMS A DREAM.
 146. 
CXLVI. THE NEGRO QUESTION. — THE CHANGE.
 147. 
CXLVII. A CONSULTATION AT THE CORNERS, FOLLOWED BY A DREAM.
 148. 
CXLVIII. AN AMNESTY PROCLAMATION.
 149. 
CXLIX. MR. NASBY IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTY IN SOUTHERN OHIO.
 150. 
CL. THE ANTIETAM DEDICATION.
 151. 
CLI. MR. NASBY ASSISTS IN THE OHIO ELECTION. — THE DEFEAT OF THE AMENDMENT.
 152. 
CLII. A MEETING AT THE CORNERS.
 153. 
CLIII. THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
 154. 
CLIV. MR. NASBY REGULATES A SCHOOL.
 155. 
CLV. THE ALABAMA CONVENTION. — THE WOES OF JOHN GUTTLE, JR.
 156. 
CLVI. A CONVENTION OF SUFFERERS.
 157. 
CLVII. THE DECEASE OF ELDER PENNIBACKER.
 158. 
CLVIII. THE PENDLETON THEORY IN KENTUCKY.
 159. 
CLIX. THE IMPEACHMENT MATTER.
 160. 
CLX. POLLOCK VS. BIGLER.
 161. 
CLXI. SERGEANT BATES IN PETTUSVILLE, VIRGINIA.
 162. 
CLXII. A CONVENTION AT THE CORNERS.
 163. 
CLXIII. THE PREPARATIONS OF THE MARTYR FOR THE COMING EVENT.
 164. 
CLXIV. THE IMPEACHMENT FAILURE. — THE FEELING AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
 165. 
CLXV. THE CHICAGO CONVENTION. — MR. NASBY GETS ON A HEAVY DISGUST.
 166. 
CLXVI. THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR THE PRESIDENCY.
 167. 
CLXVII. MR. NASBY A DELEGATE TO NEW YORK.
 168. 
CLXVIII. A FUTILE ATTEMPT TO RATIFY THE NOMINATIONS AT THE CORNERS.
 169. 
CLXIX. THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
 170. 
CLXX. MR. NASBY GOES TO NEW YORK AND ESTABLISHES HIMSELF IN BUSINESS.
 171. 
CLXXI. MR. NASBY AND HIS FRIENDS CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF BREAD AND BUTTER.
 172. 
CLXXII. MR. NASBY FINDS A NEW BUSINESS WHICH PROMISES AMPLE PROFITS.
 173. 
CLXXIII. THE LAST OUTRAGE UPON KENTUCKY. — PASSAGE OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BY THE HOUSE.
 174. 
CLXXIV. THE LAST CABINET MEETING. — THE END OF THE JOHNSON REIGN.
 175. 
CLXXV. MR. NASBY WITNESSES A PROCESSION OF THE SONS OF ERIN.
 176. 
CLXXVI. THE CORNERS OUTRAGED.
 177. 
CLXXVII. THE CORNERS HAVE A DISCUSSION AS TO THE MATTER OF CARPET-BAGGERS.
 178. 
CLXXVIII. MR. NASBY NURSES THE LABOR MOVEMENT AT THE CORNERS.
 179. 
CLXXIX. MR. NASBY AND HIS CONFRERES HOLD A COMMERCIAL CONVENTION AT THE CORNERS.
 180. 
CLXXX. MR. NASBY AT LAST LOSES HIS POST OFFICE.
 181. 
CLXXXI. MR. NASBY RECEIVES A LETTER FROM HIS STEADFAST FRIEND.
 182. 
CLXXXII. MR. NASBY ATTENDS A CONVOCATION OF THE DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK.
 183. 
CLXXXIII. SETTLED AT LAST. — THE CITY OF NEW YORK TO BE HIS FINAL RESTING-PLACE.
 184. 
CLXXXIV. MR. NASBY GIVES A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF HIS NEW ESTABLISHMENT.
 185. 
CLXXXV. THE FRIENDS OF MR. NASBY HOLD A MEETING AND INDULGE IN A WAIL OVER THE PASSAGE OF THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT BY THE OHIO LEGISLATURE.
 186. 
CLXXXVI. MR. NASBY IN A DESPONDENT FRAME OF MIND.
 187. 
CLXXXVII. THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT.
 188. 
CLXXXVIII. MR. NASBY ATTEMPTS TO GET POSSESSION OF THE NEGRO VOTE.
 189. 
CLXXXIX. A FEW LAST WORDS. — THE WRITER HEREOF BIDS HIS READERS FAREWELL, AND HURLS A TRIFLE OF EXHORTATION AFTER THEM.
  
“CUSSID BE CANAAN!”
  
“THE STRUGGLES OF A CONSERVATIVE WITH THE WOMAN QUESTION.”
  
“IN SEARCH OF THE MAN OF SIN.”

  
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CONTENTS.

  • LETTERS.

    • I. An Autobiographical Sketch.
      Photograph of the Author. — Cost of Photograph. — Birthplace of the Author.
      — Precocious Boyhood. — Origin of his Political Principles. — Education. —
      Enterprise. — Misfortune. — Cruel Judge. — Objects of his Life. — Model Father.
      — Benevolent Neighbors. — Versatility of Genius. — Becomes a Useful Member
      of Society. — Striving for a Fortune. — Matrimonial Disaster. — Renewed Devotion
      to his Life-work. — Becomes a Politician and Office-holder. — Is happy. 33

    • II. The Secession of Wingert's Corners.
      Meeting of Citizens. — Nasby Chairman. — Address to the World adopted. —
      Grievances. — Overburdened with Taxes, and without Share in the Offices. —
      Independence declared. — Military Preparations. — The People resolute. 39

    • III. Negro Emigration.
      Negro Population. — Dangers of the State. — An Alarm. — Resolutions. — Stirring
      Appeal to Patriotism. 41

    • IV. Proposes to Celebrate the Fourth of July.
      Order of Procession. — Exercises of the Day and Evening. 43

    • V. Annihilates an Oberlinite.
      The Cause of the War. — Perversity and Obstinacy of Oberlin. — The American
      Eagle. — Effect of Oberlin Ideas. 44

    • VI. Makes a Candidate “uv Hisself.”
      Reasons. — Claims. — Capacity. — Principles. — More Resolutions. — States his
      Position, which is Comprehensive. — Isn't particular what Office he has. 47

    • VII. Shows why he should not be Drafted.
      Studies Himself. — Is Bald-headed. — Dandruff. — Catarrh. — Blind. — Bad Teeth.
      — Diarrhœa. — Costiveness. — Ruptured. — Varicose Veins. — Corns. — And is
      afflicted with Political Opinions. 50

    • VIII. In Canada.
      Congratulations. — Unskilful Physicians. — Terrors of Night Travelling. — A
      Voyage in an Open Boat. — The Hegira of the Invalids. — Cantious Canadian
      Landlord. — Unpleasant Bedfellow. — Applies to his Wife for Money. 51

    • IX. Is finally Drafted.
      Homeward Bound. — Happy Anticipations. — Disappointment. — His Nose betrays
      Him. — Seeks Safety by Volunteering. — A Ray of Light. — Condensed
      Ecstasy. — Patriotic Enthusiasm. — Affecting Message to Louisa Jane. 53

    • X. Deserts — His Experience in Clothes.
      Escapes by a Fortunate Mistake. — Falls into the Hands of the Louisiana Pelicans.
      — Their Uniform. — Changes his Uniform. — Provides his own Rations. 55

    • XI. Captures a Turkey.
      Discomforts of Military Life. — Light Food and Clothing and Irregular Pay. —
      Great Abundance of Money. — The Turkey. — Is confiscated. — Feast. 57

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    • XII. Improves his Fortunes by Marriage.
      Misery. — An Extravagant Wife. — No Credit. — Marries a Widow. — Result of
      the Speculation. — A Practical Joke. — Change of Views on Slavery Question. 59

    • XIII. Converses with a Southern Soldier.
      A Great Rascal spoiled by Lack of Brains. — Family Misfortunes of a Southerner.
      — The Utopia of Mechanics. — Nasby as a Watchmaker. — Prospective Success
      of the Confederacy. 60

    • XIV. At Home.
      Suffering for Principle. — Human Endurance limited. — Justification of Desertion.
      — How Deserters fare at Home. — Hospitality of his Friends. — They take
      up a Collection. — A Mistake. — The Difference explained. — Nasby retains the
      Money. 62

    • XV. Assists Draft Resisters.
      Drills the Heroes of Hoskinville. — Extraordinary Military Expertness. — A
      Stratagem. — Arrested and imprisoned. 63

    • XVI. Strategies.
      The Hobby of Democracy. — Disguises Himself. — Negro Invasion — Perfect
      Success. — Deception justifiable. 65

    • XVII. Addresses the Soldiers.
      Managers of the Democracy meet. — Alarming Stupidity. — Some Political Facts.
      — Inroad of the Negroes. — An Appeal for Peace. 67

    • XVIII. Organizes a Democratic Church.
      Dangerous Influence of Churches. — Nasby's Gigantic Intellect contrives a Harmless
      Church. — Order of Exercises. — The Sunday School on a Pure Basis. —
      Catechism. — Rewards to stimulate the Infant Mind. — A Festival. — Prospective
      Good. — Touching Scene. — Virtue rewarded. 69

    • XIX. Goes on with his Church.
      An Intelligent Audience. — The Sermon. — Tyranny denounced. — Democratic
      Class-meeting. — Confessions. — Fines to be devoted to Missionary Service. —
      A Rich Field. 71

    • XX. “Capcherd.”
      Joins the Peace Forces at Millersberg. — Is made Commander-in-chief. — The
      Enemy appear. — Taken and imprisoned at Columbus. — An Epistle to the
      Church. — Begs to be shown some Little Attention. 73

    • XXI. Starts a Paper.
      Insulting Remark. — The “Marter and Tyrent Resister” — Principal Contributors:
      Petroleum V. Nasby, P. V. Nasby, P. Volcano Nasby, and Mr. Nasby. —
      Appeal to the Democracy for Support. — Enthusiastic Reception by his Church.
      — An Assault. — A Rescue. 74

    • XXII. Preaches, and makes a Sudden Shift.
      The Draft Inevitable. — Precautionary Measures. — Two Sets of Resolutions. —
      Immigration Encouraged. — The Sagacious Nasby. 76

    • XXIII. Observes a Day of Fasting.
      Instructions to his Flock. — The Text. — The Silver Lining. — Conundrums in
      the Pulpit. — Exhortation. — Census of the Church. — The Church safe. 78

    • XXIV. Confession of Faith.
      A Glorious Season. — Eighteen added to the Church. — The Confession of Faith.
      — Preparations for a Revival. 80

    • XXV. Visits Vallandigham.
      The Prisoner. — A Scene. — His Motto “Nil despritrando.” — The Two Great Men
      of the Age. — Plans for the Salvation of Ohio. — A Large Nest and a Small Hen. 81

    • XXVI Converses with a Brother.
      The Wanderer returns. — Affectionate Reception. — Still holds to Democracy. —
      Not up to the Times. — He repudiates his Party. — Denounces the Degeneracy
      of the Times, and departs with the Blessings of Petroleum V. 83

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    • XXVII. Preaches — Subject, “Givin'.”
      What is giving? — When should we give? — Democracy always Scriptural. —
      Why we should give. — The Consequences of not giving. — A Great Lesson. 86

    • XXVIII. Visits Camp Dennison to Electioneer for Vallandigham.
      Approaches a Party. — Sows his Seed. — Stony Ground. — Disagreeable Result. —
      Outrages. — Sudden Retreat. — Escape. — Sick. 88

    • XXIX. Waileth.
      Resolves to become a “Nunnery.” — Martial Law. — The Election Returns. —
      Swoons — Despondency. — An Attempt at Suicide. — Foiled. — Prostration. —
      Takes to Strong Drink. 90

    • XXX. In the “Apossel Biznis.”
      A Democratic Propagandist. — Extracts from his Journal. — Pilgrimage. — Borrows
      of the Faithful. — A Good Hair-dye. — Concessions Necessary to Compromise.
      — Borrows Money, and gives his Note. — Benevolence a Characteristic. —
      Borrows more Money, which he expects to pay. 92

    • XXXI. Has an Interview with the President.
      A Modest Request on Behalf of Ohio Democracy. — Lincoln, struck with his
      Modesty, promises to consider the Matter. — Encourages Nasby, who, without
      Ambition, would accept a Post Office. — Dismisses himself impressively, and
      walks off. 93

    • XXXII. Preaches.
      The Text. — Why the Democracy needs saving. — A Broad Platform. — The Panacea
      for Democratic Woes. — Abolitionists must be induced to Enlist. — And
      Canadian Refugees to Return. — A Big Job. 96

    • XXXIII. Submits a Plan for the Salvation of the Democratic Party.
      A Radical Change. — An Anecdote. — Resolves to Conciliate the Blacks. 98

    • XXXIV. Takes a Retrospective View.
      The Good Old Times. — Disintegration of the Party. — Abolition creeps in. — An
      Army of Ghosts. 99

    • XXXV. Communes with Spirits.
      Nasby's Faith in Spiritualism. — A Happy Belief. — The Circle. — The Spirits of
      the Fathers. — Unsatisfactory Answers. — All the Spirits Impostors. — The Last
      Words of Douglas. — The Collection pays for the Use of the Church. 101

    • XXXVI. Tries an Experiment.
      Perversity of the Human Race. — A Beautiful Provision of Nature. — The Strong
      take the Weak under their Protection. — White Slavery Established in the
      North. — A Strong-minded Woman. — The Result. — Disestablishes the System. 104

    • XXXVII. Establishes African Slavery.
      Tries an Experiment with Negro Slavery. — Proves the Principle by the Scriptures.
      — A Popular Scheme. — The Discussion. — Heretics in the Church. —
      This System also fails. — Jordan a Hard Road. 106

    • XXXVIII. Opposes the Nomination of a Military Man.
      Nasby a Man of Talent. — His Faith in Democracy. — McClellan's Want of Ability.
      — Constitutional Rights Illustrated. — Grant too Bloody. — Party Gymnastics.
      — The Style of Man Needed. — A Happy Thought. 108

    • XXXIX. Tries to Awaken an Interest.
      Gloomy Forebodings. — An Effort at Strategy. — Disappointment. — Terrible Falling
      off. — Drifting. — His Congregation Lukewarm. 110

    • XL. Recommends Unanimity.
      An Incident. — Borrowing a Family Trait. — A Parable. — Discouraging Work. —
      Moral. 112

    • XLI. Again repudiates McClellan, and gives Reasons therefor.
      No Elements of Success. — If elected, would be of no Use. — The Parable of the
      Circus Rider. 114

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    • XLII. Ordains a Missionary.
      A Promising Candidate. — The Charge after Ordination. — The Ship “Democracy”
      headed for the Rocks of Destruction. — Rules for a Democratic Missionary. 116

    • XLIII. Gives Thanks.
      A Psalm of Praise. — Proviso. 118

    • XLIV. Waileth.
      A Wail. — Distraction. — A Terrible Bereavement. 120

    • XLV. Fremont's Nomination.
      The Right Man in the Right Place. — Encouraging Prospects. 122

    • XLVI. The Return of Vallandigham.
      Great Rejoicing. — Somewhat Mixed. — The Exile's Duty to his Party. — A
      Troublesome Friend. — The Author's Affection surpassed by his Patriotism. 123

    • XLVII. Defines his Position, and appeals for Aid.
      Obstacles to Democratic Success. — The Corner Stone. — Superstitions of the
      Churches. — The Principle of Property in the Negro derived from Blackstone.
      — A Weak Point in Every Democratic Principle. — Laborers Plenty, but Harvest
      Scant. — Contributions can safely be sent to any Regular Officer. 125

    • XLVIII. Declares for Repudiation, and Union with the South.
      Certain Success of the Southern Confederacy. — Reconciliation of Democracy
      with New England Impossible. — Confederacy will not undertake to pay our
      Debt. — Repudiation a Dirty Trick. — Democracy must do it. 127

    • XLIX. Shows that a War Platform won't do for the Democracy.
      Contemplates retiring from Public Life. — Prospective Destruction of Democracy
      Immediate. — Success Equally Dangerous with Defeat. — Clear Elucidation of
      the Proposition. — Success not Desirable, and why. 130

    • L. Has a Class-meeting, and Deprecates Negro-killing.
      The Speech of the Saints. — Brother Siples is Weak, but has his Faith Strengthened.
      — Another Weak One Strengthened. — Misdirected Enthusiasm. — A
      Little Computation. — Vile Slanders refuted. — An Honest Man. — Southern
      Ardor Dampened. — A Touching Picture. — Nasby's Flock still Strong. 131

    • LI. Starts a Society of His Own.
      An Order adapted to the Party. — The Ritual. — A Series of Interesting Queries.
      — Position of the Society strong. — Appeals to the Natural Instincts of its
      Members 132

    • LII. Indorses the Nomination.
      Always does from Principle. — Biographical Sketch of a Candidate. — The Father
      of the Man. — His Railroad Experience. — His Military Career Well Known. —
      Nasby accepts the Platform, and takes up a Collection. 134

    • LIII. The Candidates and Platform.
      The Enthusiasm for McClellan. — Diversity of Opinion. — The Idea of Brother
      Guttle. — Is a little Particular. — Consolatory Remarks of the Pastor. — An
      Accommodating Platform. — Guttle Squelched 137

    • LIV. Waileth.
      Psalm of Humiliation and Agony. — A Double-barrelled Wail. — A Cry of Anguish.
      — A Heart-rending Wail. — Job, Naaman, and Samson discounted. — The
      Ox and the Ass. — Curses the Day of his Birth. 139

    • LV. Lamenteth.
      Reaches a Conclusion. — A Reason of Mourning. — Psalm. — Nowhere to turn.
      — A Prayer for Victory. 141

    • LVI. Has a Dream.
      Dreams are Unsubstantial. — Likewise Ghosts. — An Exploration of the Future.
      — An Interesting Examination. — A Prince in Disguise. — A Case of Slander.
      — Reflections on Posterity. 143

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    • LVII. Loses a Friend, and Writes his Obituary.
      The Fallen Pillar. — A Beautiful Trait of Character. — Commences his Political
      Career. — Perseverance. — Death Hastened by Disappointment. — A Consistent
      Member of the Church. — Comprehensive Political Principles. — Direct Cause
      of his Death. — His Last Words 145

    • LVIII. Has a Difficulty with his Flock, and leaves it.
      Freedom's Squawk. — A Happy Reason. — The Dream changes. — How the Result
      was Accounted for. — Fraud. — A Strategical Retreat. — Bids Farewell to
      his Flock, and departs for New Jersey 148

    • LIX. Deprecates the Arming of the Slaves by the South.
      A Dissertation on Blood. — Inferiority of Northern White Soldiers. — Chivalry
      of Officers. — A Touching Picture. — Fearful Destruction of Property. — Consolation
      of Democracy. — What ought to be done 150

    • LX. Has a Frightful Dream.
      Is afflicted with Dreams. — Jefferson at the Funeral of Democracy. — Is Surprised.
      — More Surprises. — And still more. — Douglas speaks over the Dead
      Body. 152

    • LXI. Proposes an Emigration of the Democracy.
      Thoughts derived from the Bible. — The Dangerous Remedy. — A Mathematical
      Calculation. — How to Make Heroes. — A Nation of Office-holders 154

    • LXII. Consults the Spirits.
      Has no Faith in Spirits. — Too Ethereal. — Some Tests. — An Assortment of Spirits.
      — Some Necessary, but Unpleasant Truths. — Secession caused by the North. 156

    • LXIII. Waileth and Curseth.
      Bad News. — A Wail and Curse. — An Epidemic. — “Speshly hot” Curse. —
      Sherman's “Cussidness.” 158

    • LXIV. Renounces Slavery.
      Wages of Sin. — Why he Renounces Slavery. — The Car of Emancipation. — The
      Devil's Work. — Sighs for the Fate of Jonah. — Juggernaut. — The Circular 160

    • LXV. Lamenteth.
      A Soul-rending Lamentation. — Surrounded by Enemies. — The Provost-Marshal. 162

    • LXVI. Details the Failures of the Democracy.
      The Stupidity of the People mourned over. — Failures in the Business of Prophesying.
      — The People Crazy. — Convinced of the Truth of the Millerite Doctrine. 163

    • LXVII. Mr. Nasby and his Friends hold a Meeting on the
      Fall of Charleston.
      A Moist Season. — The Resolutions. — Adopted. — Nasby makes a Speech. — The
      Fall of Charleston a Blessing. — Makes a Sensation. — And takes Occasion to
      borrow a little Money 164

    • LXVIII. Lamenteth over the Apostasy of the Saints.
      Tidings of Evil. — A Succession of Misfortunes. — Weeping and Cursing of no
      Avail. — A Loss of Faith in Humanity. — The Backbone of the Party gone 167

    • LXIX. The Fall of Richmond, and Lee's Surrender.
      Concentration. — Lee Surrenders. — Contemptible Actions of the Southern People.
      — The Last Concentrate Concentrated. — Democracy about to Dic of Chagrin
      and other things. — Nasby resolves to become a Nun 169

    • LXX. The Assassination.
      A Nation in Mourning. — Nasby Mourns. — Why. — Why he ever Disliked Lincoln.
      — Forgives him. — The Change not for the Better 171

    • LXXI. Makes a “Delegashun uv Hisself,” and Visits the President.
      Delegations in Vogue. — Defence of New Jersey. — Responsibility of the President.
      — The Only Plan. — Difference 173

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    • LXXII. Has a Vision.
      Ancient Dreams Prophetical. — Reception at the Gates of Heaven. — Better Reception
      in another Place. — Interview with Satan. — His Property. — In Fee. —
      Mortgages. — Who will and Who will not. — A Narrow Escape. — A Happy
      Awakening 175

    • LXXIII. Lays down a Platform for the coming Campaign.
      What the Matter is. — Red Flag of the Democracy. — “Save us from Nigger
      Equality.” — Central Committees must furnish them. — If they won't steal, the
      Committee must for them 178

    • LXXIV. Meets a “Reconstructid Suthern Chivelry, and hez
      Confidences.”
      General Marion Sumpter Fitzhugh Gusher. — A True Gentleman. — Parental Affection
      for the Old Flag. — State Rights. — A Child of Nature. — Conditions of
      Peace. — Generosity of Southern Democracy. — A Noble Man. — Nasby becomes
      a Lender 180

    • LXXV. Dreams a Dream.
      A Common Recreation. — A Monument to the Heroes of Gettysburg. — The Insult
      to General McGoryum. — Indignant Speech. — The Compromise 183

    • LXXVI. Issues an Address to the Southern Democracy.
      Two Discoveries. — Past Misfortunes. — What to do, and How to do it. — Enterprising
      Yankee. — Duties of Legislators. 186

    • LXXVII. Searches the Scriptures, and Gets Comfort therefrom.
      The Nigger past finding out. — Nasby dejected. — His Cure. — Providential Origin
      of the Nigger. — The Story of Noah. — Light. — Moral 188

    • LXXVIII. Opposes the Nomination of Soldiers.
      Halting between two Opinions. — Parable of the Doctor. — His Objections. — Political
      Capital enough 190

    • LXXIX. Suggests a Psalm of Sadness for his Friends South.
      A Psalm of Agony. — The Nigger. — Lincoln's Sin. — A Supplication for Mercy 192

    • LXXX. A Horrible Vision.
      Campbell. — Nasby's Superiority. — The Lost Negro. — The Death Scene. — Fernando
      Wood's Grief. — Funeral Orations. — What Horace Greeley said. —
      Awakening 194

    • LXXXI. Meets a Pardoned Rebel, who Enlightens Him.
      General Mosher. — A Model Man. — Unnecessary Fear. — Fate of the Ancient
      Chivalry. — Hopes. — A Child of Pious Parents 199

    • LXXXII. On Southern Character.
      Delusions. — The Effect of Novel Reading. — Youthful Credulity. — The Ideal
      Southerner. — The Real Southerner 201

    • LXXXIII. On the Diversity of the Races.
      Unfortunate Necessity of Giving a Reason. — No Reason to Give. — An Ethnological
      Point. — A Sound Theory 204

    • LXXXIV. Has a Conversation with the Devil.
      New Jersey in Danger. — Consolatory Remarks. — A Happy and Prosperous
      Devil. — His Fears and Hopes. — A Pleasant Country. — Fiendish Plans. — A
      Warm Embrace 206

    • LXXXV. Appeal to the Democracy.
      A Time for Action. — A Variety of Platforms. — A Subject for Contemplation. —
      New Jersey Safe 209

    • LXXXVI. After the October Elections, 1865.
      Abolitionism Rampant. — An Interrupted Speech. — And a Sudden Ending. —
      Mockery. — A Heavy Democratic Majority in the Future 212

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    • LXXXVII. After the New Jersey Election, 1865.
      Prospective Happiness. — A Terrible Blow. — A Sad Song. — A Wail. — Horrible
      Visions. — Where shall Refuge be found? 214

    • LXXXVIII. A Conversation with General McStinger, of the State
      of Georgia, which is interrupted by a Subjugated Rebel.
      Washington. — Comfortable Quarters. — The Offended Chivalry. — The Conditions
      of Reconciliation. — An Interruption. — What Mr. Maginnis had to say.
      — His Advice 217

    • LXXXIX. A Remarkable Dream — A Country Settled exclusively
      by Democrats.
      A Second St. John. — The Democratic Exodus. — Consternation among the Natives.
      — The President. — Oath waived. — Numbering the Host. — Clergy. —
      Candidates for Office. — Murmurings and Discontent. — The Moral 221

    • XC. A Change of Base — Kentucky — A Sermon which was
      interrupted by a Subjugated and Subdued Confederate.
      An Anchor. — Cheap Tools. — A Stupid Blunder. — Cheap Drinks. — Wages of
      Sin. — What is Sin? — Another Sermonizer. — The same Text from a different
      Stand-point. — A Disagreeable Conclusion 225

    • XCI. The Effect the Proclamation of Secretary Seward produced
      in Kentucky.
      The Dark Deed. — The Wail of the Patriarch. — A Fainting Scene. — The Misery
      of Abolitionism 229

    • XCII. A Conversation with a Loyal Kentuckian who had Faith
      in the Final Triumph of Democracy.
      A Hopeful Kentuckian. — His Cure. — Pleasant Anticipations. — A Difficulty
      Settled. 232

    • XCIII. A Plan Suggested for the Up-building of the Democracy.
      Light. — A Suggestion. — The Social Sliding Scale. — The Nigger must be Cultivated.
      — The Negro a Man. — And is sweeter than the Night-blooming Cereus.
      — The Foundation of the New Temple 235

    • XCIV. Enjoys a Vision of the Next World, Seeing therein many
      Curious Things, which are Published as a Warning to Politicians.

      Evening Meal. — A Light Supper. — The Dividing Line. — Myriads of Little Devils.
      — Their Amusement. — Satan's Ideas. — His Hopes 239

    • XCV. The Situation — The Democracy Warned.
      The Trouble of Living on Faith. — “Where is the Offices?” — Nasby's Recommendation.
      — The Central Idea. — Will he do it? 243

    • XCVI. The President's 22d of February Speech.
      The Capture of the President. — Unsound Reasons. — A Description of the Captors.
      — And their Enthusiasm. — A Genuine Democrat. — The Great Question. 246

    • XCVII. The President Implored to Show his Hand.
      A Protest. — Humanity Deceptive. — Reasons of the Speech. — Hesitation. — The
      Price of Allegiance. — The Central Figure 250

    • XCVIII. The Patriarchal System — An Affecting, Appeal in Behalf
      of a Friend.
      Free Negroes Successful. — John Guttle. — An Old Friend. — The Guttle Family.
      — Their Downfall. — Former Hospitality. — Guttle and the Democracy 253

    • XCIX. A Dream — The Course of Republicanism.
      An Interview with the President. — A Sad Want of Tact. — Corpse of Republicanism.
      — Dividing the Raiment. — Expressions of Grief. — The Struggle over
      the Plunder 256

    • C. A Kentucky Tea Party.
      Infidelity. — The Southern Idea of Sumner. — Pollock, the Disturber. — A Painful
      Investigation. — A Very Remarkable Coincidence. — The Commandment. —
      A Democratic Interpretation. — Assertion of Superiority. — Mrs. Pogram threatens
      War. — More about Sumner 260

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    • CI. A Psalm of Gladness — Veto of the Civil Rights Bill.
      An Exultant Strain. — What shall Come to Pass. — Blessed be Moses 265

    • CII. A Cry of Exultation — A Gleam of Light.
      The Moses. — Change of Israelites. — The Parable of the Eel. — Process of Reconstruction.
      — A Kentucky Code. — A Striking Tableau. 267

    • CIII. A Wail of Anguish — The Passage of the Civil Rights Bill
      over the Veto.
      A Kettle full of Curses. — Fire fed with Oil. — The American Moses. — The Seven
      Devils. — The Serpent. — Effect of Civil Rights Bill. — Gloomy Prospect. 271

    • CIV. Mournful View of the Situation.
      The Useless Curse. — Negro Impudence. — Where is the Curse? — What the President
      should do. 275

    • CV. The Reconstructed Congratulate the Country upon the
      Memphis Outbreak.
      The Unpleasantness at Memphis. — An Orator who understands his Subject. —
      Great Success. — Deep Foundations of Democracy. — Impertinent Questions by
      a Beast. — The Argument. 277

    • CVI. The Workings of the Freedmen's Bureau — A Report.
      An Unbiassed Report. — The Congregation Assemble. — What Captain Skelper
      knows about Bureaus. — The Infamous Bureau. — How it spoiled the Negroes.
      — Its Removal Necessary to the Welfare of the Country. 281

    • CVII. Presides at a Church Trial.
      Examination of Witnesses. — An Important Point. — Guilty, but Justified. — Full
      Explanation. — Prisoner Discharged. — The Court's Address to the People. 285

    • CVIII. Turns a Meeting, called to indorse General Rosseau, to
      Account.
      Chairman. — Resolutions. — The Everlasting Post Office. — Resolutions Unanimously
      Adopted without Reading. 288

    • CIX. Preaches — “The Prodigal Son” — An Interruption.
      Splendid Congregation. — Promising Prospects. — A Plain Statement. — Applying
      the Moral. — The Abolitionists Preach, but won't Practice — The Church Militant.
      — And its Statement. 291

    • CX. A Pleasant Dream, the Philadelphia Convention being the
      Subject thereof.
      His Dreams mostly Nightmares. — The Organization. — Who should be Admitted.
      — From the North. — From the South. — Garret Davis's Speech. — The
      Resolutions. — Tableau. — The Awakening. 295

    • CXI. Reward of Virtue — The Virtuous Patriot Secures his
      Loaf — Jollification.
      Receives his Commission. — The Johnsonian Catechism. — A Procession. — The
      Deacon's Speech. — Bascom's Remarks. — Congratulatory Addresses. — The
      Resolutions. 300

    • CXII. The Convocation of Hungry Souls at Philadelphia — A
      Description of that Memorable Occasion by One who had been
      Provided for.
      Perfect Satisfaction. — The Delegate. — The Prevalence of the Military. — What
      they all had in their Eyes. — Nasby is Overcome, and Faints. — Is Carried Out.
      — The Party Bonds. — The Story of the Irishman. 305

    • CXIII. The Great Presidential Excursion to the Tomb of
      Douglas — From Washington to Detroit.
      Nasby summoned to Washington. — Appointment of a Chaplain. — Preliminary
      Discussion of the Journey. — The Setting Hen. — The Start. — The New York
      Reception. — The Progress. — Albany. — An Unkind Cut. — Schenectady. —
      Nasby a Man much sought after. — Utica. — The Speech. — Rome. — Lockport.
      — Too much Swing. — Trouble at Cleveland. — The Procession of One. — Fremont.
      — At Detroit. — Brilliant Effort of the President. 310

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    • CXIV. The Presidential Tour Continued — From Detroit to
      Indianapolis.
      Nasby at Home. — The Presidential Cavalcade at Ypsilanti. — Enthusiasm of the
      People. — Ann Arbor. — More Enthusiasm. — Battle Creek. — Cheers. — Kalamazoo.
      — At Chicago. — The Ethiopian Cooks. — Trouble at the Biddle House.
      — A Dilemma. — Nasby Gently Persuaded. — Joliet. — Crowd Immense. — St.
      Louis. 316

    • CXV. The End of the Presidential Tour — From Louisville to
      Washington.
      Gratified at last. — A Touching Incident. — A Gushing Maiden. — Continuation
      of the Diary. — Cincinnati. — Enthusiastic Reception. — Unsophisticated Postmaster.
      — Great Variety in the President's Speeches. — At Johnstown, Pa. —
      Mifflin, Pa. — A Spontaneous Tribute. — Baltimore. — Arrival at Washington. —
      Postscript. 320

    • CXVI. At Home again — A Detailed Account of Soul-harrowing
      Outrages inflicted upon the People of Confederate × Roads
      by a Party of Freedmen, and how the Insult was Wiped out.
      At Home again. — A Negro Settlement. — Meeting of the Saints. — Speeches by
      the Brethren. — Pollock advises. — The Result. — A Reconstruction Movement.
      — An Unendurable Outrage. — Remarkable Forbearance. 324

    • CXVII. Is requested to act as Chaplain of the Cleveland Convention
      — That Beautiful City Visited for that Purpose.
      A Chaplain Necessary. — The Soldiers in Attendance. — Enthusiasm of the Delegates.
      — A Prisoner secured. — A Man of Principle. — Speeches. — The Extemporaneous
      Speaker. — The Wrong Carpet Bag. 329

    • CXVIII. An Appeal to the People just before the October
      Electious.
      The Sins of Congress. — To the Democracy direct. — The Magnanimity of the
      South. — The Bruised Reed. — A Moving Appeal. 334

    • CXIX. The October Elections — The Effect the Result Produced
      in Kentucky.
      Deacon Pogram's Suggestion. — Joe Bigler's Definition of Conservative. — The
      Pogram Household. — The Effect of the News. — Fruits of Radicalism. 338

    • CXX. The October Elections — Mr. Nasby's Opinion on the
      Cause of the Defeat of the President.
      The Cabinet Meeting. — The Testimony of an Official. — How an Expert did it.
      — The Main Pillar. — The Cabinet in Tears. 342

    • CXXI. Will you have Andrew Johnson President or King? —
      A Dream in which Andrew Johnson Figures as a King, surrounded
      by his Nobles.
      Nasby of an Imaginative Nature. — The Reception Night of “Androo the I.” —
      His High Mightiness. — The Servants. — The Arrival of the Nobility. — The
      Prisoners of State. — “The last uv the Tribunes.” — What had been done. — A
      Postmaster as Good as a Nobleman. 346

    • CXXII. A Cabinet Meeting — Letters from Rev. Henry Ward
      Beecher, General Custar, Henry J. Raymond, and Hon. John
      Morrissey, each Anxious to Preserve his Reputation — A Sad
      Time at the White House.
      Several Gentlemen Alarmed for their Reputations. — Mr. Beecher's Respect for
      the Office. — The Morrissey Seal. — A Broken Heart. 350

    • CXXIII. A Sermon upon the November Elections, from the
      Text, “No Man Putteth New Wine into Old Bottles,” with a
      Digression or Two.
      A Mournful Season at the Corners. — The Happy Negro. — A Servant unto his
      Brethren. — The New Wine in Old Bottles. — Old Cloth on a New Garment. —
      The Conclusion. 355

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    • CXXIV. The Amnesty Proposition — The Cross Roads made
      the Victim of a Cruel Hoax.
      The Little Game of Draw. — The New York Drummer. — The Joy which Filled
      the Corners. — Moderate Qualifications. — The Superiority of the Caucasian
      Race Vindicated. — The Deacon's Exposition. — Sad Discovery. 359

    • CXXV. Mr. Nasby Projects a College.
      A Southern College. — The Deacon's Idea of Education. — The College Grounds.
      — The Faculty. — Curriculum. — The Executive Committee. 363

    • CXXVI. Mr. Nasby Tries to Weep at the Tomb of a Friend.
      The Death of John Guttle. — Sad Reflections. — Causes of his Death. — The
      Guttle Family. — The Negro an Imitative Animal. — Mr. Nasby at the Grave.
      — The Meeting of the Daughters. — Interesting Conversations. — The Wreck
      that Ensued. 367

    • CXXVII. Mr. Nasby in North Carolina — The Abrogation of
      General Sickles's Order.
      Colonel Podgers. — The Insult. — The Trial and Decision. — Nasby's Modesty. —
      And Colonel Podgers's Liberality. 370

    • CXXVIII. Mr. Nasby's Account of his Stewardship — Laying
      the Corner Stone of the College Edifice.
      The Report. — Where the Money went to. — Indignation. — Laying the Corner
      Stone. — Reflections on Posterity. — Tableau. 374

    • CXXIX. Mr. Nasby Essays a Sermon, but is Interrupted by a
      Nigger.
      A Devoted Flock. — The Text. — Ethnological Proofs. — An Unexpected Interruption.
      — “Out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings.” — An Awkward Argument.
      — An Immense Condemnation. 378

    • CXXX. Mr. Nasby does the Cross Roads a Service.
      Peace at the Corners. — Studies. — The Uses of Northerners. — A Discovery. —
      Brother Lee's Experience. — His Conclusion. — Deacon Pogram's Joy. 382

    • CXXXI. An Important Case at the Corners under the Vagrant
      Act — The Decision of Squire Gavitt.
      The Case Stated. — The Trial. — Sudden Adjournment of the Court. — How the
      Negro was made a Vagrant. — Unconstitutional Laws. — The Decision. 387

    • CXXXII. Mr. Nasby is Despatched by the President upon a
      Mission, similar to that of Mr. McCracken.
      The McCracken Mission. — A Dirty Business. — An Anecdote. — Discovers the
      Causes of Defeat. — New York Postmasters round. — In Ohio. — The Disguised
      Nobleman. — His Success. — An Affecting Incident. — Discomforts of Travel. 391

    • CXXXIII. Mr. Nasby's Board Commences the Compilation of
      a Series of School Books for the, “Institoot.”
      That Corner-Stone. — The Proposed Series. — Some Examples. — Joe Bigler interferes.
      — And makes Trouble. — His Examples. — Recommends their Adoption
      emphatically 395

    • CXXXIV. Mr. Nasby desires Confirmation — Is Advised How
      to Proceed by the President, but Rejects the Proposition with
      Scorn.
      Reflections. — His former Visit to Washington. — Willard's. — The President's
      Dodge. — The Letter. — A Satisfactory Explanation. — A Spasm of Faithfulness
      399

    • CXXXV. Mr. Nasby takes a Retrospective View.
      The Military Law. — Grecian Strategy. — An Organ Backslides. — Discouraged. 404

    • CXXXVI. Mr. Nasby, in Imitation of Wade Hampton, tries to
      Conciliate the African.
      An Official Order. — Which was promptly obeyed. — Buying Negroes. — A Stirring
      Speech. — The Universal Brotherhood. — A Spoiled Scene. — The Minutes
      not preserved. — Want of Capital. — Joe Bigler's Advice 408

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    • CXXXVII. The Connecticut Election.
      Sensation at the Corners. — The Deacon Electioneering. — A Sudden Change. —
      A Cabinet Jollification. — Carnival at the White House. — The Removal of the
      Institute. — A Demoralized Yankee. — Nasby's Prospects. — The Normal Condition.
      412

    • CXXXVIII. The Russian Purchase.
      Origin of the Idea. — A Dangerous Position. — Nasby's Suggestion. — Testimonials
      to the Value of the Country. — From a Naval Officer. — Furs. — Professions.
      — The Isothermal Line. — Seward's Enthusiasm. — The Real Point. —
      Nasby's Opinion. — The Assignments. 417

    • CXXXIX. A Slight Alteration in the Name and Policy of Mr.
      Nasby's “Institoot.”
      A Meeting of the Faculty. — Ham and Japheth. — Bascom's Resolutions. — Why
      Offered. — The Deacon's Doubt. — Removed by Bascom. 422

    • CXL. Mr. Nasby Preaches a Sermon, the Effect of which is
      Destroyed by Northern Papers.
      Trouble with the Niggers. — A Mixed Congregation. — The Sermon itself. — The
      Scene after Service. — Spoiled the Next Day. — The Northern Papers. — Reproaches
      the Brethren at the North. 426

    • CXLI. The Decease of Elder Gavitt.
      The Fallen Pillar. — Birth and Education. — He didn't Read. — Why? — A Steadfast
      Democrat. — The Cause of his Death. — The Sad Event. — The Funeral.
      — Ends with a Row. — Contributions for the Monument. 430

    • CXLII. Triumphal Progress of J. Davis from Fortress Monroe
      to Richmond.
      Release of Jefferson Davis. — Generous Magnanimity. — The Perfect Arrangements.
      — Sympathy. — The Conference. — His Grief. — Scene in the Court
      House. — Out on Bail. — His Plans. 435

    • CXLIII. An Account of the Trip to Raleigh.
      The Discussion in the Cabinet. — Seward Approves the Trip. — Randall opposes
      it. — The Determination. — Affecting Demonstrations of Popular Favor. — The
      President's Speech. — The Penniless Boy. — The Monument. — Affecting
      Scene. — The Tableau. 437

    • CXLIV. The Boston Excursion.
      Randall's Opinion. — Prospects of a Successful and Delightful Tour. — Decides to
      go. — In New York. — A Massachusetts Governor. — His Welcome. — The
      President's Reply. — A Precautionary Measure. — The Boston Way of doing it. 445

    • CXLV. Mr. Nasby Dreams a Dream.
      Inquiries from the South. — The Dying Giant. — The Heavy Load. — The Catastrophe.
      — Interpretation and Moral. 450

    • CXLVI. The Negro Question — The Change.
      Too many Reasons. — A Simple Proposition. — Religion vs. Politics. — A Hard
      Point. — A Test Case. — Astrological Examination. — A Mathematical Demonstration.
      — The Intellectual Difference. — Too much Investigation. — Too many
      Facts. — Terrible Result. 453

    • CXLVII. A Consultation at the Corners, followed by a Dream.
      Conferring Degrees. — The Next President. — The Dream. — Disguising the Lion.
      — And his Death. — The Interpretation. — Nasby Approves the Nomination. 459

    • CXLVIII. An Amnesty Proclamation.
      A Familiar Consultation. — The President's Confidence. — Letters. — The President's
      Strategy. — The Proclamation decided on. — Nasby Delighted. 463

    • CXLIX. Mr. Nasby in a Democratic County in Southern Ohio.
      The Inducement. — A Description of the Town. — An Excited Populace. —
      Taxes. — Painful Experience. — Friends Moving. — The Speech. — The Peroration.
      — An Unpleasant Denouement. 468

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    • CL. The Antietam Dedication.
      At Washington. — The Cabinet. — Making an Address. — Corrections. — The
      Speech Completed. — An Objection overruled 472

    • CLI. Mr. Nasby Assists in the Ohio Election — The Defeat of
      the Amendment.
      The Preparations. — The Parades. — Anti-Negro Feeling. — Deep Feeling in the
      Community. — Intelligence. — The Effect in Kentucky. — Meeting at the Cross
      Roads. — The Faculty of the Institute determine to Revise the Scriptures. —
      The Word “White.” 476

    • CLII. A Meeting at the Corners.
      Cogitation over the Elections. — The Regular Speech. — And the Regular Interruption.
      — Diluted Capital. — Illustrations. — The Troubled Sisters. — Sudden
      Adjournment 481

    • CLIII. The November Election.
      Joy at the Corners. — A Picture. — The Meeting. — Deacon Pogram's Claim. —
      Other Claims. — The Discussion. — An Effort and a Failure. 485

    • CLIV. Mr. Nasby Regulates a School.
      Written under Happy Circumstances. — The Disturber, Lett. — Trouble in the
      School. — The Expulsion. — The Morey Girls. — Recuperation 490

    • CLV. The Alabama Convention — The Woes of John Guttle, Jr.
      A Fearful Night. — A Chip of the Old Block. — A Disconsolate Crowd. — The
      Troubles of Guttle. — The Convention. — Who were there. — Ruin ahead 494

    • CLVI. A Convention of Sufferers.
      Nasby's Letter. — His Sufferings. — A Brief History. — His Tableau in Canada. —
      Sufferings of a Saint. — And the Reward. 498

    • CLVII. The Decease of Elder Pennibacker.
      Moral Reflections. — Nasby does not Waste Strength. — A Fallen Pillar. — Sketch
      of his Life. — His Many Virtues. — Was an Inventor. — A Dilemma. — The
      Last Illness. — A Happy Death. — A General Disappointment. 502

    • CLVIII. The Pendleton Theory in Kentucky.
      Silence at the Corners accounted for. — Mr. Bigler's Grief. — The Theory not
      Original. — How the Old Thing Works. — Unexpected Result. — Bascom's Triumph.
      — The Peace-Makers. — Peace Restored. 505

    • CLIX. The Impeachment Matter.
      At Washington. — Letter from Belmont. — Letter from Pierce. — Other Letters.
      — Mr. Randall's Conclusion. 509

    • CLX. Pollock vs. Bigler.
      Excitement at the Corners. — The Trouble Increases. — Two Large Families. —
      The Terrible Examination. — Trouble among the Deacons. — The Reconciliation
      513

    • CLXI. Sergeant Bates in Pettusville, Virginia.
      The Procession. — Reception Speech. — A Discourse on the Flag. — Concluding
      Ceremonies 518

    • CLXII. A Convention at the Corners.
      Former Mode of Argument. — Joe Bigler interferes with the County Convention.
      — The Discussion of his Rights. — Resolutions, Regular and Irregular. — Bigler's
      Resolutions. — Posterity. — Meaning of the Term. — The Convention Dissolved
      522

    • CLXIII. The Preparation of the Martyr for the Coming Event.
      Mrs. Cobb's Adieu. — Her Circumstances. — The President's Simple Wants. —
      His Determination. — What his Friends say. 525

    • CLXIV. The Impeachment Failure — The Feeling at the White
      House.
      Great Excitement. — Despatches from Friends. — The Coolness of Randall. — A
      Dream. — A Race. — Stripping the Racers. — The Start 528

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    • CLXV. The Chicago Convention — Mr. Nasby gets on a Heavy
      Disgust.
      In the Wrong Pew. — Hospitality of the Various Delegations. — Insult to Kentucky.
      — A Judicious Pause. — A Short Discourse on Democracy. — The Great
      Idea 533

    • CLXVI. The Democratic Candidate for the Presidency.
      Mr. Nasby's Nominee. — Why? — Jethro L. Kippens. — Is Geographically Level.
      — Nobody knows him. — Happy Position on the War Question. — Has the Elements
      of Popularity. — Other Qualifications. — Is National in his Views 537

    • CLXVII. Mr. Nasby a Delegate to New York.
      On the Way to New York. — Assaults a Nigger. — His Success. — Finds him a
      Delegate. — Resolutions. — Determined to be Suited 540

    • CLXVIII. A Futile Attempt to Ratify the Nominations at the
      Corners.
      The Decorations. — A Good Beginning. — Trouble. — Excited Discussion. — Nasby's
      Safety. — The Terrible Ending 544

    • CLXIX. The Presidential Election.
      Bad News. — The Election of Grant. — Fate. — The Dark Future. — Mr. Bigler's
      Advice to the Deacon. — A Prophecy 548

    • CLXX. Mr. Nasby goes to New York, and establishes himself
      in Business.
      A Change of Base. — The Outfit. — His Friends Encourage Him. — Indulges in a
      Dream. — His Sign. — The Opening. — Nasby Treats the Crowd, and is a Popular
      Man. — The Opening too Gorgeous. — The Awakening and Ending 551

    • CLXXI. Mr. Nasby and his Friends Consider the Question of
      Bread and Butter.
      A Discussion. — He Proposes to Settle Somewhere. — Distance an Object. — To
      his Friends. — Joe Bigler's Suggestions. — The Life of an Organ Grinder. —
      Objections. — His Friends force Assistance on Him. — An Obstacle 555

    • CLXXII. Mr. Nasby Finds a New Business, which Promises
      Ample Profits.
      A Light. — A Prosperous Beginning. — His First Clients. — The Claim. — What is
      Loyalty? — A History of the Claims. — How it Was. — Another Outrage. —
      Numerous Claims at the Corners 558

    • CLXXIII. The Last Outrage upon Kentucky — Passage of the
      Constitutional Amendment by the House.
      Nasby's Influence on the Right Side. — A Pleasant Picture. — Effect of the Outrage
      on the Corners. — How it Was. — Majesty of the Law. — How it Will be.
      — Practice in Justice Pennibacker's Court. — A Weak Point in the Amendment.
      — The Only Hope 561

    • CLXXIV. The Last Cabinet Meeting — The End of the Johnson
      Reign.
      The Contrast. — A Moist Administration. — The Calm President. — His Last
      Acts. — The Leave Taken. — The Cabinet. — What will Become of Randall. —
      What the Rest will do. — The Magnanimous Johnson. 565

    • CLXXV. Mr. Nasby Witnesses a Procession of the Sons of Erin.
      The Enthusiasm. — A Dream. — The Banquet. — St. Gumbo. — Letters of Regret.
      — Mr. Nasby Regrets that he was not a Negro. 570

    • CLXXVI. The Corners Outraged.
      A Crowning Disgrace. — A Nigger Assessor. — A Peculiarly Aggravating Case. —
      The Power he Wielded. — And How He Did it. — A Rich Assessor. — A Blind
      Government 574

    • CLXXVII. The Corners Have a Discussion as to the Matter of
      Carpet-Baggers.
      The Corners. — Alarm — A Meeting. — Speech of the Champion. — Free Discussion.
      — Joe Bigler's Speech. — The True Carpet-Bagger. — The Resolutions. —
      An Unexpected Turn. — A Light. — The Distinction. — A Definition 578

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    • CLXXVIII. Mr. Nasby Nurses the Labor Movement at the
      Corners.
      Enthusiastic Meeting. — The Protest. — The Negro Plasterer. — His Insolence. —
      Changes his Trade. — His Fate. — Nasby Proposes to Lead the Anti-Negro
      Movement. 582

    • CLXXIX. Mr. Nasby and his Confreres hold a Commercial
      Convention at the Corners.
      The Delegates and Officers. — The Letters of Regret. — A Resolution. — Black
      Sheep. — The Work Done. — Women at the Corners. — A Singular Omission. —
      The Convention Re-assembled. — Resolutions Passed. 585

    • CLXXX. Mr. Nasby at last Loses his Post Office.
      Out of Office. — The Corners in Mourning. — A Small but Talented Procession. —
      The Negroes Up. — The Whites Down. — Trouble. — Nasby's Bondsmen. — Despair.
      — What he Proposes to do. 590

    • CLXXXI. Mr. Nasby Receives a Letter from his Steadfast
      Friend.
      In Ohio. — A Letter from Home. — The Surroundings at Pepper's. — A Mine Discovered.
      — Trouble in Kentucky. — Affectionate Remembrance of Nasby at the
      Corners. — The Lack of Labor. — Bloated Bondholders. — The Bond Question.
      — How it was met. — Joe Bigler steps in. — Consistency. 594

    • CLXXXII. Mr. Nasby attends a Convocation of the Democracy
      of New York.
      The Officers. — Resolutions. — What they Wanted. — The Debate. — The American
      Consul at New York. 600

    • CLXXXIII. Settled at last — The City of New York to be his
      Final Resting-Place.
      The Dove. — The Harp of Erin. — He Serves the Party Best who Votes the Most.
      — A Successful Opening. — Precautionary Measure. — Speeches and Toasts. 602

    • CLXXXIV. Mr. Nasby Gives a Brief Account of his New Establishment.

      The Trade. — Bad Company. — Terrence O'Sullivan. — Holds Office. — A Soft
      Thing. — Mr. O'Sullivan's Brother. — They Visit Sing-Sing. — Remonstrate
      with the Warden. — O'Sullivan's Determination. — Mr. Nasby Consoles and
      Encourages. — A Ray of Light. — Protection of the Democracy. 605

    • CLXXXV. The Friends of Mr. Nasby hold a Meeting, and indulge
      in a Wail over the Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment
      by the Ohio Legislature.
      Meeting in the Sixth Ward. — Nasby Chairman. — What was Said. — The Effect
      in New York. — A Revolution. — An Unpleasant Reminder. — Nasby's Plans
      and Prospects. 609

    • CLXXXVI. Mr. Nasby in a Despondent Frame of Mind.
      A Kentucky Conference. — Signs of the Times. — Preamble and Resolutions. —
      A Fearful Squabble. — Disappointment. — Recreant Senators. 612

    • CLXXXVII. The Fifteenth Amendment.
      A Meeting. — Different Views of the Matter. — Resolutions Proposed by Nasby.
      — A New Departure. — Another Set of Resolutions. — The Prompt Action at
      the Harp of Erin. 615

    • CLXXXVIII. Mr. Nasby Attempts to get Possession of the
      Negro Vote.
      After the Ethiopian. — An Ethiopian Secured. — The Second Ethiopian. — At last
      One is Cornered and Prepared. — The Failure. 619

    • CLXXXIX. A Few Last Words — The Writer hereof bids his
      Readers Farewell, and hurls a Trifle of Exhortation after
      them.
      Farewell. — Nasby's Experience Peculiar. — The Nigger Votes. — The Hope of
      Democracy. — Natural Provisions. — Words of Good Cheer. — Farewell. 623

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  • LECTURES.

    • I. “Cussid be Canaan.”
      All Men Free and Equal. — The Fathers of the Democratic Party. — How the
      Declaration Should Read. — Some Criticisms. — On Various Writers and the
      Bible. — Nigger and Negro. — Distinguished by “It” and “Him.” — The Haters
      of Nigger Equality. — Jefferson's Ignorance. — The Affair of Noah. — The
      Flood. — Indiscretion. — The Curse. — A Huge Devil. — Who are White Men?
      — Ham's Apology. — Beginning of Democracy. — A Blessed Curse. — What
      might have been. — How the Curse Didn't Work. — Nimrod. — Weak Spots. —
      More Difficulties. — The Extent of the Curse. — The Question of Color. — The
      Blackness Accounted for. — From the Kentucky Point of View. — From the
      Negro Point. — Matter of Heat. — Has its Advantages. — Location. — Descendants
      of Canaan. — The Tub. — An Ancestry. — Why the Curse was Believed
      in. — Its Convenience. — The Attempt to Kill the Curse. — Missionaries, Miscalled
      Pirates. — The Curse Killed. — The Audacity of the Canaanites. — How
      they Helped in the War. — Their Ingratitude. — Their Privileges at the South.
      — The Curse Abandoned. — Lee's Surrender. — Southern Modesty. — The Negro
      not a Man. — The Bureau of Perfumery. — Ignorance. — The Troubles
      Encountered. — The Beast Theory. — Difficulties of it. — What Becomes of the
      Beast at Death. — The Black Face under a Blue Cap. — The Cowardice of the
      Republicans. — A Philosophical Truth. — How Shall We Dispose of the Negro?
      — The Lion Prejudice. — What to Do. — Negroes in Office. — The People
      should have the Choice. — Man. — The Negro's Rights. — All Men Created
      Equal 629

    • II. The Struggles of a Conservative with the Woman Question.
      A Conservative. — By Birth and Education. — The Ancients. — Woman. — What
      could we have done Without Her. — Her Position in the Past. — A Biblical Statement.
      — Woman has the Advantage from the Start. — Eve. — Adam's Good Traits.
      — A Happy Family. — Intellectual Power. — More Biblical Statements. — How
      the Argument Works the Wrong Way. — Inferiority. — Mrs. Jezebel Ahab. —
      Pocahontas and Delilah. — The Conundrum Maker. — Rebekah. — Promptness.
      — Feminine Thought. — Female Disabilities. — The Woman's Proposition. —
      The Man's Answer. — A System Proposed. — The Troubles. — Every Woman
      should Marry. — Flying in the Face of Providence. — The Question of War. —
      The School Teacher. — The Question of Marriage. — Labor. — The Example of
      Young Men. — A Bit of Experience. — Continued. — What they Demand. —
      And Why. — A Ponderous Protest. — Dr. Bushnell's Reasons. — Peace. —
      What shall we do with it? — Applying the Remedy. — What should be done
      with it? — Customs Overturned. — For Humanity 660

    • III. “In Search of the Man of Sin.”
      The Solo. — Mr. Nasby Mentions Himself. — The Imitation of Washington. —
      The Result. — His Wisdom. — Natural and Acquired. — An Excellent Man. —
      A Friend of Humanity. — And a Patriot. — The Beginning of the Search. —
      Where to Go. — The First Venture. — The Men of Sin in New York. — Requisites
      of a Wicked Man. — A Moral Reflection. — The Influence of the Men. —
      In Washington. — Cadetships. — The Sober Member. — The Extreme Radicals.
      — The Troubled Thompson. — Management in Politics. — Jencks and Reform. —
      The Franking Privilege. — A Conundrum. — The Way to Repeal. — More Conundrums.
      — In New Jersey. — Becomes somewhat Orthodox. — A Monopoly.
      An Anecdote. — How Much He Found. — The Reformers. — Forming a Society.
      — Woman. — His Faith Shaken. — Another Anecdote. — A Sagacious but
      Wicked Young Lady, — Feminine Extravagance. — Return. — What he Finds
      at Home. — Estimating Sin. — Bibney and Mrs. Swan. — Messrs. Bloch and
      Kitt. — Political Sin at Home. — The Pure Cicero. — Searches Himself. — A
      Wife's Faults. — The Reform. — A Closer Investigation. — The Man of Sin
      Known. — Encouraging Remarks to other People 687

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