The foresters an American tale : being a sequel to the History of John Bull, the clothier : in a series of letters to a friend |
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CONTENTS. |
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CONTENTS.
Original State of the Forest.—The Adventures
of Walter Pipeweed, and
Cecelius Peterson
LETTER I. Page 3.
Sickness and delirium of Mr. Bull's mother.—Adventures
of Peregrine Pickle.—John
Codline.—Humphry
Ploughshare.—Roger Carrier,
and Tobias Wheatear.
LETTER II. Page 15.
John Codline quarrels with Roger
Carrier, and turns him out of doors.
Carrier retires to another part of the
Forest. Codline surveys his Land—
takes Robert Lumber under his protection—Begins
a suit with the Fishermen
of Lewis, which, with other incidents,
excites the jealousy of Mr. Bull.
LETTER III. Page 29.
Attempt of Nicolas Frog and Gustavus
the Ironmonger, to intrude into the
Forest.—Their quarrel.—Mr. Bull's
sickness and delirium.—His policy in paying
his debts.—His quarrel with Frog,
and its termination by compromise.—
Plantation of Cart-rut and Bareclay,
called Cæsarea.—Lease to
Charles Indigo.
LETTER IV. Page 43.
Mr. Bull's project of taming wild animals.—Its
execution by his tenants.—
Their different notions and conduct in
this matter.
LETTER V. Page 58.
Adventures of Charles Indigo and Peter
Pitch.—Character of William
Broadbrim.—His projects, principles,
and a specimen of his harangues.
LETTER VI. Page 72.
Diffentions in Broadbrim's family.—His
aversion to fire arms and its consequence.
214Mr. Bull's second sickness and second
marriage.—His project of making a new
plantation.—The care of it committed to
George Trusty.— Trout fishery established
at the plantation of Alexander
Scotus.
LETTER VII. Page 86.
Mr. Bull's quarrel and lawsuit with
Lewis and Lord Strut.—He gains
possession of the whole Forest.
LETTER VIII. Page 99.
Mr. Bull gets into debt, and by the advice
of his new wife and her gambling
companions, begins a quarrel with his
tenants.
LETTER IX. Page 110.
Mr. Bull attempts a new mode of traffic
which disgusts his tenants.—They refuse
to receive his presents.—His singular
resentment against John Codline,
and the effects which it produced.
LETTER X. Page 121.
The quarrel begins in earnest and is carried
into the Law.—Conduct of the Managers
215on both sides.—The first verdict in favour
of the Foresters given at Saratoga
Hall.
LETTER XI. Page 132.
The Foresters apply for help to Mr. Lewis—
are first treated with evasion—afterward
obtain their request—Alarm in
Mr. Bull's family—His conference
with his wife—Her manoelig;uvres upon
the occasion—Disappointed by the inflexibility
of the Foresters.
LETTER XII. Page 145.
Mrs. Bull's rage, and its effect on the
neighbours.—Several families associate
to defend their right to the high way.—
Quarrel opens with Lord Strut and
Mr. Frog.—The Foresters prosecute
their controversy and obtain a second
verdict.—Mr. Bull's real friends interpose,
and convince his wife of her error.—She
advises him to compromise the
matter—He signs a quitclaim of the
Forest.
LETTER XIII. Page 157.
The Foresters form a partnership.—It
proves deficient and ineffectual.—Their
216Clock out of order.—Their strong box
empty.—Disturbances in some of the
families.—A meeting is called to revise
and amend the partnership.
LETTER XIV. Page 172.
A new plan of partnership is proposed.—
Arguments pro and con.—It is established.—A
Chief Steward appointed, with
inferior officers.—Hunting too much in
fashion.—A new species of rats introduced.—Two
families added to the number
of partners.
LETTER XV. Page 183.
Present State of Mr. Bull.—His wife and
his mother.—Story of the everlasting taper.—Some
account of Mr. Lewis.—His
new wife and cast off mistress.—Conclusion.Corrections.—Page 53, line 2, for struggles
read stragglers. Page 66, line 9, for
should read would. Page 91, line 5, after
hardship read by.
LETTER XVI. Page 200.
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