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The forayers, or, The raid of the dog-days

Simms, William Gilmore (1806-1870)
  
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IN PRESS.
  
REDFIELD'S NEW AND POPULAR PUBLICATIONS.
  
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INTRODUCTION.

 1. 
CHAPTER I. 'BRAM'S CABIN IN THE SWAMP.
 2. 
CHAPTER II. WHELP AND DAM.
 3. 
CHAPTER III. ROGUE IN GRAIN.
 4. 
CHAPTER IV. HOW TO TRAIN A CAT INTO A TIGER.
 5. 
CHAPTER V. THE HELL-FIRE DICKS.
 6. 
CHAPTER VI. ALL-FOURS.
 7. 
CHAPTER VII. PURSUIT AND PASTURAGE.
 8. 
CHAPTER VIII. CUPID AND CUPIDITY.
 9. 
CHAPTER IX. FAITH AND BREAKFAST.
 10. 
CHAPTER X. THE OUTLAWS IN COUNCIL.
 11. 
CHAPTER XI. THE BARON.
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CHAPTER XII. HELL-FIRE DICK ENGAGES IN A NEW VENTURE.
 13. 
CHAPTER XIII. NEW SIGNS IN THE SKY.
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CHAPTER XIV. RANSOM.
 15. 
CHAPTER XV. THE FAMILY GROUP AT THE BARONY.
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CHAPTER XVI. DICK OF TOPHET'S LATER MOVEMENT.
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CHAPTER XVII. NEW CAUSES OF APPREHENSION.
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CHAPTER XVIII. THE FIRST SHOT.
 19. 
CHAPTER XIX. THE LEAGUER — THE RELIEF.
 20. 
CHAPTER XX. SCOURING THE WOODS.
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CHAPTER XXI. A DASH OF SENTIMENT AS PREPARATIVE FOR SUPPER.
 22. 
CHAPTER XXII. MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAMING.
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CHAPTER XXIII. SCOUT AGAINST SCOUT — TAKING TRAIL.
 24. 
CHAPTER XXIV. THE SCENE CHANGES — NEW PARTIES.
 25. 
CHAPTER XXV. “COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.”
 26. 
CHAPTER XXVI. A PAIR OF ARCADIANS.
 27. 
CHAPTER XXVII. MEETING OF TRAVIS AND SINCLAIR.
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CHAPTER XXVIII. SCENES AT HOLLY-DALE.
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CHAPTER XXIX. THE RIVAL SPIDERS.
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CHAPTER XXX. HOW LOVERS MAY FORGET THEMSELVES.
 31. 
CHAPTER XXXI. DOUBT, ANXIETY, PREPARATION.
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CHAPTER XXXII. DICK OF TOPHET ON THE CARPET.
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CHAPTER XXXIII. SMILES AND SUNSHINE — BLOWS AND BONDS.
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CHAPTER XXXIV. HOW THE GAME MAY BE SNARED AT THE COST OF THE HUNTER.
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CHAPTER XXXV. THE MELEE — A CHARGE — FLIGHT — CAPTIVITY.
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CHAPTER XXXVI. HOW HENRY TRAVIS FARED IN HIS FIRST BATTLE.
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CHAPTER XXXVII. THE SORE STRAIT — THE HOT TRAIL — CAPTIVITY.
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CHAPTER XXXVIII. DOUBTS, HOPES, FEARS — A TANGLED YARN.
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CHAPTER XXXIX. FLIGHT FROM HOLLY-DALE.
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CHAPTER XL. THE SCOUT — THE FUGITIVES — THE TRAIL.
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CHAPTER XLI. SKRIMMAGING.
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CHAPTER XLII. PROGRESS OF THE ARMIES.
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CHAPTER XLIII. THE FROG CONCERT AND CAMPAIGN.
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CHAPTER XLIV. PLAN FOR THE CAMPAIGN OF THE DOG-DAYS.
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CHAPTER XLV. DOINGS IN THE APOLLO CHAMBER
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CHAPTER XLVI. HOW PORGY FEASTED THE CAPTAINS.
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CHAPTER XLVII. SCENE CLOSES IN CLOUD AND MYSTERY.

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Page Title Page
THE
FORAYERS
OR
THE RAID OF THE DOG-DAYS

By

W. GILMORE SIMMS

, Esq.
AUTHOR OF “THE PARTISAN”—“MELLICHAMPE”—“KATHARINE WALTON”—
“THE SCOUT”—“WOODCRAFT”—“THE YEMASSEE”—“GUY RIVERS,” ETC.

Const.
Hark, how our steeds for present service neigh!

Dauphin.
Mount them, and make incision in their hides,
That their hot blood may spin in English eyes,
And daunt them with superfluous courage.

King Henry the Fifth.


REDFIELD

34 BEEKMAN STREET, NEW YORK

1855.
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By J. S. REDFIELD,
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