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Oldtown folks

Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896)
  
MRS. STOWE'S NOVELS.
  
[title page]
  
PREFACE.
  
CONTENTS.

 1. 
CHAPTER I. OLDTOWN AND THE MINISTER.
 2. 
CHAPTER II. MY FATHER.
 3. 
CHAPTER III. MY GRANDMOTHER.
 4. 
CHAPTER IV. THE VILLAGE DO-NOTHING.
 5. 
CHAPTER V. THE OLD MEETING-HOUSE.
 6. 
CHAPTER VI. FIRE-LIGHT TALKS IN MY GRANDMOTHER'S KITCHEN.
 7. 
CHAPTER VII OLD CRAB SMITH.
 8. 
CHAPTER VIII. MISS ASPHYXIA.
 9. 
CHAPTER IX. HARRY'S FIRST DAY'S WORK.
 10. 
CHAPTER X. MISS ASPHYXIA'S SYSTEM.
 11. 
CHAPTER XI. THE CRISIS.
 12. 
CHAPTER XII. THE LION'S MOUTH SHUT.
 13. 
CHAPTER XIII. THE EMPTY BIRD'S-NEST.
 14. 
CHAPTER XIV. THE DAY IN FAIRY-LAND.
 15. 
CHAPTER XV. THE OLD MANOR-HOUSE.
 16. 
CHAPTER XVI. SAM LAWSON'S DISCOVERIES.
 17. 
CHAPTER XVII. THE VISIT TO THE HAUNTED HOUSE.
 18. 
CHAPTER XVIII. TINA'S ADOPTION.
 19. 
CHAPTER XIX. MISS MEHITABLE'S LETTER, AND THE REPLY, GIVING FURTHER HINTS OF THE STORY.
 20. 
CHAPTER XX. MISS ASPHYXIA GOES IN PURSUIT, AND MY GRANDMOTHER GIVES HER VIEWS ON EDUCATION.
 21. 
CHAPTER XXI. WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH THE BOY?
 22. 
CHAPTER XXII. DAILY LIVING IN OLDTOWN.
 23. 
CHAPTER XXIII. WE TAKE A STEP UP IN THE WORLD.
 24. 
CHAPTER XXIV. WE BEHOLD GRANDEUR.
 25. 
CHAPTER XXV. EASTER SUNDAY.
 26. 
CHAPTER XXVI. WHAT “OUR FOLKS” SAID AT OLDTOWN.
 27. 
CHAPTER XXVII. HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN.
 28. 
CHAPTER XXVIII. THE RAID ON OLDTOWN, AND UNCLE FLIAKIM'S BRAVERY.
 29. 
CHAPTER XXIX. MY GRANDMOTHER'S BLUE BOOK.
 30. 
CHAPTER XXX. WE BEGIN TO BE GROWN-UP PEOPLE.
 31. 
CHAPTER XXXI. WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH TINA?
 32. 
CHAPTER XXXII. THE JOURNEY TO CLOUDLAND.
 33. 
CHAPTER XXXIII. SCHOOL-LIFE IN CLOUDLAND.
 34. 
CHAPTER XXXIV. OUR MINISTER IN CLOUDLAND.
 35. 
CHAPTER XXXV. THE REVIVAL OF RELIGION.
 36. 
CHAPTER XXXVI. AFTER THE REVIVAL.
 37. 
CHAPTER XXXVII. THE MINISTER'S WOOD-SPELL.
 38. 
CHAPTER XXXVIII. ELLERY DAVENPORT.
 39. 
CHAPTER XXXIX. LAST DAYS IN CLOUDLAND.
 40. 
CHAPTER XL. WE ENTER COLLEGE.
 41. 
CHAPTER XLI. NIGHT TALKS.
 42. 
CHAPTER XLII. SPRING VACATION AT OLDTOWN.
 43. 
CHAPTER XLIII. WHAT OUR FOLKS THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
 44. 
CHAPTER XLIV. MARRIAGE PREPARATIONS.
 45. 
CHAPTER XLV. WEDDING BELLS.
 46. 
CHAPTER XLVI. WEDDING AFTER-TALKS AT OLDTOWN.
 47. 
CHAPTER XLVII. BEHIND THE CURTAIN.
 48. 
CHAPTER XLVIII. TINA'S SOLUTION.
 49. 
CHAPTER XLIX. WHAT CAME OF IT.
 50. 
CHAPTER L. THE LAST CHAPTER.

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CONTENTS.

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  • CHAPTER I.
    Oldtown and the Minister 1

  • CHAPTER II.
    My Father 11

  • CHAPTER III.
    My Grandmother 18

  • CHAPTER IV.
    The Village Do-Nothing 28

  • CHAPTER V.
    The Old Meeting-House 39

  • CHAPTER VI.
    Fire-Light Talks in my Grandmother's Kitchen 61

  • CHAPTER VII.
    Old Crab Smith 85

  • CHAPTER VIII.
    Miss Asphyxia 97

  • CHAPTER IX.
    Harry's First Day's Work 109

  • CHAPTER X.
    Miss Asphyxia's System 115

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    Page vi

  • CHAPTER XI.
    The Crisis 128

  • CHAPTER XII.
    The Lion's Mouth shut 134

  • CHAPTER XIII.
    The Empty Bird's-Nest 141

  • CHAPTER XIV.
    The Day in Fairy-Land 146

  • CHAPTER XV.
    The Old Manor-House 159

  • CHAPTER XVI.
    Sam Lawson's Discoveries 169

  • CHAPTER XVII.
    The Visit to the Haunted House 179

  • CHAPTER XVIII.
    Tina's Adoption 198

  • CHAPTER XIX.
    Miss Mehitable's Letter, and the Reply, giving further
    Hints of the Story     212

  • CHAPTER XX.
    Miss Asphyxia goes in Pursuit, and my Grandmother gives
    her Views on Education     234

  • CHAPTER XXI.
    What is to be done with the Boy? 249

  • CHAPTER XXII.
    Daily Living in Oldtown 261

  • CHAPTER XXIII.
    We take a Step up in the World 274

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    Page vii

  • CHAPTER XXIV.
    We behold Grandeur 290

  • CHAPTER XXV.
    Easter Sunday 305

  • CHAPTER XXVI.
    What “Our Folks” said at Oldtown 325

  • CHAPTER XXVII.
    How we kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown 336

  • CHAPTER XXVIII.
    The Raid on Oldtown, and Uncle Fliakim's Bravery 354

  • CHAPTER XXIX.
    My Grandmother's Blue Book 367

  • CHAPTER XXX.
    We begin to be Grown-up People 391

  • CHAPTER XXXI.
    What shall we do with Tina? 405

  • CHAPTER XXXII.
    The Journey to Cloudland 414

  • CHAPTER XXXIII.
    School-Life in Cloudland 421

  • CHAPTER XXXIV.
    Our Minister in Cloudland 441

  • CHAPTER XXXV.
    The Revival of Religion 457

  • CHAPTER XXXVI.
    After the Revival 468

  • CHAPTER XXXVII.
    The Minister's Wood-Spell 478

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    Page viii

  • CHAPTER XXXVIII.
    Ellery Davenport 487

  • CHAPTER XXXIX.
    Last Days in Cloudland 498

  • CHAPTER XL.
    We enter College 508

  • CHAPTER XLI.
    Night Talks 519

  • CHAPTER XLII.
    Spring Vacation at Oldtown 525

  • CHAPTER XLIII.
    What Our Folks thought about it 535

  • CHAPTER XLIV.
    Marriage Preparations 548

  • CHAPTER XLV.
    Wedding Bells 558

  • CHAPTER XLVI.
    Wedding After-Talks at Oldtown 570

  • CHAPTER XLVII.
    Behind the Curtain 576

  • CHAPTER XLVIII.
    Tina's Solution 584

  • CHAPTER XLIX.
    What came of it 592

  • CHAPTER L.
    The Last Chapter 602

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