THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN

Being The Story Of A Little Truly-Girl, Who Grew Up

By Joel Chandler Harris

Drawings by Charlotte Harding



CONTENTS

PART I
PART II
PART III
PART IV
PART V
By JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

ILLUSTRATIONS

"They paused—then she pointed to the darkest corner"
"It seemed to Adelaide that it held a whole bushel of fried chicken and biscuits"
"The child stared at her uncle so seriously that he was actually embarrassed"
"Old Jonas would listen by her bedside to convince himself that she was really breathing"
"They began to creep forward, making as little noise as possible"
"'You are pouting,' she said, 'or you'd never be sitting in this room where nobody ever comes'"
"'That's why you see these shoes lookin' like they're spang new'"
"Mr. Sanders went from the courthouse with a sweeping stride"






ON THE PLANTATION

A Story Of A Georgia Boy’s Adventures During The War

By Joel Chandler Harris

Twenty-Three Illustrations By E. W. Kemble



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I JOE MAXWELL MAKES A START
CHAPTER II A PLANTATION NEWSPAPER
CHAPTER III TRACKING A RUNAWAY
CHAPTER IV SHADOWS OF THE WAR
CHAPTER V MR. WALL’S STORY
CHAPTER VI THE OWL AND THE BIRDS
CHAPTER VII OLD ZIP COON
CHAPTER VIII SOMETHING ABOUT “SANDY-CLAUS”
CHAPTER IX DESERTERS AND RUNAWAYS
CHAPTER X THE STORY-TELLERS
CHAPTER XI THE RELIEF COMMITTEE
CHAPTER XII A GEORGIA FOX-HUNT
CHAPTER XIII A NIGHT’S ADVENTURES
CHAPTER XIV THE CURTAIN FALLS






AARON IN THE WILDWOODS

By Joel Chandler Harris



CONTENTS

CHAPTER   Page
  Prelude 1
I. The Little Master 23
II. The Secrets of the Swamp 38
III. What Chunky Riley saw and heard 56
IV. Between Midnight and Dawn 74
V. The Hunt begins 92
VI. The Hunt ends 111
VII. Aaron sees the Signal 129
VIII. The Happenings of a Night 148
IX. The Upsetting of Mr. Gossett 166
X. Chunky Riley sees a Queer Sight 185
XI. The Problem that Timoleon presented 202
XII. What the Patrollers saw and heard 219
XIII. The Apparition the Fox Hunters saw 237
XIV. The Little Master says Good Night 253

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Mr. Coon insisted on gadding about Frontispiece.
It was a Swamp 8
That's Randall's Song 32
Mr. Red Fox meets Mr. Gray Fox 40
A-straddle of the Grunter's Back 48
The Horses were right at his Heels 72
The Goblin Pain 76
The Spring of Cool Refreshing Water 80
Brindle and Aaron 104
In the Swamp 124
Rambler's Fight with the Moccasin 132
He stood as still as a Statue 144
It was the White-Haired Master 160
They tore him all to Flinders 172
The Excited Horse plunged along 180
He edged away as far as he could 188
Aaron and Little Crotchet 212
Behind a Tree stood George Gossett 216
The Black Stallion 224
It was fine for Mr. Fox 238
The Phantom Horseman 242
Aaron and Timoleon 250
Big Sal holds the Little Master 262
The Death of the Little Master 268






BALAAM AND HIS MASTER
AND OTHER SKETCHES AND STORIES

By Joel Chandler Harris



CONTENTS.

PAGE
Balaam and His Master 7
A Conscript's Christmas 45
Ananias 112
Where's Duncan? 149
Mom Bi 170
The Old Bascom Place 192