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John Esten Cooke. The Last of the Foresters
The Last of the Foresters
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I.—At Apple Orchard II.—Verty and his Companions III.—Introduces a Legal Porcupine IV.—How Verty thought, and played, and dreamed V.—Winchester VI.—In which Mr. Roundjacket flourishes his ruler VII.—In which Mr. Roundjacket reads his great Poem VIII.—How Verty shot a White Pigeon IX.—Hawking without a Hawk X.—Verty makes the acquaintance of Mr. Jinks XI.—How Verty discovered in himself a great fondness for Apples XII.—How Strephon talked with Chloe in an Arbor XIII.—Verty expresses a desire to imitate Mr. Jinks XIV.—The Thirteenth of October XV.—The Pedlar and the Necklace XVI.—Mr. Roundjacket makes himself agreeable XVII.—Mr. Jinks at Home XVIII.—How Miss Lavinia developed her Theories on Matrimony XIX.—Only a few tears XX.—How Miss Fanny slammed the door in Verty's face XXI.—In which Redbud suppresses her feelings, and behaves with decorum XXII.—How Miss Sallianna fell in love with Verty XXIII.—The Result XXIV.—Of the effect of Verty's violin-playing upon Mr. Rushton XXV.—A Young Gentleman just from William and Mary College XXVI.—The Necklace XXVII.—Philosophical XXVIII.—Consequences of Miss Sallianna's passion for Verty XXIX.—Interchange of Compliments XXX.—What occurred at Bousch's Tavern XXXI.—Mr. Jinks on Horseback going to take Revenge XXXII.—An old Bible XXXIII.—Fanny's views upon Heraldry XXXIV.—How Miss Sallianna alluded to vipers, and fell into hysterics XXXV.—How Miss Fanny made merry with the passion of Mr. Verty XXXVI.—Ralph makes love to Miss Sallianna XXXVII.—Verty states his private opinion of Miss Sallianna XXXVIII.—How Longears showed his gallantry in Fanny's service. XXXIX.—Up the Hill, and under the Chestnuts XL.—Under the Greenwood Tree XLI.—Use of Coats in a Storm XLII.—How Mr. Jinks requested Ralph to hold him XLIII.—Verty's heart goes away in a chariot XLIV.—In which the History returns to Apple Orchard XLV.—Hours in the October Woods XLVI.—The Happy Autumn Fields XLVII.—Days that are no more XLVIII.—The Harvest Moon XLIX.—Back to Winchester, where Editorial Iniquity is discoursed of L.—How Verty discovered a Portrait, and what ensued LI.—A Child and a Logician LII.—How Mr. Jinks determined to spare Verty LIII.—Projects of Revenge, involving Historical details LIV.—Exploits of Fodder LV.—Woman-traps laid by Mr. Jinks LVI.—Takes Verty to Mr. Roundjacket's LVII.—Contains an Extraordinary Disclosure LVIII.—How Mr. Rushton proved that all men were selfish, himself included LIX.—The Portrait smiles LX.—The Lodge in the Hills LXI.—Mrs. O'Calligan's Wooers LXII.—Verty Muses LXIII.—How Verty and Miss Lavinia ran a-tilt at each other, and who was overthrown LXIV.—The Rose of Glengary LXV.—Providence LXVI.—The Hour and the Necklace LXVII.—How St. Patrick encountered St. Michael, and what ensued LXVIII.—The End of the Chain LXIX.—Conclusion. PREFACE
THE LAST OF THE FORESTERS
MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM. THE LAST OF THE FORESTERS,
CHAPTER I
AT APPLE ORCHARD
CHAPTER II
VERTY AND HIS COMPANIONS
CHAPTER III
INTRODUCES A LEGAL PORCUPINE
CHAPTER IV
HOW VERTY THOUGHT, AND PLAYED, AND DREAMED
REDBUD
GOING TO—
CHAPTER V
WINCHESTER
CHAPTER VI
IN WHICH MR. ROUNDJACKET FLOURISHES HIS RULER
CHAPTER VII
IN WHICH ROUNDJACKET READS HIS GREAT POEM
CHAPTER VIII
HOW VERTY SHOT A WHITE PIGEON
CHAPTER IX
HAWKING WITHOUT A HAWK
CHAPTER X
VERTY MAKES THE ACQUAINTANCE OF MR. JINKS
CHAPTER XI
HOW VERTY DISCOVERED IN HIMSELF A GREAT FONDNESS FOR APPLES
CHAPTER XII
HOW STREPHON TALKED WITH CHLOE IN AN ARBOR
CHAPTER XIII
VERTY EXPRESSES A DESIRE TO IMITATE MR. JINKS
CHAPTER XIV
THE THIRTEENTH OF OCTOBER
CHAPTER XV
THE PEDLAR AND THE NECKLACE
CHAPTER XVI
MR. ROUNDJACKET MAKES HIMSELF AGREEABLE
CHAPTER XVII
MR. JINKS AT HOME
CHAPTER XVIII
HOW MISS LAVINIA DEVELOPED HER THEORIES UPON MATRIMONY
CHAPTER XIX
ONLY A FEW TEARS
CHAPTER XX
HOW MISS FANNY SLAMMED THE DOOR IN VERTY'S FACE
CHAPTER XXI
IN WHICH REDBUD SUPPRESSES HER FEELINGS AND BEHAVES WITH DECORUM
CHAPTER XXII
HOW MISS SALLIANNA FELL IN LOVE WITH VERTY
CHAPTER XXIII
THE RESULT
CHAPTER XXIV
OF THE EFFECT OF VERTY'S VIOLIN-PLAYING UPON MR. RUSHTON
CHAPTER XXV
A YOUNG GENTLEMAN, JUST FROM WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
CHAPTER XXVI
THE NECKLACE
CHAPTER XXVII
PHILOSOPHICAL
CHAPTER XXVIII
CONSEQUENCES OF MISS SALLIANNA'S PASSION FOR VERTY
"BOWER OF NATURE, AT THE MATIN HOUR "CHARMING, AND, ALAS! TOO DANGEROUS YOUNG MAN:
"SALLIANNA."
CHAPTER XXIX
INTERCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS
CHAPTER XXX
WHAT OCCURRED AT BOUSCH'S TAVERN
"MR. LOUIS PHILLIPPE, "MR. MONTPENSIER, PARIS."
CHAPTER XXXI
MR. JINKS ON HORSE-BACK, GOING TO TAKE REVENGE
CHAPTER XXXII
AN OLD BIBLE
CHAPTER XXXIII
FANNY'S VIEWS UPON HERALDRY
CHAPTER XXXIV
HOW MISS SALLIANNA ALLUDED TO VIPERS, AND FELL INTO HYSTERICS
CHAPTER XXXV
HOW MISS FANNY MADE MERRY WITH THE PASSION OF MR. VERTY
CHAPTER XXXVI
RALPH MAKES LOVE TO MISS SALLIANNA
CHAPTER XXXVII
VERTY STATES HIS PRIVATE OPINION OF MISS SALLIANNA
CHAPTER XXXVIII
HOW LONGEARS SHOWED HIS GALLANTRY IN FANNY'S SERVICE
CHAPTER XXXIX
UP THE HILL-SIDE AND UNDER THE CHESTNUTS
CHAPTER XL
UNDER THE GREENWOOD TREE
"MY DEAR ASHLEY:
"DEAR RALPH:
"MY DEAR ASHLEY:
"I SAY, OLD FELLOW:
CHAPTER XLI
USE OF COATS IN A STORM
CHAPTER XLII
HOW MR. JINKS REQUESTED RALPH TO HOLD HIM
"I!"
CHAPTER XLIII
VERTY'S HEART GOES AWAY IN A CHARIOT
CHAPTER XLIV
IN WHICH THE HISTORY RETURNS TO APPLE ORCHARD
CHAPTER XLV
HOURS IN THE OCTOBER WOODS
CHAPTER XLVI
THE HAPPY AUTUMN FIELDS
CHAPTER XLVII
DAYS THAT ARE NO MORE
CHAPTER XLVIII
THE HARVEST MOON
CHAPTER XLIX
BACK TO WINCHESTER, WHERE EDITORIAL INIQUITY IS DISCOURSED OF
CHAPTER L
HOW VERTY DISCOVERED A PORTRAIT, AND WHAT ENSUED
CHAPTER LI
A CHILD AND A LOGICIAN
CHAPTER LII
HOW MR. JINKS DETERMINED TO SPARE VERTY
CHAPTER LIII
PROJECTS OF REVENGE, INVOLVING HISTORICAL DETAILS
CHAPTER LIV
EXPLOITS OF FODDER
CHAPTER LV
WOMAN TRAPS LAID BY MR. JINKS
CHAPTER LVI
TAKES VERTY TO MR. ROUNDJACKET
CHAPTER LVII
CONTAINS AN EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURE
CHAPTER LVIII
HOW MR. RUSHTON PROVED THAT ALL MEN WERE SELFISH, HIMSELF INCLUDED
CHAPTER LIX
THE PORTRAIT SMILES
CHAPTER LX
THE LODGE IN THE HILLS
CHAPTER LXI
MISTRESS O'CALLIGAN'S WOOERS
CHAPTER LXII
VERTY MUSES
CHAPTER LXIII
HOW VERTY AND MISS LAVINIA RAN A-TILT AT EACH OTHER, AND WHO WAS OVERTHROWN
CHAPTER LXIV
THE ROSE OF GLENGARY
CHAPTER LXV
PROVIDENCE
CHAPTER LXVI
THE HOUR AND THE NECKLACE
CHAPTER LXVII
HOW ST. PATRICK ENCOUNTERED ST. MICHAEL, AND WHAT ENSUED
CHAPTER LXVIII
THE END OF THE CHAIN
CHAPTER LXIX
CONCLUSION
