The Squatter and the Don
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María Amparo Ruiz de Burton. The Squatter and the Don
The Squatter and the Don
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I.—Squatter Darrell Reviews the Past
CHAPTER II.—The Don's View of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
CHAPTER III.—Pre-empting under the Law
CHAPTER IV.—Efforts to Right the Wrong
CHAPTER V.—The Don in his Broad Acres
CHAPTER VI.—Naughty Dog Milord an Important Factor
CHAPTER VII.—From Alameda to San Diego
CHAPTER VIII.—Victoriano and His Sister
CHAPTER IX.—Clarence is the Bearer of Joyful News
CHAPTER X.—But Clarence Must Not be Encouraged
CHAPTER XI.—George is a Christian Gentleman
CHAPTER XII.—Why the Appeal was Not Dismissed
CHAPTER XIII.—At San Francisco
CHAPTER XIV.—Of Miscellaneous Incidents
CHAPTER XV.—Journeying Overland
CHAPTER XVI.—Spanish Land Grants Viewed Retrospectively
CHAPTER XVII.—Doña Josefa at Home
CHAPTER XVIII.—At Newport
CHAPTER XIX.—In New York
CHAPTER XX.—At the Capitol
CHAPTER XXI.—Looking at the Receding Dome
CHAPTER XXII.—Perplexities at Alamar
CHAPTER XXIII.—Home Again
CHAPTER XXIV.—The Brewers of Mischief
CHAPTER XXV.—The Squatter and the Don
CHAPTER XXVI.—Mrs. Darrell's View of Our Land Laws
CHAPTER XXVII.—Darrell Astonishes Himself
“Don't say that, please. The place was for sale, Hubert telegraphed me, and I telegraphed back to buy it.”
CHAPTER XXVIII.—Shall it be Forever?
CHAPTER XXIX.—Hasty Decisions Repented Leisurely
CHAPTER XXX.—Effect of Bad Precept and Worse Example
CHAPTER XXXI.—A Snow Storm
CHAPTER XXXII.—A False Friend Sent to Deceive the Southerners
CHAPTER XXXIII.—San Diego's Sentence is Irrevocable
CHAPTER XXXIV.—The Sins of Our Legislators!
CHAPTER XXXV.—The Fashion of Justice in San Diego
CHAPTER XXXVI.—Clarence and George with the Hod-carrier
CHAPTER XXXVII.—Reunited at Last
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María Amparo Ruiz de Burton
A Novel Descriptive of Contemporary Occurrences in California
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“Well, I'll tell you. She likes you, but is afraid of you.”
“Afraid? afraid?” said he, aghast—“why! that is awful! I, an object of fear, when I worship the ground she treads on! But, how? What have I done? When did I frighten her?”
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