I. EARLIEST EXPERIENCES. 1
II. HOME AND KINDRED. 6
III. THE RIVER. 14
IV. THE CANAL AND ITS BASIN. 21
V. THE HYDRAULIC AND ITS RESERVOIRS.—OLD RIVER. 26
VI. SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS. 31
VII. MANNERS AND CUSTOMS. 39
VIII. PLAYS AND PASTIMES. 47
IX. CIRCUSES AND SHOWS. 55
X. HIGHDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. 65
XI. MUSTERS AND ELECTIONS. 71
XII. PETS. 78
XIII. GUNS AND GUNNING. 87
XIV. FORAGING. 95
XV. MY BOY. 101
XVI. OTHER BOYS. 109
XVII. FANTASIES AND SUPERSTITIONS. 117
XVIII. THE NATURE OF BOYS. 122
XIX. THE TOWN ITSELF. 128
XX. TRAITS AND CHARACTERS. 135
XXI. LAST DAYS. 140
