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William Henry Harrison Murray. The Story that the Keg Told Me, and The Story of the Man Who Didn't Know Much
The Story that the Keg Told Me, and The Story of the Man Who Didn't Know Much
Table of Contents
The Adirondack Tales
VOL. I. THE STORY THAT THE KEG TOLD ME,
and
THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
JOHN NORTON THE TRAPPER
THE STORY THAT THE KEG TOLD ME
AND. THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
By W. H. H. Murray
Author of "Daylight Land," "Adventures in the Wilderness," "How John Norton Spent His Christmas," "Deacons," etc., etc
BOSTON: DeWOLFE & FISKE COMPANY, PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1889, By CUPPLES & HURD. All Rights Reserved. INTRODUCTION
THE STORY THAT THE KEG TOLD ME
THE STORY THAT THE KEG TOLD ME
CHAPTER I
THE KEG "There is society where none intrudes."—Byron
THE STORY OF THE KEG
CHAPTER II
THE MISER
CHAPTER III
THE MISER'S FEAR
CHAPTER IV
THE MISER IN THE WOODS
CHAPTER V
JOHN NORTON, THE TRAPPER "Nature's nobleman."—Thompson
CHAPTER VI
THE OLD TRAPPER'S AMBUSH
CHAPTER VII
FINDING THE MISER "Sagacious hound."—Virgil
CHAPTER VIII
THE MISER'S CONFESSION
CHAPTER IX
THE DEATH WATCH
CHAPTER X
THE FUNERAL
THE STORY OF
THE MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
Part I. THE MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
CHAPTER I
THE BEAVER'S LODGE
CHAPTER II
AN ANIMATED BUSH
CHAPTER III
CAMP LIFE "In Nature there is nothing melancholy."—Coleridge
CHAPTER IV
THE HUNT
CHAPTER V
THE RESCUE "One that I have saved from drowning."—Shakespeare
CHAPTER VI
THE OVATION
CHAPTER VII
THE RACE "A larger scene of action is displayed."—Virgil, Dryden's Translation
CHAPTER VIII
THE LAD'S TRIUMPH "Your grace has laid the odds on the weaker side."—Shakespeare
THE STORY OF
THE MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
Part II
CHAPTER IX
THE SHOOTING MATCH
CHAPTER X
THE SHOOTING MATCH "On thee the fortunes of our house depend."—Virgil
CHAPTER XI
"When Greek joins Greek then comes the tug of war."—Nathaniel Lee
CHAPTER XII
THE BALL "Then music arose with its voluptuous swell."—Byron
CHAPTER XIII
THE PARTING "Once more, ye woods, adieu."—Virgil
THE STORY OF
THE MAN WHO DIDN'T KNOW MUCH
Part III
CHAPTER XIV
SOME OLD FOLKS "Far from gay cities and the ways of men."—The Odyssey
CHAPTER XV
HENRY'S AMBUSH
CHAPTER XVI
THE THUNDER-STORM
CHAPTER XVII
CRAZY JOHN
CHAPTER XVIII
A PROPHECY
CHAPTER XIX
THE CATASTROPHE
CHAPTER XX
THE LAD GOES HOME
