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Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies By: Henry Christopher McCook |
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OLD FARM FAIRIES.
A SUMMER CAMPAIGN IN BROWNIELAND
AGAINST
KING COBWEAVER'S PIXIES.
A Story for Young People,
BY
HENRY CHRISTOPHER MCCOOK,
AUTHOR OF
"Tenants of an Old Farm," "American Spiders and Their Spinningwork,"
etc., etc.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS.
PHILADELPHIA:
GEORGE W. JACOBS & CO.,
103 South 15th Street.
A. D. 1895.
Copyright, 1895,
by
Henry Christopher McCook.
PRESS OF
AVIL PRINTING COMPANY,
PHILADELPHIA.
In Tender Recollection of
Boyhood's Home, Loves, Joys, and Trials Among the Hills
of ever dear Ohio,
I dedicate this Book
to the
MEMORY OF MY BROTHER
RODERICK SHELDON MCCOOK
Late Commander United States Navy.
An able, honorable and patriotic officer, he waxed valiant in fight
both on sea and land
for his Country's honor and defence.
On this page
The Author would keep green his Name
as the
Roommate, Playmate and Companion of Early Days.
CONTENTS. PAGE
PREFACE v
INTRODUCTION viii CHAPTER
I. HOW THE BROWNIES CAME TO HILLSIDE 3
II. SPITE THE SPY 11
III. ADVENTURES OF THE BROWNIE SCOUTS 19
IV. THE BROWNIES VISIT GOVERNOR WILLE 36
V. MADAM BREEZE COMES TO THE RESCUE 42
VI. ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE 50
VII. HOW THE FORT WAS SAVED 58
VIII. THE SANITARY CORPS 74
IX. NIGHT WATCHES 82
X. THE GOLDEN MOTTOES 95
XI. ON THE TRAIL 101
XII. THE LOST TRAIL 106
XIII. RAFT THE SMUGGLER 110
XIV. A PALACE AND A PRISON 118
XV. A PIXIE INSURRECTION 125
XVI. BROWNIES ON A LARK 139
XVII. HOW THE LARK ENDED 153
XVIII. WOOED BUT NOT WON 170
XIX. A BATTLE ON LAKE KATRINE 179
XX. A NAVAL MONSTER 192
XXI. THE CHARGE OF ENSIGN LAWE 203
XXII. "HAIR BREADTH 'SCAPES BY FLOOD AND FIELD" 210
XXIII. A GHOST STORY 228
XXIV. THE WISDOM OF THE PIXIES 240
XXV. BLYTHE'S FLUTE 246
XXVI. THE HAUNTED GROUND 259
XXVII. THE DISENCHANTMENT 268
XXVIII. OUT OF THE PIT 276
XXIX. BREAKING CAMP 287
XXX. THE GRAND ALLIANCE WITH SCALY, TWIST AND SLYMOUSIE 298
XXXI. HOME AGAIN 321
XXXII. ENSIGN LAWE'S MISSION 340
XXXIII. HOW THE MISSION ENDED 359 APPENDIX 385
PREFACE.
This preface shall be a personal explanation. The following book was
written during the winter of 1876 77, more than eighteen years ago... Continue reading book >>
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