Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-540) and index.
Contents:
Anner 'Lizer's stumblin' block -- The ordeal at Mt. Hope -- The colonel's awakening -- The trial sermons on bull-skin -- Jimsella -- Mt. Pisgah's Christmas 'possum -- A family feud -- Aunt Mandy's investment -- The intervention of Peter -- Nelse Hatton's vengeance -- At Shaft 11 -- The deliberation of Mr. Dunkin -- The strength of Gideon -- Mammy Peggy's pride -- Viney's free papers -- The fruitful sleeping of the Rev. Elisha Edwards -- The ingrate -- The case of "Ca'line" -- The finish of Patsy Barnes -- One man's fortunes -- Jim's probation -- Uncle Simon's Sundays out -- Mr. Cornelius Johnson, office-seeker -- An old-time Christmas -- A mess of pottage -- The trustfulness of Polly -- The tragedy at Three Forks -- The finding of Zach -- Johnsonham, Junior -- The faith cure man -- A council of state -- Silas Jackson -- (cont.) Aunte Tempe's triumph -- Aunt Tempe's revenge -- The walls of Jericho -- How Brother Parker fell from grace -- The trousers -- The last fiddling of Mordaunt's Jim -- A supper by proxy -- The trouble about Sophiny -- Mr. Groby's flippery gift -- Ash-cake Hannah and her Ben -- Dizzy-headed Dick -- The conjuring contest -- Dandy Jim's conjure scare -- The memory of Martha -- Who stand for the gods -- A lady slipper -- A blessed deceit -- The brief cure of Aunt Fanny -- The Stanton coachman -- The Easter wedding -- The finding of Martha -- The defection of Maria Ann Gibbs -- A judgment of Paris -- Silent Sam'el --The way of a woman -- The scapegoat -- One Christmas at Shiloh -- The mission of Mr. Scatters -- A matter of doctrine -- Old Abe's conversion -- The race question -- A defender of the faith -- Cahoots -- The promoter -- The wisdom of silence -- The triumph of Ol' Mis' Pease -- The lynching of Jube Benson -- Schwalliger's philanthropy -- The interference of Patsy Ann -- The home-coming of 'Rastus Smith -- The boy and the bayonet -- (cont.) Buss Jinkins up nawth: a human nature sketch of real darkey life in New York -- Yellowjack's game of craps: a character sketch of real darkey life in New York -- How George Johnson "won out": a character sketch of real darkey life in New York -- The hoodooing of Mr. Bill Simms: a darkey dialect story -- The mortification of the flesh -- The independence of Silas Bollender -- The white counterpane -- The minority committee -- The visiting of Mother Danbury -- His bride of the tomb -- His failure in arithmetic -- His little lark -- From impulse -- The tenderfoot -- Little Billy -- The end of the chapter -- Lafe Halloway's two fights -- The emancipation of Evalina Jones -- The lion tamer -- Nathan makes his proposal -- IN a circle -- Jethro's garden -- The vindication of Jared Hargot -- The way of love -- The churching of Grandma Pleasant -- The case of Cadwallader -- Jimmy Weedon's contretemps -- Ole Conjui'in Joe -- A prophecy of fate -- Sister Jackson's superstitions.
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