{"collection":"myth-cosmogony","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/gutenberg_58687/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/gutenberg_58687","id":"gutenberg_58687","license":"Public Domain (US)","rights_basis":"gutenberg_metadata_copyright_false","source":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58687","summary":null,"tags":["Category: American Literature","Category: Children & Young Adult Reading","Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore","Indexes"],"text":"Produced by David Widger\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nINDEX OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG\n\nWORKS OF\n\nJOEL CHANDLER HARRIS\n\n\n\nCompiled by David Widger\n\n\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\n\n##  UNCLE REMUS SONGS AND SAYINGS\n\n##  UNCLE REMUS AND BRER RABBIT\n\n##  NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS\n\n##  NIGHTS WTH UNCLE REMUS\n\n##  TOLD BY UNCLE REMUS\n\n##  MINGO\n\n##  MR. THIMBLEFINGER\n\n##  A LITTLE UNION SCOUT\n\n##  STORIES OF GEORGIA\n\n##  FREE JOE\n\n##  GABRIEL TOLLIVER\n\n##  THE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN\n\n##  ON THE PLANTATION\n\n##  AARON IN THE WILDWOODS\n\n##  BALAAM AND HIS MASTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTABLES OF CONTENTS OF VOLUMES\n\n\n\n\n\nUNCLE REMUS: HIS SONGS AND HIS SAYINGS\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nCONTENTS\nPREFACE AND DEDICATION\nINTRODUCTION\n\nLEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION\nI. UNCLE REMUS INITIATES THE LITTLE BOY\nII. THE WONDERFUL TAR BABY STORY\nIII. WHY MR. POSSUM LOVES PEACE\nIV. HOW MR. RABBIT WAS TOO SHARP FOR MR. FOX\nV. THE STORY OF THE DELUGE AND HOW IT CAME ABOUT\nVI. MR. RABBIT GROSSLY DECEIVES MR. FOX\nVII. MR. FOX IS AGAIN VICTIMIZED\nVIII. MR. FOX IS \"OUTDONE\" BY MR. BUZZARD\nIX. MISS COW FALLS A VICTIM TO MR. RABBIT\nX. MR. TERRAPIN APPEARS UPON THE SCENE\nXI. MR. WOLF MAKES A FAILURE\nXII. MR. FOX TACKLES OLD MAN TARRYPIN\nXIII. THE AWFUL FATE OF MR. WOLF\nXIV. MR. FOX AND THE DECEITFUL FROGS\nXV. MR. FOX GOES A-HUNTING, BUT MR. RABBIT BAGS THE GAME\nXVI. OLD MR. RABBIT, HE'S A GOOD FISHERMAN\nXVII. MR. RABBIT NIBBLES UP THE BUTTER\nXVIII. MR. RABBIT FINDS HIS MATCH AT LAST\nXIX. THE FATE OF MR. JACK SPARROW\nXX. HOW MR. RABBIT SAVED HIS MEAT\nXXI. MR. RABBIT MEETS HIS MATCH AGAIN\nXXII. A STORY ABOUT THE LITTLE RABBITS\nXXIII. MR. RABBIT AND MR. BEAR\nXXIV. MR. BEAR CATCHES OLD MR. BULL-FROG\nXXV. HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS FINE BUSHY TAIL\nXXVI. MR. TERRAPIN SHOWS HIS STRENGTH\nXXVII. WHY MR. POSSUM HAS NO HAIR ON HIS TAIL\nXXVIII. THE END OF MR. BEAR\nXXIX. MR. FOX GETS INTO SERIOUS BUSINESS\nXXX. HOW MR. RABBIT SUCCEEDED IN RAISING A DUST\nXXXI. A PLANTATION WITCH\nXXXII. \"JACKY-MY-LANTERN\" *1\nXXXIII. WHY THE NEGRO IS BLACK\nXXXIV. THE SAD FATE OF MR. FOX\n\nPLANTATION PROVERBS\n\nHIS SONGS\nI. REVIVAL HYMN\nII. CAMP-MEETING SONG *\nIII. CORN-SHUCKING SONG\nIV. THE PLOUGH-HANDS' SONG (JASPER COUNTY\u20141860.)\nV. CHRISTMAS PLAY-SONG (MYRICK PLACE, PUTNAM COUNTY 1858.)\nVI. PLANTATION PLAY-SONG (PUTNAM COUNTY\u20141856.)\nVII. TRANSCRIPTIONS *1\n1. A PLANTATION CHANT\n2.A PLANTATION SERENADE\nVIII. THE BIG BETHEL CHURCH\nIX. TIME GOES BY TURNS\n\nA STORY OF THE WAR\n\nHIS SAYINGS\nI. JEEMS ROBER'SON'S LAST ILLNESS\nII. UNCLE REMUS'S CHURCH EXPERIENCE\nIII. UNCLE REMUS AND THE SAVANNAH DARKEY\nIV. TURNIP SALAD AS A TEXT\nV. A CONFESSION\nVI. UNCLE REMUS WITH THE TOOTHACHE\nVII. THE PHONOGRAPH\nVIII. RACE IMPROVEMENT\nIX. IN THE ROLE OF A TARTAR\nX. A CASE OF MEASLES\nXI. THE EMIGRANTS\nXII. AS A MURDERER\nXIII. HIS PRACTICAL VIEW OF THINGS\nXIV. THAT DECEITFUL JUG\nXV. THE FLORIDA WATERMELON\nXVI. UNCLE REMUS PREACHES TO A CONVERT\nXVII. AS TO EDUCATION\nXVIII. A TEMPERANCE REFORMER\nXIX. AS A WEATHER PROPHET\nXX. THE OLD MAN'S TROUBLES\nXXI. THE FOURTH OF JULY\n\n\n\n\n\nUNCLE REMUS and BRER RABBIT\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\nBRER RABBIT\u2019S FROLIC\nBROTHER BEAR\u2019S BIG HOUSE\nBRER RABBIT TREATS THE CREETURS TO A RACE\nBRER RABBIT\u2019S FLYING TRIP\nBRER RABBIT AND THE GOLD MINE\nBRER RABBIT GETS BRER FOX A HOSS\nBRER RABBIT FINDS THE MOON IN THE MILL POND\nHOW MR. LION LOST HIS WOOL\nHOW BRER RABBIT GOT A HOUSE\nBRER RABBIT AND THE PARTRIDGE NEST\n\n\n\n\n\nNIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nWith Illustrations By Milo Winter\nCONTENTS\nI. \tMr. Fox and Miss Goose \t3\nII. \tBrer Fox catches Mr. Horse \t7\nIII. \tBrer Rabbit and the Little Girl \t11\nIV. \tBrer Fox copies Brer Rabbit \t14\nV. \tBrer Rabbit's Astonishing Prank \t18\nVI. \tBrer Rabbit secures a Mansion \t22\nVII. \tMr. Lion hunts for Mr. Man \t27\nVIII. \tThe Story of the Pigs \t31\nIX. \tMr. Benjamin Ram and his Wonderful Fiddle \t35\nX. \tBrer Rabbit's Riddle \t41\nXI. \tHow Mr. Rooster lost his Dinner \t49\nXII. \tBrer Rabbit breaks up a Party \t53\nXIII. \tBrer Fox, Brer Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter \t58\nXIV. \tBrer Terrapin deceives Brer Buzzard \t62\nXV. \tBrer Fox covets the Quills \t66\nXVI. \tHow Brer Fox failed to get his Grapes \t70\nXVII. \tBrer Fox figures as an Incendiary \t75\nXVIII. \tA Dream and a Story \t79\nXIX. \tThe Moon in the Mill-Pond \t83\nXX. \tBrer Rabbit takes some Exercise \t89\nXXI. \tWhy Brer Bear has no Tail \t97\nXXII. \tHow Brer Rabbit frightened his Neighbors \t100\nXXIII. \tMr. Man has some Meat \t105\nXXIV. \tHow Brer Rabbit got the Meat \t108\n[viii] XXV. \tAfrican Jack \t112\nXXVI. \tWhy the Alligator's Back is Rough \t119\nXXVII. \tBrer Wolf says Grace \t123\nXXVIII. \tSpirits, Seen and Unseen \t129\nXXIX. \tA Ghost Story \t134\nXXX. \tBrer Rabbit and his Famous Foot \t141\nXXXI. \t\"In some Lady's Garden\" \t149\nXXXII. \tBrer 'Possum gets in Trouble \t156\nXXXIII. \tWhy the Guinea-fowls are speckled \t162\nXXXIV. \tBrer Rabbit's Love-charm \t166\nXXXV. \tBrer Rabbit submits to a Test \t170\nXXXVI. \tBrer Wolf falls a Victim \t174\nXXXVII. \tBrer Rabbit and the Mosquitoes \t179\nXXXVIII. \tThe Pimmerly Plum \t185\nXXXIX. \tBrer Rabbit gets the Provisions \t195\nXL. \t\"Cutta Cord-La!\" \t200\nXLI. \tAunt Tempy's Story \t204\nXLII. \tThe Fire-Test \t209\nXLIII. \tThe Cunning Snake \t214\nXLIV. \tHow Brer Fox was too Smart \t218\nXLV. \tBrer Wolf gets in a Warm Place \t225\nXLVI. \tBrer Wolf still in Trouble \t229\nXLVII. \tBrer Rabbit lays in his Beef Supply \t234\nXLVIII. \tBrer Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat \t238\nXLIX. \tMr. Benjamin Ram defends Himself \t245\nL. \tBrer Rabbit pretends to be Poisoned \t249\nLI. \tMore Trouble for Brer Wolf \t253\nLII. \tBrer Rabbit outdoes Mr. Man \t256\nLIII. \tBrer Rabbit takes a Walk \t260\n[ix]LIV. \tOld Grinny-Granny Wolf \t263\nLV. \tHow Wattle Weasel was Caught \t267\nLVI. \tBrer Rabbit ties Mr. Lion \t272\nLVII. \tMr. Lion's Sad Predicament \t276\nLVIII. \tThe Origin of the Ocean \t279\nLIX. \tBrer Rabbit gets Brer Fox's Dinner \t283\nLX. \tHow the Bear nursed the Little Alligators \t291\nLXI. \tWhy Mr. Dog runs Brer Rabbit \t295\nLXII. \tBrer Wolf and the Horned Cattle \t298\nLXIII. \tBrer Fox and the White Muscadines \t302\nLXIV. \tMr. Hawk and Brer Buzzard \t306\nLXV. \tMr. Hawk and Brer Rabbit \t309\nLXVI. \tThe Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird \t312\nLXVII. \tOld Brer Terrapin gets some Fish \t315\nLXVIII. \tBrer Fox makes a Narrow Escape \t318\nLXIX. \tBrer Fox's Fish Trap \t321\nLXX. \tBrer Rabbit rescues Brer Terrapin \t325\nLXXI. \tThe Night before Christmas \t333\nILLUSTRATIONS\nUncle Remus and the Little Boy \tFrontispiece\n\"He to' down a whole panel er fence gittin' 'way fum dar\" \t20\n\"Brer Rabbit turnt 'er aloose, en down she come\u2014ker-swosh!\" \t44\n\"'Brer Tarrypin, please lemme go!'\" \t68\n\"'Ah-yi! You oughter ax me dat fus', Brer Coon'\" \t92\n\"Brer Rabbit fotch a wiggle, he did, en lit on he foots\" \t128\n\"'Ef you git any mo' sense, Son Riley, you'll be de ruination ev de whole settlement'\" \t174\n\"De little Rabs, dey promise dat dey won't open de do' fer nobody\" \t212\n\"En, bless gracious! dem ar creeturs racked off fum dar en lef' ole Brer Wolf und' dat ar rock\" \t232\n\"He sorter hunch Brer Possum in de short ribs, en ax 'im how he come on\" \t268\n\"'I dunner w'en I bin so sorry 'bout anything ez I is 'bout Brer Fox nice long tail'\" \t286\n\"He git de finest mess er fish you mos' ever laid yo' eyes on\" \t324\n\n\n\n\n\nNIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS\nMyths And Legends Of The Old Plantation\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nWith Illustrations\nCONTENTS\nCHAPTER \tPAGE\nI. \tMr. Fox and Miss Goose \t3\nII. \tBrother Fox catches Mr. Horse \t8\nIII. \tBrother Rabbit and the Little Girl \t12\nIV. \tHow Brother Fox was too Smart \t17\nV. \tBrother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank \t21\nVI. \tBrother Rabbit secures a Mansion \t26\nVII. \tMr. Lion hunts for Mr. Man \t33\nVIII. \tThe Story of the Pigs \t38\nIX. \tMr. Benjamin Ram and his Wonderful Fiddle \t44\nX. \tBrother Rabbit's Riddle \t51\nXI. \tHow Mr. Rooster lost his Dinner \t56\nXII. \tBrother Rabbit breaks up a Party \t61\nXIII. \tBrother Fox, Brer Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter \t68\nXIV. \tBrother Terrapin deceives Brother Buzzard \t74\nXV. \tBrother Fox covets the Quills \t79\nXVI. \tHow Brother Fox failed to get his Grapes \t83\nXVII. \tBrother Fox figures as an Incendiary \t90\nXVIII. \tA Dream and a Story \t95\nXIX. \tThe Moon in the Mill-Pond \t100\nXX. \tBrother Rabbit takes some Exercise \t108\nXXI. \tWhy Brother Bear has no Tail \t113\nXXII. \tHow Brother Rabbit frightened his Neighbors \t118\nXXIII. \tMr. Man has some Meat \t123\nXXIV. \tHow Brother Rabbit got the Meat \t128\nXXV. \tAfrican Jack \t132\nXXVI. \tWhy the Alligator's Back is Rough \t141\nXXVII. \tBrother Wolf says Grace \t146\nXXVIII. \tSpirits, Seen and Unseen \t154\nXXIX. \tA Ghost Story \t161\nXXX. \tBrother Rabbit and his Famous Foot \t166\nXXXI. \t\"\"In some Lady's Garden\"\" \t177\nXXXII. \tBrother 'Possum gets in Trouble \t185\nXXXIII. \tWhy the Guinea-fowls are Speckled \t193\nXXXIV. \tBrother Rabbit's Love-charm \t198\nXXXV. \tBrother Rabbit submits to a Test \t203\nXXXVI. \tBrother Wolf falls a Victim \t208\nXXXVII. \tBrother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes \t214\nXXXVIII. \tThe Pimmerly Plum \t223\nXXXIX. \tBrer Rabbit gets the Provisions \t230\nXL. \t\"\"Cutta Cord-La\"!\" \t236\nXLI. \tAunt Tempy's Story \t241\n[vi] XLII. \tThe Fire-Test \t248\nXLIII. \tThe Cunning Snake \t255\nXLIV. \tHow Brother Fox was too Smart \t260\nXLV. \tBrother Wolf gets in a Warm Place \t268\nXLVI. \tBrother Wolf still in Trouble \t274\nXLVII. \tBrer Rabbit lays in his Beef Supply \t280\nXLVIII. \tBrother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat \t286\nXLIX. \tMr. Benjamin Ram Defends Himself \t291\n[vii] L. \tBrother Rabbit pretends to be Poisoned \t297\nLI. \tMore Trouble for Brother Wolf \t302\nLII. \tBrother Rabbit outdoes Mr. Man \t306\nLIII. \tBrother Rabbit takes a Walk \t311\nLIV. \tOld Grinny-Granny Wolf \t314\nLV. \tHow Wattle Weasel was Caught \t319\nLVI. \tBrother Rabbit ties Mr. Lion \t325\nLVII. \tMr. Lion's Sad Predicament \t330\nLVIII. \tThe Origin of the Ocean \t334\nLIX. \tBrother Rabbit gets Brother Fox's Dinner \t339\nLX. \tHow the Bear nursed the Little Alligators \t344\nLXI. \tWhy Mr. Dog runs Brother Rabbit \t349\nLXII. \tBrother Wolf and the Horned Cattle \t353\nLXIII. \tBrother Fox and the White Muscadines \t357\nLXIV. \tMr. Hawk and Brother Buzzard \t362\nLXV. \tMr. Hawk and Brother Rabbit \t366\nLXVI. \tThe Wise Bird and the Foolish Bird \t370\nLXVII. \tOld Brother Terrapin gets some Fish \t373\nLXVIII. \tBrother Fox makes a Narrow Escape \t377\nLXIX. \tBrother Fox's Fish Trap \t381\nLXX. \tBrother Rabbit rescues Brother Terrapin \t386\nLXXI. \tThe Night before Christmas \t[viii]396\n\n\nLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS\nFACE PAGE\nMiss Meadows and Brother Rabbit \tFrontispiece\nMr. Fox and Miss Goose\" \t4\nBrother Rabbit and the Little Girl \t14\nBrother Rabbit's Astonishing Prank \t24\nMr. Benjamin Ram and his Wonderful Fiddle\" \t46\nBrother Fox, Brother Rabbit, and King Deer's Daughter\" \t70\nBrother Fox covets the Quills\" \t82\nA Dream and a Story\" \t96\nBrother Rabbit takes some Exercise\" \t110\n\"Why Brother Bear has no Tail\" \t116\n\"Why the Alligator's Back is Rough\" \t144\n\"Brother Wolf says Grace\" \t152\nWhy the Guinea Fowls are Speckled \t196\nBrother Rabbit and the Mosquitoes\" \t216\nThe Pimmerly Plum\" \t228\nBrother Rabbit gets the Provisions\" \t234\nBrother Wolf still in Trouble\" \t278\nBrother Rabbit and Mr. Wildcat\" \t288\n\"Brother Rabbit ties Mr. Lion\" \t328\n\"How the Bear nursed the Little Alligator\" \t344\n\"Good-Night\" \t[x]404\n\n\n\n\n\nTOLD BY UNCLE REMUS\nNew Stories of the Old Plantation\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nCONTENTS\n\t\tPAGE\n\tThe Reason Why \t3\nI \tWhy Mr. Cricket has Elbows on his Legs \t19\nII \tHow Wiley Wolf Rode in the Bag \t37\nIII \tBrother Rabbit's Laughing-Place \t53\nIV \tBrother Rabbit and the Chickens \t74\nV \tLittle Mister Cricket and the Other Creatures \t87\nVI \tWhen Brother Rabbit was King \t101\nVII \tHow Old Craney-Crow Lost his Head \t126\nVIII \tBrother Fox Follows the Fashion \t141\nIX \tWhy the Turkey-Buzzard is Bald-Headed \t153\nX \tBrother Deer an' King Sun's Daughter \t172\nXI \tBrother Rabbit's Cradle \t188\nXII \tBrother Rabbit and Brother Bull-Frog \t205\nXIII \tWhy Mr. Dog is Tame \t230\nXIV \tBrother Rabbit and the Gizzard Eater \t243\nXV \tBrother Rabbit and Miss Nancy \t266\nXVI \tThe Hard-Headed Woman \t276\nLIST OF FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS\n\"IS ANYBODY EVER HEAR DE BEAT ER DAT?\" \tFrontispiece\n\tFACING PAGE\n\"So he holler down thoo de crack\" \t34\n\"'Does you call dis good luck?'\" \t36\n\"Dey sot dar . talkin' 'bout ol' times\" \t44\n\"'Git 'im use ter de bag'\" \t48\n\"'Den you come on home; yo' mammy want you'\" \t50\n\"Went off home des ez gayly ez a colt in a barley patch\" \t80\n\"'Brer Rabbit, whar you gwine?'\" \t82\n\"Brer Fox, say, 'Gents, . I wanter tell you dat I'm de swiffes' one in dis bunch'\" \t92\n\"Mr. Elephant went splungin' thoo de woods same ez a harrycane\" \t96\n\"So his ol' 'oman went out ter de woodpile an' got de ax\" \t150\n\"She dremp dat Brer Rabbit wuz laughin' at 'er\" \t152\n\"Brer Deer went on fer ter tell Brer Rabbit\" \t180\n\"De beau got ter flingin' his sass roun' Brer Rabbit\" \t272\n\"De gal, she cry some, but dey went off an' got married\" \t274\n\"Den he shuck a gourd-vine over de pot\" \t286\n\"De ax, it clum back on top er de woodpile an' fell off on t'er side\" \t290\n\"Den she lit out atter de pot like she was runnin' a foot-race\" \t292\n\n\n\n\n\nMINGO\nAnd Other Sketches In Black And White\nBy Joel Chandler Harris \"UNCLE REMUS\"\nCONTENTS\nMINGO: A SKETCH OF LIFE IN MIDDLE GEORGIA\nAT TEAGUE POTEET'S: A SKETCH OF THE HOG MOUNTAIN RANGE\nA PIECE OF LAND\nBLUE DAVE\n\n\n\n\n\nLITTLE MR. THIMBLEFINGER AND HIS QUEER COUNTRY\nWhat the Children Saw and Heard There\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nIllustrated By Oliver Herford\nCONTENTS\n  \t  \tPAGE\nI. \tThe Grandmother of the Dolls \t5\nII. \tMr. Thimblefinger\u2019s Queer Country \t17\nIII. \tMr. Thimblefinger\u2019s Friends \t33\nIV. \tTwo Queer Stories \t47\nV. \tThe Talking-Saddle \t61\nVI. \tThe Talking-Saddle and the Thief \t73\nVII. \tThe Ladder of Lions \t86\nVIII. \tBrother Terrapin\u2019s Fiddle-String \t101\nIX. \tThe Looking-Glass Children \t110\nX. \tMr. Rabbit as a Rain-Maker \t121\nXI. \tHow Brother Bear\u2019s Hair was combed \t131\nXII. \tA Singing-Match \t139\nXIII. \tThe Strawberry-Girl \t147\nXIV. \tThe Witch of the Well \t155\nXV. \tThe Bewitched Huntsman \t165\nXVI. \tThe Three Ivory Bobbins \t175\nXVII. \t\u201cKeen-Point,\u201d \u201cCob-Handle,\u201d and \u201cButch\u201d \t185\nXVIII. \tMrs. Meadows resumes her Story \t195\nXIX. \tA Story of the River \t215\nLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS\n  \tPAGE\nMr. Rabbit fell kerthump (Page 41) \tFrontispiece\nRag-Tag rolling out of the Corner \t10\nThe Grandmother of the Dolls and the big Black Cat \t14\nSweetest Susan waking up \t18\nFollowing Little Mr. Thimblefinger \t24\nMr. Rabbit and Mrs. Meadows \t36\nMr. Billy-Goat and Mr. Wolf \t52\nMy Mother washing the Old Man\u2019s Coat and Waistcoat \t56\nDrusilla waiting on Mr. Rabbit \t62\nTip-Top and the Mayor \t68\nThe Mayor pardoning the Thief \t82\nChickamy Crany Crow and Tickle-My-Toes \t84\nMr. Rabbit bandaging Brother Lion\u2019s Paw \t92\nThe Ladder of Lions \t98\nMr. Rabbit fiddling for Brother Terrapin \t104\nBrother Terrapin tumbling into the Creek \t108\nSweetest Susan, meeting her Reflection \t110\nThey all plunged into the Looking-Glass \t118\nMr. Rabbit saying nothing \t124\nBrother Bear arguing the Rain Question \t128\nMrs. Bear hanging out Clothes \t134\nLittle Mr. Thimblefinger \t140\nThe Singing-Match \t144\nGranny Grim-Eye finds a Beautiful Little Girl asleep \t148[Pg viii]\nThe Little Old Man discovers the Strawberry-Girl \t150\nThe Golden-Haired, Beautiful Little Girl \t164\nThe Little Old Man, Three Wits, and the Stag \t174\nThe Stag and the Witch \t180\nThe Little Girl and the Old Man \t192\nValentine slaying the Spider \t210\nValentine talking to the River \t220\nBuster John shaking Hands with Mr. Rabbit \t228\n\n\n\n\n\nA LITTLE UNION SCOUT\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nIllustrated by George Gibbs\nLIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS\nI drank in the melody with a new sense of its wild and melancholy beauty \tFrontispiece\n  \tFacing page\n\"He's tryin' to git away!\" yelled Forrest in a voice that could be heard all over the field \t10\n\"I want you to catch this fellow and fetch him to me\" \t38\nWhistling Jim ran into him head down like a bull \t64\nI was wild with remorse and grief \t96\n\"If hate could kill you, you would fall dead from this horse\" \t110\nThe leader ... had an evil-looking eye \t138\nHe had me covered \t156\n\n\n\n\n\nSTORIES OF GEORGIA\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\nPREFACE.\nSTORIES OF GEORGIA.\nA SEARCH FOR TREASURE.\nOGLETHORPE AND HIS GENTLE COLONY\nTHE EMPRESS OF GEORGIA\nTHE LIBERTY BOYS.\nA GROUP OF CHARACTERS\nAUNT NANCY HART.\nTWO SOLDIERS OF THE REVOLUTION.\nA WAR OF EXTERMINATION.\nA NEGRO PATRIOT.\nTHE YAZOO FRAUD\nGEORGE MATTHEWS AND JOHN CLARKE.\nAFTER THE REVOLUTION.\nTHE COTTON GIN.\nSOME GEORGIA INVENTIONS.\nTHE EARLY PROGRESS OF THE STATE.\nTHE CREEKS AND THE CREEK WAR\nTWO FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS.\nREMOVAL OF THE CHEROKEES.\nTHE BEGINNING OF PARTIES IN GEORGIA.\nA QUEER CASE.\nGEORGIA WIT AND HUMOR.\nSLAVERY AND SECESSION.\nTHE FARMER BOY OF GADDISTOWN.\nGEORGIA IN THE WAR.\nA DARING ADVENTURE.\nTHE RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD.\n\"THE NEW SOUTH\"\nILLUSTRATIONS\nDe Soto\nIndian Queen\nOglethorpe\nMary Musgrove\nEmpress Mary\nThe Liberty Boys\nTondee's Tavern\nSeisure of Ammunition in Savannah\nThe Head of Robert Sallette\nMcgirth and his Mare\nCaptain Rory Mcintosh\nAunt Nancy Hart\nAunt Nancy Captures the Tories\nGeneral James Jackson\nElijah Clarke\nA War of Extermination\nOld Man Whipped at the Tail of a Cart\nA Negro Patriot\nThe Yazoo Scheme\nRope to Hang Musgrove\nGeorge Matthews and John Clarke\nAfter the Revolution\nEarly Cultivation of Cotton\nWhitney and his Cotton Gin\nWilliam Longstreet and his Steamboat\nLaughing Gas\nEarly Progress of the State\nBritish Impressement of Americans\nThe Creek War\nMajor Adams Scouting and Indian Camp\nMcgillavray Joins the Indians\nIndian Attack\nGeneral Clarke Whips Judge Tait\nA Queer Case\nThe Bunkley Trial\nJudge Dooly\nThe Roast Pig\nGeorgia Politics\nJoe Brown and his Steers\nGeorgia in the War\nThe Salt Famine\nCapture of the Locomotive\nTearing up the Rails\nThe Negroes Freed\nStreetcar in the South\n\n\n\n\n\nFREE JOE\nAnd Other Georgian Sketches\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nILLUSTRATED\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\n  \tPAGE\nFree Joe \t3\nLittle Compton \t30\nAunt Fountain's Prisoner         \t98\nTrouble on Lost Mountain \t133\nAzalia \t183\n\n\n\n\n\nGABRIEL TOLLIVER\nA Story of Reconstruction\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\nPrelude\nCHAPTER ONE Kettledrum and Fife\nCHAPTER TWO A Town with a History\nCHAPTER THREE The Return of Two Warriors\nCHAPTER FOUR Mr. Goodlett's Passengers\nCHAPTER FIVE The Story of Margaret Gaither\nCHAPTER SIX The Passing of Margaret\nCHAPTER SEVEN Silas Tomlin Goes A-Calling\nCHAPTER EIGHT The Political Machine Begins Its Work\nCHAPTER NINE Nan and Gabriel\nCHAPTER TEN The Troubles of Nan\nCHAPTER ELEVEN Mr. Sanders in His Cups\nCHAPTER TWELVE Caught in a Corner\nCHAPTER THIRTEEN The Union League Organises\nCHAPTER FOURTEEN Nan and Her Young Lady Friends\nCHAPTER FIFTEEN Silas Tomlin Scents Trouble\nCHAPTER SIXTEEN Silas Tomlin Finds Trouble\nCHAPTER SEVENTEEN Rhody Has Something to Say\nCHAPTER EIGHTEEN The Knights of the White Camellia\nCHAPTER NINETEEN Major Tomlin Perdue Arrives\nCHAPTER TWENTY Gabriel at the Big Poplar\nCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE Bridalbin Follows Gabriel\nCHAPTER TWENTY-TWO The Fate of Mr. Hotchkiss\nCHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Mr. Sanders Searches for Evidence\nCHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR Captain Falconer Makes Suggestions\nCHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE Mr. Sanders's Riddle\nCHAPTER TWENTY-SIX Cephas Has His Troubles\nCHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Mr. Sanders Visits Some of His Old Friends\nCHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT Nan and Margaret\nCHAPTER TWENTY-NINE Bridalbin Finds His Daughter\nCHAPTER THIRTY Miss Polly Has Some News\nCHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Mr. Sanders Receives a Message\nCHAPTER THIRTY-TWO Malvern Has a Holiday\nCHAPTER THIRTY-THREE Gabriel as an Orator\nCHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR Nan Surrenders\n\n\n\n\n\nTHE BISHOP AND THE BOOGERMAN\nBeing The Story Of A Little Truly-Girl, Who Grew Up\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nDrawings by Charlotte Harding\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\nPART I\nPART II\nPART III\nPART IV\nPART V\nBy JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS\nILLUSTRATIONS\n\"They paused\u2014then she pointed to the darkest corner\"\n\"It seemed to Adelaide that it held a whole bushel of fried chicken and biscuits\"\n\"The child stared at her uncle so seriously that he was actually embarrassed\"\n\"Old Jonas would listen by her bedside to convince himself that she was really breathing\"\n\"They began to creep forward, making as little noise as possible\"\n\"'You are pouting,' she said, 'or you'd never be sitting in this room where nobody ever comes'\"\n\"'That's why you see these shoes lookin' like they're spang new'\"\n\"Mr. Sanders went from the courthouse with a sweeping stride\"\n\n\n\n\n\nON THE PLANTATION\nA Story Of A Georgia Boy\u2019s Adventures During The War\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\nTwenty-Three Illustrations By E. W. Kemble\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\nCHAPTER I \tJOE MAXWELL MAKES A START\nCHAPTER II \tA PLANTATION NEWSPAPER\nCHAPTER III \tTRACKING A RUNAWAY\nCHAPTER IV \tSHADOWS OF THE WAR\nCHAPTER V \tMR. WALL\u2019S STORY\nCHAPTER VI \tTHE OWL AND THE BIRDS\nCHAPTER VII \tOLD ZIP COON\nCHAPTER VIII \tSOMETHING ABOUT \u201cSANDY-CLAUS\u201d\nCHAPTER IX \tDESERTERS AND RUNAWAYS\nCHAPTER X \tTHE STORY-TELLERS\nCHAPTER XI \tTHE RELIEF COMMITTEE\nCHAPTER XII \tA GEORGIA FOX-HUNT\nCHAPTER XIII \tA NIGHT\u2019S ADVENTURES\nCHAPTER XIV \tTHE CURTAIN FALLS\n\n\n\n\n\nAARON IN THE WILDWOODS\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\n\n\n\nCONTENTS\nCHAPTER \t  \tPage\n  \tPrelude \t1\nI. \tThe Little Master \t23\nII. \tThe Secrets of the Swamp \t38\nIII. \tWhat Chunky Riley saw and heard \t56\nIV. \tBetween Midnight and Dawn \t74\nV. \tThe Hunt begins \t92\nVI. \tThe Hunt ends \t111\nVII. \tAaron sees the Signal \t129\nVIII. \tThe Happenings of a Night \t148\nIX. \tThe Upsetting of Mr. Gossett \t166\nX. \tChunky Riley sees a Queer Sight \t185\nXI. \tThe Problem that Timoleon presented \t202\nXII. \tWhat the Patrollers saw and heard \t219\nXIII. \tThe Apparition the Fox Hunters saw \t237\nXIV. \tThe Little Master says Good Night \t253\nILLUSTRATIONS\n  \tPage\nMr. Coon insisted on gadding about \tFrontispiece.\nIt was a Swamp \t8\nThat's Randall's Song \t32\nMr. Red Fox meets Mr. Gray Fox \t40\nA-straddle of the Grunter's Back \t48\nThe Horses were right at his Heels \t72\nThe Goblin Pain \t76\nThe Spring of Cool Refreshing Water \t80\nBrindle and Aaron \t104\nIn the Swamp \t124\nRambler's Fight with the Moccasin \t132\nHe stood as still as a Statue \t144\nIt was the White-Haired Master \t160\nThey tore him all to Flinders \t172\nThe Excited Horse plunged along \t180\nHe edged away as far as he could \t188\nAaron and Little Crotchet \t212\nBehind a Tree stood George Gossett \t216\nThe Black Stallion \t224\nIt was fine for Mr. Fox \t238\nThe Phantom Horseman \t242\nAaron and Timoleon \t250\nBig Sal holds the Little Master \t262\nThe Death of the Little Master \t268\n\n\n\n\n\nBALAAM AND HIS MASTER\nAND OTHER SKETCHES AND STORIES\nBy Joel Chandler Harris\n\n\n\nCONTENTS.\n\tPAGE\nBalaam and His Master \t7\nA Conscript's Christmas \t45\nAnanias \t112\nWhere's Duncan? \t149\nMom Bi \t170\nThe Old Bascom Place \t192","title":"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Joel Chandler Harris","tradition":"myth-cosmogony","translated_text":null,"word_count":3830}