The Young Fur Traders
  • PREFACE.
  • CHAPTER I. Plunges the reader into the middle of an Arctic winter; conveys him into the heart of the wildernesses of North America; and introduces him to some of the principal personages of our tale.
  • CHAPTER II. The old fur-trader endeavours to “fix" his son's “flint,” and finds the thing more difficult to do than he expected.
  • CHAPTER III. The Counting-room.
  • CHAPTER IV. A wolf-hunt in the prairies—Charley astonishes his father, and breaks in the “noo 'oss” effectually.
  • CHAPTER V. Peter Mactavish becomes an amateur doctor; Charley promulgates his views of tilings in general to Kate; and Kate waxes sagacious.
  • CHAPTER VI. Spring and the voyageurs.
  • CHAPTER VII. The store.
  • CHAPTER VIII. Farewell to Kate—Departure of the brigade—Charley becomes a voyageur.
  • CHAPTER IX. The voyage—The encampment—A surprise.
  • CHAPTER X. Varieties, vexations, and vicissitudes.
  • CHAPTER XI. Charley and Harry begin their sporting career without much success— Whisky-john catching.
  • CHAPTER XII. The storm.
  • CHAPTER XIII. The canoe—Ascending the rapids—The portage—Deer shooting and life in the woods.
  • CHAPTER XIV. The Indian camp—The new outpost—Charley sent on a mission to the Indians.
  • CHAPTER XV. The feast—Charley makes his first speech in public, and meets with an old friend—An evening in the grass.
  • CHAPTER XVI. The return—Narrow escape—A murderous attempt, which fails—And a discovery.
  • CHAPTER XVII. The scene changes—Bachelor's Hall—A practical joke and its consequences—A snow-shoe walk at night in the forest.
  • CHAPTER XVIII. The walk continued—Frozen toes—An encampment in the snow.
  • CHAPTER XIX. Shows how the accountant and Harry set their traps, and what came of it.
  • CHAPTER XX. The accountant's story.
  • CHAPTER XXI. Ptarmigan-hunting—Hamilton's shooting powers severely tested—A snowstorm.
  • CHAPTER XXII. The winter packet—Harry hears from old friends, and wishes that he was with them.
  • CHAPTER XXIII. Changes—Harry and Hamilton find that variety is indeed charming—The latter astonishes the former considerably.
  • CHAPTER XXIV. Hopes and fears—An unexpected meeting—Philosophical talk between the hunter and the parson.
  • CHAPTER XXV. Good news and romantic scenery—Bear-hunting and its results.
  • CHAPTER XXVI. An unexpected meeting, and an unexpected deer-hunt—Arrival at the outpost—Disagreement with the natives—An enemy discovered, and a murder.
  • CHAPTER XXVII. The chase—The fight—Retribution—Low spirits and good news.
  • CHAPTER XXVIII. Old friends and scenes—Coming events cast their shadows before.
  • CHAPTER XXIX. The first day at home—A gallop in the prairie, and its consequences.
  • CHAPTER XXX. Love—Old Mr. Kennedy puts his foot in it.
  • CHAPTER XXXI. The course of true love, curiously enough, runs smooth for once; and the curtain falls.
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