The Dog Crusoe and His Master
CHAPTER I. The backwoods settlement—Crusoe's
parentage, and early history—The agonizing pains and sorrows of his
puppyhood, and other interesting matters.
CHAPTER II. A shooting-match and its consequences—
New friends introduced to the reader—Crusoe and his mother change
masters.
CHAPTER III. Speculative remarks with which the
reader may or may not agree—An old woman—Hopes and wishes commingled
with hard facts—The dog Crusoe's education begun.
CHAPTER IV. Our hero enlarged upon—Grumps.
CHAPTER V. A mission of peace—Unexpected
joys—Dick and Crusoe set off for the land of the Redskins, and meet
with adventures by the way as a matter of course—Night in the wild
woods.
CHAPTER VI. The great prairies of the far west—A
remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured.
CHAPTER VII. The “wallering” peculiarities of
buffalo bulls—The first buffalo hunt and its consequences—Crusoe
comes to the rescue—Pawnees discovered—A monster buffalo hunt—Joe
acts the part of ambassador.
CHAPTER VIII. Dick and his friends visit the
Indians and see many wonders—Crusoe, too, experiences a few surprises,
and teaches Indian dogs a lesson—An Indian dandy—A foot-race.
CHAPTER IX. Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane
part—A friend gained—A great feast.
CHAPTER X. Perplexities—Our hunters plan their
escape—Unexpected interruption—The tables turned—Crusoe mounts guard
—The escape.
CHAPTER XI. Evening meditations and morning
reflections—Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents—An old bull
and the wolves—“Mad tails”—Henri floored, etc.
CHAPTER XII. Wanderings on the prairie—A war
party—Chased by Indians—A bold leap for life.
CHAPTER XIII. Escape from Indians—A
discovery—Alone in the desert.
CHAPTER XIV. Crusoe's return, and his private
adventures among the Indians—Dick at a very low ebb—Crusoe saves him.
CHAPTER XV. Health and happiness return—Incidents
of the journey—A buffalo shot—A wild horse “creased”—Dick's battle
with a mustang.
CHAPTER XVI. Dick becomes a horse tamer—Resumes
his journey—Charlie's doings—Misfortunes which lead to, but do not
terminate in, the Rocky Mountains—A grizzly bear.
CHAPTER XVII. Dick's first fight with a grizzly—
Adventure with a deer—A surprise.
CHAPTER XVIII. A surprise, and a piece of good
news—The fur-traders—Crusoe proved, and the Peigans pursued.
CHAPTER XIX. Adventures with the Peigans—Crusoe
does good service as a discoverer—The savages outwitted—The rescue.
CHAPTER XX. New plans—Our travellers join the
fur-traders, and see many strange things—A curious fight—A narrow
escape, and a prisoner taken.
CHAPTER XXI. Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron
circumvents the wolves—A bear-hunt, in which Henri shines conspicuous
—Joe and the “Natter-list”—An alarm—A surprise and a capture.
CHAPTER XXII. Charlie's adventures with savages
and bears—Trapping life.
CHAPTER XXIII. Savage sports—Living cataracts—An
alarm—Indians and their doings—The stampede—Charlie again.
CHAPTER XXIV. Plans and prospects—Dick becomes
home-sick, and Henri metaphysical—Indians attack the camp—A blow-up.
CHAPTER XXV. Dangers of the prairie—Our
travellers attacked by Indians, and delivered in a remarkable manner.
CHAPTER XXVI. Anxious fears followed by a joyful
surprise—Safe home at last, and happy hearts.
CHAPTER XXVII. Rejoicings—The feast at the
block-house—Grumps and Crusoe come out strong—The closing scene.
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