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R.M. Ballantyne
"The Dog Crusoe and his Master"
Chapter One.
The Backwoods Settlement—Crusoe’s Parentage and Early History—The agonising pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting matters.
Chapter Two.
A shooting match and its consequences—New friends introduced to the reader—Crusoe and his mother change masters.
Chapter Three.
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 Four.
Our hero enlarged upon—Grumps.
Chapter Five.
A mission of peace—Unexpected joys—Dick and Crusoe set off for the land of the Red-skins, and meet with adventures by the way as a matter of course—Night in the wild woods.
Chapter Six.
The great prairies of the “far west”—A remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured.
Chapter Seven.
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 Eight.
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 Nine.
Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part—A friend gained—A great feast.
Chapter Ten.
Perplexities—Our hunters plan their escape—Unexpected interruption—The tables turned—Crusoe mounts guard—The escape.
Chapter Eleven.
Evening meditations and morning reflections—Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents—An old bull and the wolves—“Mad-tails”—Henri floored, etcetera.
Chapter Twelve.
Wanderings on the prairie—A war-party—Chased by Indians—A bold leap for life.
Chapter Thirteen.
Escape from Indians—A discovery—Alone in the desert.
Chapter Fourteen.
Crusoe’s return and his private adventures among the Indians—Dick at a very low ebb—Crusoe saves him.
Chapter Fifteen.
Health and happiness return—Incidents of the journey—A buffalo shot—A wild horse “creased”—Dick’s battle with a mustang.
Chapter Sixteen.
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 Seventeen.
Dick’s first fight with a grizzly—Adventure with a deer—A surprise.
Chapter Eighteen.
A surprise and a piece of good news—The fur-traders—Crusoe proved, and the Peigans pursued.
Chapter Nineteen.
Adventures with the Peigans—Crusoe does good service as a discoverer—The savages outwitted—The rescue.
Chapter Twenty.
New plans—Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many strange things—A curious fight—A narrow escape, and a prisoner taken.
Chapter Twenty One.
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 Twenty Two.
Charlie’s adventures with savages and bears—Trapping life.
Chapter Twenty Three.
Savage sports—Living cataracts—An alarm—Indians and their doings—The stampedo—Charlie again.
Chapter Twenty Four.
Plans and prospects—Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri metaphysical—The Indians attack the camp—A blow-up.
Chapter Twenty Five.
Dangers of the prairie—Our travellers attacked by Indians, and delivered in a remarkable manner.
Chapter Twenty Six.
Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise—Safe home at last, and happy hearts.
Chapter Twenty Seven.
Rejoicings—The feast at the block-house—Grumps and Crusoe come out strong—The closing scene.
The End.
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