Island 163

CHAPTER ELEVEN

In Which We Return Home, and I Perswaide Josiah to Build a
Cottage for Tirzah Ann 183

CHAPTER TWELVE

In Which Josiah Still Works at His Plan for Tirzah Ann's
Cottage, and Decides to Send His Lumber C. O. W. 201

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

In Which Josiah and Serenus Depart Sarahuptishusly for
Coney Island and I Start in Pursuit 211

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The Curious Sights I Seen An' the Hair-Raisin' Episodes I
Underwent in My Agonizin' Search for My Pardner 221

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

I Visit the Moon, the Witchin' Waves, Open Air Circus,
Advise the Monkeys, Make the Male Statute Laugh, but
Do Not Find Josiah 233

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

The Wonderful and Mysterious Sights I Saw in Steeple Chase
Park, and My Search There for My Pardner 249

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

In Which I Continue My Search for Josiah Through Dreamland,
Huntin' for Him in Vain, and Return to Bildad's at Night,
Weary and Despairin' 273

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

Josiah Found at Last! the Awful Fire at Dreamland and the
Terrible Sights I Saw There 293

CHAPTER NINETEEN

We Return to Jonesville and Josiah Builds Tirzah Ann's
Cottage With Strange Inventions and Additions 309

CHAPTER TWENTY

Faith Comes to Visit Us. We Attend the Camp Meetin' at
Piller Pint, and Faith Meets the Lover of Her Youth 327

ILLUSTRATIONS

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_Marietta Holley_ [_Samantha_] _Frontispiece_

"_Serenus Gowdey tramped up and down our
kitchen floor swingin' his arms and describin'
the wonders of Coney Island._" 8

"_The old deacon couldn't stand such talk. He
turned him outdoors, slammed the door in his
face, and forbid Faith to speak to him
again._" 14

"_I liked Castle Rest. It seemed a monument
riz up to faithful, patient mothers by the hand
of filial gratitude and love._" 49

"_I tried to stop him. I didn't want him to
demean himself before the oarsmen tryin