ough which they may find their way
before the greatest and kindliest audience in the world.

J. MACDONALD OXLEY.

OTTAWA, CANADA,
_29th August, 1892_.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER PAGE

I. BERT IS INTRODUCED, 5

II. FIREMAN OR SOLDIER, 11

III. NO. FIVE FORT STREET, 17

IV. OFF TO THE COUNTRY, 21

V. THE RIDE IN THE COACH, 29

VI. AT GRANDFATHER'S, 39

VII. COUNTRY EXPERIENCES, 47

VIII. TEMPTATION AND TRIUMPH, 57

IX. LOST AND FOUND, 67

X. BERT GOES TO SCHOOL, 81

XI. SCHOOL LIFE AT MR. GARRISON'S, 93

XII. A QUESTION OF INFLUENCE, 107

XIII. BERT AT HOME, 117

XIV. AN HONOURABLE SCAR, 127

XV. A CHANGE OF SCHOOL, 139

XVI. THE FIRST DAYS AT DR. JOHNSTON'S, 151

XVII. THE HOISTING, 163

XVIII. SCHOOL EXPERIENCES, 175

XIX. VICTORY AND DEFEAT, 187

XX. A NARROW ESCAPE, 203

XXI. LEARNING TO SWIM, 217

XXII. HOW HOISTING WAS ABOLISHED, 227

XXIII. PRIZE WINNING AND LOSING, 239

XXIV. A CHAPTER ON PONIES, 253

XXV. ABOUT TWO KINDS OF PONIES, 263

XXVI. VICTORY WON FROM DEFEAT, 273

XXVII. ABOUT LITERATURE AND LAW, 287

XXVIII. WELL DONE, BOYS! 301

XXIX. THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW, 315

XXX. HOME MISSIONARY WORK,