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Title: The Dog Crusoe and His Master
A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies

Author: Robert Michael Ballantyne

Release Date: February 4, 2004 [EBook #10929]

Language: English

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THE DOG CRUSOE

AND

HIS MASTER

A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies

By

ROBERT MICHAEL BALLANTYNE

Author of "The Coral Island," "The Young Fur-Traders," "Ungava,"

"The Gorilla-Hunters," "The World of Ice,"

"Martin Rattler."

&c

1894

_CONTENTS_.

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--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--Cruso