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Title: Strange True Stories of Louisiana

Author: George Washington Cable

Release Date: June 10, 2004 [eBook #12577]

Language: English

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STRANGE TRUE STORIES OF LOUISIANA

BY GEORGE W. CABLE

AUTHOR OF "THE GRANDISSIMES," "BONAVENTURE," ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

1890

[Illustration: "TONTON."
(From a portrait now in the possession of Mme. Veuve Alcibiade De
Blanc.)]

TO MY FRIEND JAMES BIRNEY GUTHRIE

CONTENTS

PAGE
HOW I GOT THEM 1
THE YOUNG AUNT WITH WHITE HAIR 23
THE ADVENTURES OF FRANCOISE AND SUZANNE.
I. The Two Sisters 34
II. Making Up The Expedition 37
III. The Embarkation 43
IV. Alix Carpentier 51
V. Down Bayou Plaquemine.--the Fight With Wild Nature 55
VI. The Twice-married Countess 61
VII. Odd Partners In The Bolero Dance 65
VIII. A Bad Storm In A Bad Place 69
IX. Maggie And The Robbers 73
X. Alix Puts Away The Past 80
XI. Alix Plays Fairy.--parting Tears. 84
XII. Little Paris 90
XIII. The Countess Madelaine 94
XIV. "Poor Little Alix!" 99
XV. The Disc