XIII. A Visit to the Victim

XIV. A Quiet Evening

XV. A Long Lost Relative

XVI. A Promise Kept

XVII. An Informal Introduction

XVIII. The Courtin'

XIX. Jim Sawyer's Funeral

XX. A Wet Day

XXI. Some More New Ideas

XXII. After the Great Snowstorm

XXIII. A Visit to Mrs. Putnam

XXIV. The New Doctor

XXV. Some Plain Facts and Inferences

XXVI. The Surprise Party

XXVII. Town Politics

XXVIII. The Town Meeting

XXIX. Mrs. Hawkins's Boarding House

XXX. A Settlement

XXXI. An Inheritance

XXXII. Aunt Ella

XXXIII. The Weddin's

XXXIV. Blennerhassett

XXXV. "The Bird of Love"

XXXVI. Then They Were Married

XXXVII. Linda's Birthright

XXXVIII. Fernborough

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

_Frontispiece._--"The village gossips wondered
who he was, what
he was, what he came for,
and how long he intended
to stay."

It was a marvellous rig that he wore when he reappeared

The barge led the procession to Mason's Corner

And then he landed a blow on Wood's nose

"The Deacon and his wife led off"

CHARACTERS AND SCENES FROM THE STAGE PRESENTATION OF QUINCY ADAMS
SAWYER.

Mandy Skinner

Mrs. Putnam's anger, upon discovery of Lindy's parentage (Act III.)

Quincy reading Alice's letter to her (Act III.)

Samanthy Green

Quincy makes a speech (Act III.)

An old-fashioned husking bee (Act III.)

Alice recovers her sight (Act IV.)

QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER.

CHAPTER I.

THE REHEARSAL.

It was a little after seven o'clock on the evening of December 31,
186--. Inside, the little red schoolhouse was ablaze with light. Sounds
of voices and laughter came from within and forms could be seen flitting
back and forth through the uncurtained windows. Outside, a heavy fall of
snow lay upon hill and vale, trees and house-tops, while the rays of a
full-orbed moon shone down upon the glistening, white expanse.

At a point upon the main road a short distance beyond the square, where
the grocery store was situated, stood a young man. This young man was
Ezekiel Pettengill, one of the well-to-do young farmers of the village.
His coat collar was turned up and his cap pulled down over his ears, for
the air was piercing cold and a biting wind was blowing. Now and then he
would walk briskly back and forth for a few minu