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the Battle of the Canoes on the Alabama River; but, with respect to those matters, I have had the advantage of private sources of information also. Most of the stories in the volume were originally written for _Harper's Young People_; one was first published in _Good Cheer_, and a few in other periodicals. I owe thanks to the editors and publishers concerned for permission to reprint them in this form. CONTENTS. PAGE HISTORY STORIES. THE STORY OF THE NEGRO FORT 13 A WAR FOR AN ARCHBISHOP 26 THE BOY COMMANDER OF THE CAMISARDS 38 THE CANOE FIGHT 55 THE BATTLE OF LAKE BORGNE 67 THE BATTLE IN THE DARK 77 THE TROUBLESOME BURGHERS 88 THE DEFENCE OF ROCHELLE 99 THE SAD STORY OF A BOY KING 111 TWO OBSCURE HEROES 120 THE CHARGE OF THE HOUNDS 130 THE STORY OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN 140 YOUNG WASHINGTON IN THE WOODS 151 THE STORY OF CATHERINE 163 THE VIRGINIA WIFE-MARKET 175 BIOGRAPHY STORIES. BOYHOOD OF DANIEL WEBSTER 185 THE SCULLION WHO BECAME A SCULPTOR 193 BOYHOOD OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS 200 HOW A BOY HIRED OUT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT 206 THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD 212 A PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT STAY DEAD 228 ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE _Breakfast and Battle_ 23 _Vladimir Besieging the City Containing his Archbishop_ 35 _Cavalier Personating the Lieutenant of the Count Broglio_ 47 _With a Single Blow he Knocked over the Indian with whom Austill was Struggling_ 63 _Boarding the Gun-boats_ 73 _
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