Tales of the Home Folks in Peace and War

by Joel Chandler Harris

 

Books by Joel Chandler Harris

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NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50; paper, 50 cents.

MINGO, AND OTHER SKETCHES IN BLACK AND WHITE. 16mo, $1.25; paper, 50 cents.

BALAAM AND HIS MASTER, AND OTHER SKETCHES. 16mo, $1.25.

UNCLE REMUS AND HIS FRIENDS. Illustrated. 12mo, $1.50.

LITTLE MR. THIMBLEFINGER AND HIS QUEER COUNTRY. Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Square 8vo, $2.00.

MR. RABBIT AT HOME. A Sequel to Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country. Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Square 8vo, $2.00.

THE STORY OF AARON (SO-NAMED) THE SON OF BEN ALI Told by his Friends and Acquaintances. Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Square 8vo, #2.00.

AARON IN THE WILDWOODS. Illustrated by Oliver Herford. Square 8vo, $2.00.

SISTER JANE, HER FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES. A Narrative of Certain Events and Episodes transcribed from the Papers of the late William Wornum. Crown 8vo, $1.50.

TALES OF THE HOME FOLK IN PEACE AND WAR. Illustrated. Crown 8vo, $1.50.

HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN & CO.
Boston and New York.

 

 

HE WALKED OFF … AND LEANED AGAINST A TREE (Page 68)

 

Tales of the Home Folks

in

Peace and War

BY

JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

AUTHOR OF UNCLE REMUS AND HIS FRIENDS,
NIGHTS WITH UNCLE REMUS, AND THE
THIMBLEFINGER STORIES.

 

 

BOSTON AND NEW YORK
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
The Riverside Press, Cambridge
1898

 

 

COPYRIGHT 1898 BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS AND
HOUGHTON, MIFFLIN AND COMPANY
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

 

 

TO MY DAUGHTER LILLIAN
Who will know why I have included in Tales
of the Home Folks the little skit about
our friends in St. Valerien

 

 

CONTENTS

1. PAGE

2. How Whalebone Caused a Wedding ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

3. The Colonel's "Nigger Dog" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   34

4. A Run of Luck ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   71

5. The Late Mr. Watkins of Georgia ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   97

6. A Belle of St. Valerien ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   114

7. The Comedy of War ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   148

8. A Bold Deserter ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   184

9. A Baby in the Siege ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   215

10. The Baby's Fortune ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    253

11. An Ambuscade ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    293

12. The Cause of the Difficulty ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    345

13. The Baby's Christmas ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    377

 

 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. PAGE

2. He walked off … and leaned against a tree (Page 68) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   Frontispiece.

3. "Go!" the Mariste repeated ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   144

4. Little Billy trotted by his side ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   210

5. "God bless you, me b'y!" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   336