CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I.The Valley of Wyoming[1]
II.The Cruel Enlightenment[7]
III.The Forest Walk[15]
IV.The Island Cove[21]
V.The Tempter and the Tempest[33]
VI.The Missionary’s Cabin[46]
VII.My Father’s Ward[58]
VIII.Struggles and Penalties[69]
IX.The Lost Year[79]
X.Queen Esther[92]
XI.The Marriage Contract[102]
XII.The Cherry-Tree Spring[124]
XIII.The Merited Lesson[133]
XIV.Aunt Polly Carter[148]
XV.The Serpent Bracelet[164]
XVI.The Old Johnson House[174]
XVII.The Lake by Starlight[207]
XVIII.Walter Butler’s Capture[215]
XIX.The Wife’s Struggle[227]
XX.Household Talk[236]
XXI.The Jail at Albany[248]
XXII.The Gathering Storm[258]
XXIII.The First Skirmish[273]
XXIV.The Chief’s Burial[288]
XXV.The White Queen’s Gift[302]
XXVI.The Battle-Field[315]
XXVII.The Warning and Flight[333]
XXVIII.The Island Grave[345]
XXIX.The Double Wedding[352]
XXX.The Father and Daughter[366]
XXXI.The Inheritance[379]
XXXII.The Ashes of Power[387]

A Map Showing the location of the early settlements in the Wyoming and Mohawk River Valleys, which were the Scene of this drama of early pioneer life.—Mary Derwent.