CONTENTS.
I. George Melville and Thomas F. Griswold determine that "Old Sassy" had better look out.
II. Horses versus Thorn-Apple Tree Limbs.
III. "Wait for the Wagon."
IV. The Boyhood Days of George Melville.
V. The Excursion Party for Niagara—Astor House—James Mordaunt—The Plot.
VI. Aurora—Cayuga Lake—The Pic-nic.
VII. Clara Edgemonte's Mistake.
VIII. Melville's and Griswold's Tour—A true Hand and firm Seat always come in Play.
IX. Sunset at Niagara—James Mordaunt's Declaration.
X. The Morning Walk—An Old Friend in Duplicate.
XI. Hon. B.F. Mortimer—H.B. Edgemonte, Esq.,—James Mordaunt, Esq.—Frederick Mortimer—Thomas F. Griswold—George Melville—Mrs. Mortimer—Mrs. Edgemonte—Bell Mortimer—Clara Edgemonte—The Breakfast Party.
XII. Bob Shank—The Fire—The Cave.
XIII. Bell hates the Rain, but finally has no Objection to it—Miss Blackwood's Party.
XIV. Various Things material both to the Story and the Reader—The Catfish Railroad Scheme.
XV. Ahead—Back again.
XVI. Who is Uncle Sam—Syracuse—Camillus—Junction—Auburn—A New York Lawyer obtains a Case (a hard one).
XVII. The Dinner Party at Aurora—The Telegram—Mrs. Tryon's Glance.
XVIII. Broadway, New York—James Mordaunt, Esq., at his Office in Wall street—Is he a Married Man?
XIX. Rev. John Furnace—The Funeral—The Lawsuit—The Catfish Railroad Stock at a Premium.
XX. Arrival of the Liverpool Steamer—New York Firemen—Griswold's Heroism—The Catfish Railroad Stock falling—Trouble.
XXI. Short but Interesting.
XXII. A Sail on Cayuga Lake before Breakfast—Thermometer thirty Degrees below Zero—Two Miles a Minute under a fair Wind—Bell Mortimer takes an Observation—The Surprise not a Surprise—The Race Home—The Ice-Boat too much for the Horses—The Runaway—The Rescue,—Love told without Words—Death cheated, of his Prey.
XXIII. Plans for the Future.
XXIV. Commencement Day at Hamilton College—William Hastings—How a Clerk in New York City may obtain a Partnership.
XXV. A Friend in Need.
XXVI. New York City Corporation Counsel—All Marriage Notices not Agreeable.
XXVII. Sarah E. Graham's call at Mordaunt's Law Office—A Cool Scene—James Mordaunt in trouble.
XXVIII. George Melville under a Cloud.
XXIX. The Metropolis of America never sleeps—Scene in Twenty-Third street late at Night.
XXX. An Arrest—A Promise made, and a Promise given.
XXXI. A Station on the N.Y. Central Railroad—Car Manufactory—Reception of a Convict at the Auburn State Prison—The Model Prison of the United States.
XXXII. More about the Prison.
XXXIII. James Mordaunt, Esq., triumphs.
XXXIV. Mr. M——l, Chief of the New York Police, puts his Private Seal upon a Coffin in Greenwood Cemetery.
XXXV. A Council of War.
XXXVI. A Smash-up in Broadway, N.Y.—The New York Hospital—The New York Press—Sarah E. Graham a Lunatic.
XXXVII. Bell and Charger.
XXXVIII. An Ante-Breakfast Ride—The Homestead of an American Statesman.
XXXIX. Fort-Hill Cemetery—"Who is there to Mourn for Logan?"—How to carry on a Correspondence with a Convict—Distant View of the Auburn State Prison—Bell Mortimer in her Sanctum.
XL. A Change in the progress of Events foreshadowed—Exercise of Wits—The Statesman proves too much for the Lawyer.
XLI. An Alumnus of Hamilton College, nolens volens, becomes a Skillful Mechanic.
XLII. A Ray of Hope.
XLIII. Woman's Rights—The State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, Oneida County, N.Y.
XLIV. The Arrest—Interview with the Governor of the Empire State.
XLV. A Mountain in Massachusetts—The Home of an ex-President of the United States.
XLVI. Another Telegram—Early rising sometimes proves very agreeable.
XLVII. Bell Mortimer makes the Acquaintance of Sarah E. Graham.
XLVIII. The Homestead of an American Mechanic—A Proposition.
XLIX. Trial of the Action "Wilcox against Mordaunt"—Thomas F. Griswold, Esquire, addresses the Jury—The Utica Asylum again—One of the Biters bitten.
L. Death of a New York City Policeman—A Trial, Sentence, and Execution—Ought Governors hold the Pardoning Power?
LI. The Island Martha's Vineyard.
LII. Sunday-school in Prison—The Chaplain and his Convict Congregation—A Convict who had well earned his position reflects—Two Deaths.
LIII. A Wedding—Wedding Tour—Conclusion.