CONTENTS AND LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

"My fire is my friend."

I. THE COLONEL'S HOUSE IN BEDFORD PLACE.

The Street Entrance.

Chad "dishin' the Dinner."

"Gentlemen, a true Southern lady."

Fitz.

II. THE GARDEN SPOT OF VIRGINIA SEEKS AN OUTLET TO THE SEA.

"Chad was groaning under a square wicker basket."

"The little negroes around the door."

III. AN OLD FAMILY SERVANT.

"Who's that?"

The old Clock Tower.

Mister Grocerman.

IV. THE ARRIVAL OF A TRUE SOUTHERN LADY.
V. AN ALLUSION TO A YELLOW DOG.

The Colonel's Office.

The Advance Agent.

The Nervous Man.

VI. CERTAIN IMPORTANT LETTERS.

"Like an ebony Statue of Liberty."

VII. THE OUTCOME OF A COUNCIL OF WAR.

"Down a flight of stone steps."

VIII. A HIGH SENSE OF HONOR.

"Klutchem looked at him in perfect astonishment."

IX. A VISIT OF CEREMONY.

The Colonel's Door.

X. CHAD IN SEARCH OF A COAL-FIELD.
XI. CHAD ON HIS OWN CABIN FLOOR.

Polishing the Parlor Floor.

Henny.

Some Stray Pickaninnies.

XII. The ENGLISHMAN'S CHECK.