CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I Which Introduces the Shepherd of the Birds[1]
II The Founding of the Phyllistines[18]
III Which Tells of the Complaining Coin and the Man Who Lost His Self[68]
IV In Which Mr. Israel Sneed and OtherWorking Men Receive a Lesson in True Democracy[91]
V In Which J. Patterson Bing Buys a Necklace of Pearls[103]
VI In Which Hiram Blenkinsop Has a Number of Adventures[117]
VII In Which High Voltage Develops in the Conversation[137]
VIII In Which Judge Crooker Delivers a Few Opinions[146]
IX Which Tells of a Merry Christmas Dayin the Little Cottage of the Widow Moran[163]

THE PRODIGAL VILLAGE


THE PRODIGAL VILLAGE