CONTENTS.

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Earliest Experiences[1]
II.Home and Kindred[10]
III.The River[24]
IV.The Canal and its Basin[36]
V.The Hydraulic and its Reservoirs.—Old River[45]
VI.Schools and Teachers[53]
VII.Manners and Customs[67]
VIII.Plays and Pastimes[80]
IX.Circuses and Shows[93]
X.Highdays and Holidays[110]
XI.Musters and Elections[121]
XII.Pets[133]
XIII.Guns and Gunning[148]
XIV.Foraging[161]
XV.My Boy[171]
XVI.Other Boys[183]
XVII.Fantasies and Superstitions[197]
XVIII.The Nature of Boys[205]
XIX.The Town Itself[215]
XX.Traits and Characters[228]
XXI.Last Days[237]