New York.
⁂ To those who prefer quiet pictures of life to startling incidents, the attempt to illustrate the development of character to the mysteries of an elaborate plot, and the presentation of men and women in their mixed strength and weakness to the painting of wholly virtuous ideals and wholly evil examples: who are as interested in seeing moral and intellectual forces at work in a simple country community as on a more conspicuous plane of human action: who believe in the truth and tenderness of man's love for man, as of man's love for woman: who recognize the trouble which confused ideas of life and the lack of high and intelligent culture bring upon a great portion of our country population,—to all such, no explanation of this volume is necessary. Others will not read it.
CONTENTS.
| I. | [Joseph] |
| II. | [Miss Blessing] |
| III. | [The Place and People] |
| IV. | [Miss Blessing calls on Rachel Miller] |
| V. | [Elwood's Evening, and Joseph's] |
| VI. | [In the Garden] |
| VII. | [The Blessing Family] |
| VIII. | [A Consultation] |
| IX. | [Joseph and his Friend] |
| X. | [Approaching Fate] |
| XI. | [A City Wedding] |
| XII. | [Clouds] |
| XIII. | [Presentiments] |
| XIV. | [The Amaranth] |
| XV. | [A Dinner Party] |
| XVI. | [Joseph's Trouble, and Philip's] |
| XVII. | [A Storm] |
| XVIII. | [On the Railroad Track] |
| XIX. | [The "Wharf-rat"] |
| XX. | [A Crisis] |
| XXI. | [Under the Water] |
| XXII. | [Kanuck] |
| XXIII. | [Julia's Experiment] |
| XXIV. | [Fate] |
| XXV. | [The Mourners] |
| XXVI. | [The Accusation] |
| XXVII. | [The Labels] |
| XXVIII. | [The Trial] |
| XXIX. | [New Evidence] |
| XXX. | [Mr. Blessing's Testimony] |
| XXXI. | [Beginning another Life] |
| XXXII. | [Letters—I. Joseph to Philip] |
| XXXIII. | [All are Happy ] |
JOSEPH AND HIS FRIEND.
The better angel is a man right fair;