Buck Bradford tells his story to suit himself; and the author hopes it will also suit the young reader. Whatever moral it may contain will be found in the reading; and the writer trusts it will impart a lesson of self-reliance, honesty, and truth, and do something towards convincing the young reader that it is best always to do right, whatever the consequences may be, leaving results, in the choice between good and evil, to take care of themselves.

However often the author may be called upon to thank the juvenile public for the generous favor bestowed upon his books, he feels that the agreeable duty cannot be so frequently repeated as ever to become a mere formality; for with each additional volume he finds his sense of obligation to them for their kindness renewed and deepened.

William T. Adams.

Harrison Square, Mass.,
October 28, 1868.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
[CHAPTER I.]
Two of the Tyrants[11]
[CHAPTER II.]
Flora Bradford[21]
[CHAPTER III.]
On the Defensive[32]
[CHAPTER IV.]
Who is Master[44]
[CHAPTER V.]
A Battle at Long Range[55]
[CHAPTER VI.]
Squire Fishley[66]
[CHAPTER VII.]
After Midnight[77]
[CHAPTER VIII.]
Miss Larrabee's Letter[88]
[CHAPTER IX.]
The Hungry Runaway[99]
[CHAPTER X.]
What Sim Gwynn Wanted to see me for[110]
[CHAPTER XI.]
Building the Raft[121]
[CHAPTER XII.]
Squire Fishley makes it right[132]
[CHAPTER XIII.]
Near unto Death[143]
[CHAPTER XIV.]
Who Robbed the Mail[154]
[CHAPTER XV.]
The Departure[166]
[CHAPTER XVI.]
Down the River[178]
[CHAPTER XVII.]
Night on the River[189]
[CHAPTER XVIII.]
At the Mouth of the Ohio[201]
[CHAPTER XIX.]
After the Explosion[212]
[CHAPTER XX.]
Emily Goodridge[223]
[CHAPTER XXI.]
Flora and her Patient[234]
[CHAPTER XXII.]
The End of the Voyage[245]
[CHAPTER XXIII.]
Clarence Bradford[256]
[CHAPTER XXIV.]
Up the River[268]
[CHAPTER XXV.]
Two Hours in Jail[279]
[CHAPTER XXVI.]
Conclusion[290]

DOWN THE RIVER:
OR,
BUCK BRADFORD AND HIS TYRANTS.

CHAPTER I.

TWO OF THE TYRANTS.