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DWELLERS
IN ARCADY
Books by
ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE
For Young Readers
THE BOYS' LIFE OF MARK TWAIN
HOLLOW TREE NIGHTS AND DAYS
THE HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP-WOODS BOOK
THE HOLLOW TREE SNOWED-IN BOOK
HOLLOW TREE NIGHTS AND DAYS
THE HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP-WOODS BOOK
THE HOLLOW TREE SNOWED-IN BOOK
THE BOYS' LIFE OF MARK TWAIN
HOLLOW TREE NIGHTS AND DAYS
THE HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP-WOODS BOOK
THE HOLLOW TREE SNOWED-IN BOOK
HOLLOW TREE NIGHTS AND DAYS
THE HOLLOW TREE AND DEEP-WOODS BOOK
THE HOLLOW TREE SNOWED-IN BOOK
Small books of several stories each, selected from the above Hollow Tree books:
HOW MR. DOG GOT EVEN
HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS TAIL
MR. RABBIT'S BIG DINNER
MAKING UP WITH MR. DOG
MR. 'POSSUM'S GREAT BALLOON TRIP
WHEN JACK RABBIT WAS A LITTLE BOY
MR. RABBIT'S WEDDING
MR. CROW AND THE WHITEWASH
MR. TURTLE'S FLYING ADVENTURE
HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS TAIL
MR. RABBIT'S BIG DINNER
MAKING UP WITH MR. DOG
MR. 'POSSUM'S GREAT BALLOON TRIP
WHEN JACK RABBIT WAS A LITTLE BOY
MR. RABBIT'S WEDDING
MR. CROW AND THE WHITEWASH
MR. TURTLE'S FLYING ADVENTURE
HOW MR. DOG GOT EVEN
HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS TAIL
MR. RABBIT'S BIG DINNER
MAKING UP WITH MR. DOG
MR. 'POSSUM'S GREAT BALLOON TRIP
WHEN JACK RABBIT WAS A LITTLE BOY
MR. RABBIT'S WEDDING
MR. CROW AND THE WHITEWASH
MR. TURTLE'S FLYING ADVENTURE
HOW MR. RABBIT LOST HIS TAIL
MR. RABBIT'S BIG DINNER
MAKING UP WITH MR. DOG
MR. 'POSSUM'S GREAT BALLOON TRIP
WHEN JACK RABBIT WAS A LITTLE BOY
MR. RABBIT'S WEDDING
MR. CROW AND THE WHITEWASH
MR. TURTLE'S FLYING ADVENTURE
For Grown-ups
DWELLERS IN ARCADY
MARK TWAIN'S LETTERS
MARK TWAIN: A Biography
TH. NAST: His Period and His Pictures
THE SHIP-DWELLERS (Humorous travel)
THE TENT-DWELLERS (Humorous camping)
FROM VAN-DWELLER TO COMMUTER (Humorous, home life)
PEANUT (Story of a boy)
MARK TWAIN'S LETTERS
MARK TWAIN: A Biography
TH. NAST: His Period and His Pictures
THE SHIP-DWELLERS (Humorous travel)
THE TENT-DWELLERS (Humorous camping)
FROM VAN-DWELLER TO COMMUTER (Humorous, home life)
PEANUT (Story of a boy)
HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK
DWELLERS IN ARCADY
MARK TWAIN'S LETTERS
MARK TWAIN: A Biography
TH. NAST: His Period and His Pictures
THE SHIP-DWELLERS (Humorous travel)
THE TENT-DWELLERS (Humorous camping)
FROM VAN-DWELLER TO COMMUTER (Humorous, home life)
PEANUT (Story of a boy)
MARK TWAIN'S LETTERS
MARK TWAIN: A Biography
TH. NAST: His Period and His Pictures
THE SHIP-DWELLERS (Humorous travel)
THE TENT-DWELLERS (Humorous camping)
FROM VAN-DWELLER TO COMMUTER (Humorous, home life)
PEANUT (Story of a boy)
HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK
DWELLERS IN ARCADY
The Story of an Abandoned Farm
Albert Bigelow Paine
Author of "from van-dweller to commuter"
"the ship-dwellers" "the tent dwellers"
etc.
with Illustrations by
Author of "from van-dweller to commuter"
"the ship-dwellers" "the tent dwellers"
etc.
with Illustrations by
Thomas Fogarty
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
Copyright, 1919, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published March, 1919
Copyright, 1919, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published March, 1919
HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
Copyright, 1919, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published March, 1919
Copyright, 1919, by Harper & Brothers
Printed in the United States of America
Published March, 1919
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
CHAPTER ONE
I
All my life I had dreamed of owning a brook
All my life I had dreamed of owning a brook
II
Ghosts like good architecture
Ghosts like good architecture
III
Our debt to William C. Westbury
Our debt to William C. Westbury
IV
Those were lovely days
Those were lovely days
CHAPTER TWO
I
We carried down a little hair trunk
We carried down a little hair trunk
II
Cap'n Ben has an iron door-sill
Cap'n Ben has an iron door-sill
III
The thought of going back to "six rooms and improvements"
The thought of going back to "six rooms and improvements"
IV
The soft feet of the rain on the shingles
The soft feet of the rain on the shingles
V
Elizabeth's ideas were not poetic
Elizabeth's ideas were not poetic
VI
Our last night in the barn was not like the others
Our last night in the barn was not like the others
CHAPTER THREE
I
At the threshold of the past
At the threshold of the past
II
Paper-hanging is not a natural gift
Paper-hanging is not a natural gift
III
There is nothing I wouldn't do for a bee—a reasonable bee
There is nothing I wouldn't do for a bee—a reasonable bee
IV
There was a place we sometimes visited to see the trout
There was a place we sometimes visited to see the trout
CHAPTER FOUR
I
There is compensation even for moving
There is compensation even for moving
II
There is work about making apple-butter
There is work about making apple-butter
III
Lazarus's downfall was a matter of pigs
Lazarus's downfall was a matter of pigs
IV
Westbury had advised against wheat
Westbury had advised against wheat
V
Deer—wild deer—on our own farm!
Deer—wild deer—on our own farm!
CHAPTER FIVE
I
But Sarah was biding her time
But Sarah was biding her time
II
We often cooked by our fireplace
We often cooked by our fireplace
III
Under the spell of the white touch
Under the spell of the white touch
IV
The difficulty was to get busy
The difficulty was to get busy
CHAPTER SIX
I
The magic of the starlit tree
The magic of the starlit tree
CHRISTMAS CAROL
II
Westbury dropped in
Westbury dropped in
III
No animal except man digs and plants
No animal except man digs and plants
IV
Then came Bella—and Gibbs
Then came Bella—and Gibbs
CHAPTER SEVEN
I
We planted a number of things
We planted a number of things
II
Out of the blue
Out of the blue
III
"Ah, the bonny cow!"
"Ah, the bonny cow!"
IV
Strawberries and trout. How is that for a combination?
Strawberries and trout. How is that for a combination?
CHAPTER EIGHT
I
Fate produced a man who had chickens to sell
Fate produced a man who had chickens to sell
II
I planted some canterbury-bells
I planted some canterbury-bells
III
And how the family did grow up!
And how the family did grow up!
IV
And then one eventful day
And then one eventful day
V
Was it the spirit of our garden?
Was it the spirit of our garden?
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