LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS,

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PAGB

4HOLD UP YOUR FOOT' . . . 187
*TAKE THAT ICE-PITCHER* . . 188
< PULL HER DOWN ' . . . . 189
I KILLED BROWN EVERY NIGHT . 190
HURLED ME ACROSS THE HOUSB , 191
KILLING BROWN . . . .192
I Hrr BROWN A GOOD HONEST

BLOW......195

THE RACKET HAD BROUGHT

EVERYBODY TO THE DECK . . 197

*SO YOU HAVE BEEN FlGHTINGl' . 199

AN EMANCIPATED SLAVE . . 200
HENRY AND I SAT CHATTING . . 202
EMPTYING THE WOOD-FLAT . . 203
THE EXPLOSION—A STARTLED

BARBER......204

EALER SAVES HIS FLUTE . . 205
THE FIRB DROVE THE AXEMEN

AWAY . . . ... 207

THE HOSPITAL WARD . . .208
FUNERAL WREATHS . . . . 210

THE LAND OF FULL 'GOATEES' . 213
STATION LOAFERS . . . . 214

UNDER AN ALIAS . . . • 215
* Do You DRINK THIS SLUSH ? * .216
SOUND-ASLEEP STEAMBOATS . . 218
ASLEEP, IN SOUNDLESS VACANCY . 219
DEAD PAST RESURRECTION . . 220
THE WOOD-YARD MAN , . ,221
WATTING FOR A TRIP. , , . 224
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT . . .225
A LANDING * . . . . . 226

A CLOSE INSPECTION . , . 227
SHOWING THE BELLS . , . , 229
AN ALLIGATOR BOAT . « . 230
ALLIGATOR PILOTS . , « , 231
THE SACRED BIRD . , . . 233
COUNTING THE VOTE . . . 234
<HEREl You TAKE HER' , . 235
BOAT-TRAVELLERS • . . . 236
GRAND TOWER.....237

PAG*
A DAIRY FARM.....289
THREW THE PREACHER OVER-
BOARD ..»••• 241
ILLINOIS GROUND . . . . 24&
His MAIDEN BATTLE . , . 246
MIGHTY WARM TIMES . . . 247
* WHERE DID You SEB THAT
FIGHT?*.....24$
DARNELL a. WATSON . . . 249
THEY KEPT ON SHOOTING . . 251
ISLAND No. 10.....252-
FLOOD ON THE RIVER . . . 25&
A DISMAL WITNESS . . . . 256
THE STEAMER <MARK TWAIN' . 260-
A GOVERNMENT LAMP . . . 261
SNAGS......26£
ARTIFICIAL DAYLIGHT . * , 263-
UNCLB MUMFORD . . . . 26&
TALKING OVBB THE SITUATION . . 269-
THE Tow......271
A SOUL-MOVING VILLAOT . . . 273
SELLING THE NEGRO . . . 274
CONCEALED IN THE BRAKE , » 27£
A MAN CAME IN SIGHT . . . 277
I SHOT HIM THROUGH THE HEAI> 278
ANOTHER VICTIM . * . % 279-
PLEASANTLY SITUATED . . .281
MEMPHIS—A LANDING STAGE . . 282
NATIVES AT DINNER . , . 283-
A LIGHT-KEEPER . ... 28&
NEGRO TRAVELLERS . , . 287
* ANY BOAT GONE UP ?' . , . 288-
A WORLD OF MISINFORMATION . 28$
A FATAL BLOW ..... 292-
ELABORATE STYLE , , . 293
THE NIGHT APPROACH ,. . . 296
NAPOLE'ON IN 1871 % ... 297
THK MAN'S EYES OPENED SLOWLY 299>
THEY RUMMAGED THB CABIN . . 302
ON THB RIGHT TRACK « . 304
THUMB-PRINT* . . « * . 305