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Title: A Great Emergency and Other Tales
A Great Emergency; A Very Ill-Tempered Family; Our Field; Madam Liberality

Author: Juliana Horatia Gatty Ewing

Release Date: November 15, 2005 [eBook #17069]

Language: English

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A GREAT EMERGENCY AND OTHER TALES.

by

JULIANA HORATIA EWING

London:
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge,
Northumberland Avenue, W.C.
Brighton: 129, North Street.
New York: E. & J. B. Young & Co.
[Published under the direction of the General Literature Committee.]

DEDICATED TO

JOHN,

LORD BISHOP OF FREDERICTON,

AND TO HIS DEAR WIFE

MARGARET,

IN PLEASANT AND GRATEFUL MEMORY OF

NEW BRUNSWICK,

BY J.H.E.

CONTENTS.

A GREAT EMERGENCY.

I. Rupert's Lectures--The Old Yellow Leather
Book

II. Henrietta--A Family Chronicle--The School
Mimic--My First Fight

III. School Cricket--Lemon-Kali--The Boys'
Bridge--An Unexpected Emergency

IV. A Doubtful Blessing--A Family Failing--Old
Battles--The Canal-Carrier's Home

V. The Navy Captain--Seven Parrots in a Fuchsia
Tree--The Harbour Lion and the Silver
Chain--The Legless Giants--Down Below--Johnson's
Wharf

VI. S. Philip and S. James--The Monkey-Barge
and the Dog--War, Plague, and Fire--The
Dulness of Everyday Life

VII. We Resolve to Run Away--Scruples--Baby
Cecil--I Prepare--I Run Away

VIII. We Go on Board--The Pie--An Explosion-Mr.
Rowe the Barge-Master--The _White
Lion_--Two Letters--We Doubt Mr. Rowe's
Good Faith

IX. A Coasting Voyage--Musk Island--Linnet
Flash--Mr. Rowe an Old Tar--The Dog-Fancier
at Home

X. Locks--We Think of Going on the Tramp--Pyebridge--We
Set Sail

XI. Mr. Rowe on Barge-Women--The River--Nine
Elms--A Mysterious Noise--Rough
Quarters--A Cheap Supper--John's Berth--We
Make Our Escape--Out into the
World