print--was planned during a long and tedious passage up the Father of
Waters; and it seems like going back to an old friend to voyage again,
even in imagination, upon its turbid tide.

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.