the Battle of the
Canoes on the Alabama River; but, with respect to those matters, I have
had the advantage of private sources of information also.

Most of the stories in the volume were originally written for _Harper's
Young People_; one was first published in _Good Cheer_, and a few in
other periodicals. I owe thanks to the editors and publishers concerned
for permission to reprint them in this form.

CONTENTS.

PAGE
HISTORY STORIES.

THE STORY OF THE NEGRO FORT 13

A WAR FOR AN ARCHBISHOP 26

THE BOY COMMANDER OF THE CAMISARDS 38

THE CANOE FIGHT 55

THE BATTLE OF LAKE BORGNE 67

THE BATTLE IN THE DARK 77

THE TROUBLESOME BURGHERS 88

THE DEFENCE OF ROCHELLE 99

THE SAD STORY OF A BOY KING 111

TWO OBSCURE HEROES 120

THE CHARGE OF THE HOUNDS 130

THE STORY OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN 140

YOUNG WASHINGTON IN THE WOODS 151

THE STORY OF CATHERINE 163

THE VIRGINIA WIFE-MARKET 175

BIOGRAPHY STORIES.

BOYHOOD OF DANIEL WEBSTER 185

THE SCULLION WHO BECAME A SCULPTOR 193

BOYHOOD OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS 200

HOW A BOY HIRED OUT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT 206

THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD 212

A PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT STAY DEAD 228

ILLUSTRATIONS.

PAGE

_Breakfast and Battle_ 23

_Vladimir Besieging the City Containing his Archbishop_ 35

_Cavalier Personating the Lieutenant of the Count Broglio_ 47

_With a Single Blow he Knocked over the Indian with whom
Austill was Struggling_ 63

_Boarding the Gun-boats_ 73

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