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Title: The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories
Strength of Gideon; Mammy Peggy's Pride; Viney's Free Papers; The Fruitful Sleeping of The Rev. Elisha Edwards; The Ingrate; The Case of 'Ca'line'; The Finish of Patsy Barnes; One Man's Fortunes; Jim's Probation; Uncle Simon's Sundays Out; Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker; An Old-Time Christmas; A Mess of Pottage; The Trustfulness of Polly; The Tragedy at Three Forks; The Finding of Zach; Johnsonham, Junior; The Faith Cure Man; A Council of State; Silas Jackson

Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar

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THE STRENGTH OF GIDEON AND OTHER STORIES

by

PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR

1900

TO MY GOOD FRIEND AND TEACHER
CAPTAIN CHARLES B. STIVERS

CONTENTS

STRENGTH OF GIDEON

MAMMY PEGGY'S PRIDE

VINEY'S FREE PAPERS

THE FRUITFUL SLEEPING OF THE REV. ELISHA EDWARDS

THE INGRATE

THE CASE OF 'CA'LINE'

THE FINISH OF PATSY BARNES

ONE MAN'S FORTUNES

JIM'S PROBATION

UNCLE SIMON'S SUNDAYS OUT

MR. CORNELIUS JOHNSON, OFFICE-SEEKER

AN OLD-TIME CHRISTMAS

A MESS OF POTTAGE

THE TRUSTFULNESS OF POLLY

THE TRAGEDY AT THREE FORKS

THE FINDING OF ZACH

JOHNSONHAM, JUNIOR

THE FAITH CURE MAN

A COUNCIL OF STATE

SILAS JACKSON

THE STRENGTH OF GIDEON

Old Mam' Henry, and her word may be taken, said that it was "De
powerfulles' sehmont she ever had hyeahd i