The Dog Crusoe and His Master: A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies
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THE DOG CRUSOE
AND
HIS MASTER
A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies
By
ROBERT MICHAEL BALLANTYNE
Author of "The Coral Island," "The Young Fur-Traders," "Ungava,"
"The Gorilla-Hunters," "The World of Ice,"
"Martin Rattler."
&c
1894
_CONTENTS_.
CHAPTER I.
_The backwoods settlement--Crusoe's parentage and early history--Theagonizing pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interestingmatters_.
CHAPTER II.
_A shooting-match and its consequences--New friends introduced to thereader--Crusoe and his mother change masters_.
CHAPTER III.
_Speculative remarks with which the reader may or may not agree--Anold woman--Hopes and wishes commingled with hard facts--The dogCrusoe's education begun_.
CHAPTER IV.
_Our hero enlarged upon_--_Grumps_.
CHAPTER V.
_A mission of peace--Unexpected joys--Dick and Crusoe set off for theland of the Redskins, and meet with adventures by the way as a matterof course--in the wild woods_.
CHAPTER VI.
_The great prairies of the far west--A remarkable colony discovered,and a miserable night endured_.
CHAPTER VII.
_The "wallering" peculiarities of buffalo bulls--The first buffalohunt and its consequences--Crusoe comes to the rescue--Pawneesdiscovered--A monster buffalo hunt--Joe acts the part of ambassador_.
CHAPTER VIII.
_Dick and his friends visit the Indians and see many wonders--Crusoe,too, experiences a few surprises, and teaches Indian dogs a lesson--AnIndian dandy--A foot-race_.
CHAPTER IX.
_Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part--A friend gained--A greatfeast_.
CHAPTER X.
_Perplexities--Our hunters plan their escape--Unexpectedinterruption--The tables turned--Crusoe mounts guard--The escape_.
CHAPTER XI.
_Evening meditations and morning reflections--Buffaloes, badgers,antelopes, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Madtails"--Henri floored, etc_.
CHAPTER XII.
_Wanderings on the prairie--A war party--Chased by Indians--A boldleap for life_.
CHAPTER XIII.
_Escape from Indians--A discovery--Alone in the desert_.
CHAPTER XIV.
_Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dickat a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him_.
CHAPTER XV.
_Health and happiness return--Incidents of the journey--A buffaloshot--A wild horse "creased"--Dick's battle with a mustang_.
CHAPTER XVI.
_Dick becomes a horse tamer--Resumes his journey--Charlie'sdoings--Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the RockyMountains--A grizzly bear_.
CHAPTER XVII.
_Dick's first fight with a grizzly--Adventure with a deer--Asurprise_.
CHAPTER XVIII.
_A surprise, and a piece of good news--The fur-traders--Crusoe proved,and the Peigans pursued_.
CHAPTER XIX.
_Adventures with the Peigans--Crusoe does good service as adiscoverer--The savages outwitted--The rescue_.
CHAPTER XX.
_New plans--Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many strangethings--A curious fight--A narrow escape, and a prisoner taken_.
CHAPTER XXI.
_Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the wolves--Abear-hunt, in which Henri shines conspicuous--Joe and the"Natter-list"--An alarm--A surprise and a capture_.
CHAPTER XXII.
_Charlie's adventures with savages and bears--Trapping life_.
CHAPTER XXIII.
_Savage sports--Living cataracts--An alarm--Indians and theirdoings--The stampede--Charlie again_.
CHAPTER XXIV.
_Plans and prospects--Dick becomes home-sick, and Henrimetaphysical--The Indians attack the camp--A blow-up_.
CHAPTER XXV.
_Dangers of the prairie--Our travellers attacked by Indians, anddelivered in a remarkable manner_.
CHAPTER XXVI.
_Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise--Safe home at last, andhappy hearts_.
CHAPTER XXVII.
_Rejoicings--The feast at the block-house--Grumps and Crusoe come outstrong--The closing scene_.
THE DOG CRUSOE.