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Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies

Old Farm Fairies: A Summer Campaign In Brownieland Against King Cobweaver's Pixies

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Old Farm Fairies.

A Summer Campaign in Brownieland

AGAINST

King Cobweaver's Pixies.

A Story for Young People,

BY

Henry Christopher McCook,

AUTHOR OF

"Tenants of an Old Farm," "American Spiders and Their Spinningwork," etc., etc.


ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS.


PHILADELPHIA:
George W. Jacobs & Co.,
103 South 15th Street.
A. D. 1895.


Copyright, 1895,
by
Henry Christopher McCook.

PRESS OF
AVIL PRINTING COMPANY,
PHILADELPHIA.


In Tender Recollection of
Boyhood's Home, Loves, Joys, and Trials Among the Hills of
ever dear Ohio,
I dedicate this Book
to the
Memory of my Brother
Roderick Sheldon McCook
Late Commander United States Navy.
An able, honorable and patriotic officer, he waxed valiant in fight
both on sea and land
for his Country's honor and defence.
On this page
The Author would keep green his Name
as the
Roommate, Playmate and Companion of Early Days.


CONTENTS

CHAPTER   PAGE
  PREFACE v
  INTRODUCTION viii
     
I. HOW THE BROWNIES CAME TO HILLSIDE 3
II. SPITE THE SPY 11
III. ADVENTURES OF THE BROWNIE SCOUTS 19
IV. THE BROWNIES VISIT GOVERNOR WILLE 36
V. MADAM BREEZE COMES TO THE RESCUE 42
VI. ATTACK ON THE OLD LODGE 50
VII. HOW THE FORT WAS SAVED 58
VIII. THE SANITARY CORPS 74
IX. NIGHT WATCHES 82
X. THE GOLDEN MOTTOES 95
XI. ON THE TRAIL 101
XII. THE LOST TRAIL 106
XIII. RAFT THE SMUGGLER 110
XIV. A PALACE AND A PRISON 118
XV. A PIXIE INSURRECTION 125
XVI. BROWNIES ON A LARK 139
XVII. HOW THE LARK ENDED 153
XVIII. WOOED BUT NOT WON 170
XIX. A BATTLE ON LAKE KATRINE 179
XX. A NAVAL MONSTER 192
XXI. THE CHARGE OF ENSIGN LAWE 203
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