THE DOG CRUSOE
Robert Michael Ballantyne
CONTENTS
The backwoods settlement--Crusoe's parentage and early history--The
agonizing pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting
matters
A shooting-match and its consequences--New friends introduced to
the reader--Crusoe and his mother change masters
Speculative remarks with which the reader may or may not agree--An
old woman--Hopes and wishes commingled with hard facts--The dog
Crusoe's education begun
Our hero enlarged upon
Grumps
A mission of peace--Unexpected joys--Dick and Crusoe set off for
the land of the Redskins, and meet with adventures by the way as a
matter of course--in the wild woods
The great prairies of the far west--A remarkable colony discovered,
and a miserable night endured
The "wallering" peculiarities of buffalo bulls--The first buffalo
hunt
and its consequences--Crusoe comes to the rescue--Pawnees
discovered--A monster buffalo hunt--Joe acts the part of
ambassador
Dick and his friends visit the Indians and see many
wonders--Crusoe,
too, experiences a few surprises, and teaches Indian dogs a lesson--An
Indian dandy--A foot-race
Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part--A friend gained--A great
feast
Perplexities--Our hunters plan their escape--Unexpected
interruption--The tables turned--Crusoe mounts guard--The escape
Evening meditations and morning reflections--Buffaloes, badgers,
antelopes, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Mad
tails"--Henri floored,
etc
Wanderings on the prairie--A war party--Chased by Indians--A bold
leap for life
Escape from Indians--A discovery--Alone in the desert
Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dick
at a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him
Health and happiness return--Incidents of the journey--A buffalo
shot--A wild horse "creased"--Dick's battle with a mustang
Dick becomes a horse tamer--Resumes his journey--Charlie's
doings--Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the Rocky
Mountains--A grizzly bear
Dick's first fight with a grizzly--Adventure with a deer--A
surprise
A surprise, and a piece of good news--The fur-traders--Crusoe
proved, and the Peigans pursued>.
Adventures with the Peigans--Crusoe does good service as a
discoverer--The savages outwitted--The rescue
New plans--Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many
strange things--A curious fight--A narrow escape, and a
prisoner taken
Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the wolves--A
bear-hunt, in which Henri shines conspicuous--Joe and the
"Natter-list"--An alarm--A surprise and a capture
Charlie's adventures with savages and bears--Trapping life
Savage sports--Living cataracts--An alarm--Indians and their
doings--The stampede--Charlie again
Plans and prospects--Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri
metaphysical--The Indians attack the camp--A blow-up
Dangers of the prairie--Our travellers attacked by Indians, and
delivered in a remarkable manner
Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise--Safe home at last, and
happy hearts
Rejoicings--The feast at the block-house--Grumps and Crusoe come
out strong--The closing scene
THE DOG CRUSOE.
CHAPTER I.
The backwoods settlement--Crusoe's parentage, and early
history--The agonizing pains and sorrows of his puppyhood,
and other interesting matters
you
then
his
earnest
every
hit
kill
brogue
CHAPTER II.
A shooting-match and its consequences
New friends
introduced to the reader
Crusoe and his mother
change masters
his
its
soundless
plunging
measure
could
see
tree
him
deserve
Half
now
CHAPTER III.
Speculative remarks with which the reader may or may not agree--An
old woman--Hopes and wishes commingled with hard facts--The dog
Crusoe's education begun
never
loving look
a loving
look
That
beau ideal
perpetual
ring
of course
expression
Square
longish
almost
altogether
now
always
clumsily
say
looked
true
not doing it
with the mitten in his mouth
another
CHAPTER IV.
Our hero enlarged upon--Grumps
love
CHAPTER V.
A mission of peace--Unexpected joys--Dick and Crusoe set off for
the land of the Redskins, and meet with adventures by the
way as a matter of course--Night in the wild woods
you
first
is
vrai
I'm
are
couchant
CHAPTER VI.
The great prairies of the far west
A remarkable colony
discovered, and a miserable night endured
us
saw
were
fact
why
CHAPTER VII.
The "wallering" peculiarities of buffalo bulls--The first buffalo
hunt and its consequences--Crusoe comes to the rescue--Pawnees
discovered--A monster buffalo hunt--Joe acts the part of ambassador
see
wallerin
buffalo
bison,
apparently
kindness
expressed
felt
mis
dry
raisons
look
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--An Indian dandy--A foot-race.
looked
knotted
the
he
beau-ideal
appeared
felt
hurled
CHAPTER IX.
Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part
A friend
gained
A great feast
fat
fat place
alone
tout ensemble
vis-à-vis
without
CHAPTER X.
Perplexities
Our hunters plan their
escape
Unexpected interruption
The tables
turned
Crusoe mounts guard
The escape
ruminating
struck a chief
great
must
human
your
mother
Must
is
watch him!
CHAPTER XI.
Evening meditations and morning reflections--Buffaloes, badgers,
antelopes, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Mad
tails"--Henri floored, etc.
how
ought
must
slight curve
mad tail
not
assuredly
CHAPTER XII.
Wanderings on the prairie
A war party
Chased by
Indians
A bold leap for life
CHAPTER XIII.
Escape from Indians--A discovery--Alone in the desert
Call upon me in the time of
trouble; and I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify
me. My son, give me thine heart
CHAPTER XIV.
Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dick
at a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him
Seek him out, pup
that
damp
sprang
CHAPTER XV.
Health and happiness return
Incidents of the journey
A
buffalo shot
A wild horse "creased"
Dick's battle with
a mustang
earnestly
as if!
spoke!
you?
letter
sign?
how
your
sight
very hard
good deal
crease
successful
CHAPTER XVI.
Dick becomes a horse tamer--Resumes his journey--Charlie's
doings--Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the Rocky
Mountains--A grizzly bear
Ours
lightly
easily
he
flung
three hours
without
The desire
of thine heart
follow
CHAPTER XVII.
Dick's first fight with a grizzly
Adventure with a
deer
A surprise
perfect
did
know
don't!
very probably
certainly
that
your
CHAPTER XVIII.
A surprise, and a piece of good news--The fur-traders--Crusoe
proved, and the Peigans pursued
Pale-faces
they
what
war-arrows?
with nothing?
Pale-face
CHAPTER XIX.
Adventures with the Peigans
Crusoe does good service as a
discoverer
The savages outwitted
The rescue
present
some
gifts
threatening
anything
don't fire a shot till you get the word
not
you
not
CHAPTER XX.
New plans
Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many
strange things
A curious fight
A narrow escape, and
a prisoner taken
He
You
justly
then
qui vive
trotted
cannot conceive
civilization
hot enough
nowhere
first
Adieu, mes camarade
gurgle
rumble
know
seems
from
towards
CHAPTER XXI.
Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the
wolves
A bear-hunt, in which Henri shines
conspicuous
Joe and the "Natter-list
An
alarm
A surprise and a capture
lived
now
is
looked
sayin'
a word
so
horse
CHAPTER XXII.
Charlie's adventures with savages and bears
Trapping
life
any
anything
if
if
if's
if
if
vite
flowed over
hill
CHAPTER XXIII.
Savage sports--Living cataracts--An alarm--Indians and their
doings--The stampede--Charlie again
something
almost
stampede
never
CHAPTER XXIV.
Plans and prospects--Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri
metaphysical--Indians attack the camp--A blow-up.
me
kinnekinnik
is
home
do
peace
horse
horse
himself
CHAPTER XXV.
Dangers of the prairie
Our travellers attacked by Indians,
and delivered in a remarkable manner
feet
hiss
CHAPTER XXVI.
Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise--Safe home at last, and
happy hearts
all
somethin
you
very
rather
CHAPTER XXVII.
Rejoicings
The feast at the block-house
Grumps and
Crusoe come out strong
The closing scene
first
