CONTENTS.
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LETTER I. Page 3.
Original State of the Fore&longs;t.—The Adventures
of Walter Pipeweed, and
Cecelius Peterson
LETTER II. Page 15.
Sickne&longs;s and delirium of Mr. Bull's mother.—
Adventures of Peregrine Pickle.—
John Codline.—Humphry
Ploughshare.—Roger Carrier,
and Tobias Wheatear.
LETTER III. Page 29.
John Codline quarrels with Roger
Carrier, and turns him out of doors.
Carrier retires to another part of the
Fore&longs;t. Codline &longs;urveys his Land—
takes Robert Lumber under his protection—
Begins a &longs;uit with the Fishermen
of Lewis, which, with other incidents,
excites the jealou&longs;y of Mr. Bull.
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LETTER IV. Page 43.
Attempt of Nicolas Frog and Gustavus
the Ironmonger, to intrude into the
Fore&longs;t.—Their quarrel.—Mr. Bull's
&longs;ickne&longs;s and delirium.—His policy in paying
his debts.—His quarrel with Frog,
and its termination by compromi&longs;e.—
Plantation of Cart-rut and Bareclay,
called Cæsarea.—Lea&longs;e to
Charles Indigo.
LETTER V. Page 58.
Mr. Bull's project of taming wild animals.—
Its execution by his tenants.—
Their different notions and conduct in
this matter.
LETTER VI. Page 72.
Adventures of Charles Indigo and Peter
Pitch.—Character of William
Broadbrim.—His projects, principles,
and a &longs;pecimen of his harangues.
LETTER VII. Page 86.
Diffentions in Broadbrim's family.—His
aver&longs;ion to fire arms and its con&longs;equence.
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Mr. Bull's &longs;econd &longs;ickne&longs;s and &longs;econd
marriage.—His project of making a new
plantation.—The care of it committed to
George Trusty.—
Trout fi&longs;hery established
at the plantation of Alexander
Scotus.
LETTER VIII. Page 99.
Mr. Bull's quarrel and law&longs;uit with
Lewis and Lord Strut.—He gains
po&longs;&longs;e&longs;&longs;ion of the whole Fore&longs;t.
LETTER IX. Page 110.
Mr. Bull gets into debt, and by the advice
of his new wife and her gambling
companions, begins a quarrel with his
tenants.
LETTER X. Page 121.
Mr. Bull attempts a new mode of traffic
which di&longs;gu&longs;ts his tenants.—They refu&longs;e
to receive his pre&longs;ents.—His &longs;ingular
re&longs;entment again&longs;t John Codline,
and the effects which it produced.
LETTER XI. Page 132.
The quarrel begins in earne&longs;t and is carried
into the Law.—Conduct of the Managers
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on both &longs;ides.—The fir&longs;t verdict in favour
of the Fore&longs;ters given at
Saratoga
Hall.
LETTER XII. Page 145.
The Fore&longs;ters apply for help to Mr. Lewis—
are fir&longs;t treated with eva&longs;ion—afterward
obtain their reque&longs;t—Alarm in
Mr. Bull's family—His conference
with his wife—Her manoelig;uvres upon
the occa&longs;ion—Di&longs;appointed by the inflexibility
of the Fore&longs;ters.
LETTER XIII. Page 157.
Mrs. Bull's rage, and its effect on the
neighbours.—Several families a&longs;&longs;ociate
to defend their right to the high way.—
Quarrel opens with Lord Strut and
Mr. Frog.—The Fore&longs;ters pro&longs;ecute
their controver&longs;y and obtain a &longs;econd
verdict.—Mr. Bull's real friends interpose,
and convince his wife of her error.—
She advi&longs;es him to compromi&longs;e the
matter—He &longs;igns a quitclaim of the
Fore&longs;t.
LETTER XIV. Page 172.
The Fore&longs;ters form a partner&longs;hip.—It
proves deficient and ineffectual.—Their
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Clock out of order.—Their &longs;trong box
empty.—Di&longs;turbances in &longs;ome of the
families.—A meeting is called to revi&longs;e
and amend the partner&longs;hip
.
LETTER XV. Page 183.
A new plan of partner&longs;hip is propo&longs;ed.—
Arguments pro and con.—It is established.—
A Chief Steward appointed, with
inferior officers.—Hunting too much in
fa&longs;hion.—A new &longs;pecies of rats introduced.—
Two families added to the number
of partners.
LETTER XVI. Page 200.
Pre&longs;ent State of Mr. Bull.—His wife and
his mother.—Story of the everla&longs;ting taper.—
Some account of Mr. Lewis.—His
new wife and ca&longs;t off mi&longs;tre&longs;s.—Conclusion.
Corrections.—Page 53, line 2, for struggles
read &longs;tragglers. Page 66, line 9, for
&longs;hould read would. Page 91, line 5, after
hard&longs;hip read by.
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Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798 [1792], The foresters, an American tale: being a sequel to the history of John Bull the clothier. In a series of letters to a friend (I. Thomas & E. T. Andrews, Boston) [word count] [eaf005].