Chapter I. Thank a Blind Horse for Good Luck 9

Chapter II. I visit an Ogress and a Giant in their Enchanted
Castle 37

Chapter III. I go to The Bird's Nest to live, and the Giant persists
in his Plans for a Sea Voyage 50

Chapter IV. In which the Course of True Love is not permitted to
run at all 68

Chapter V. The Discipline of The Bird's Nest as illustrated by two
startling public Trials 77

Chapter VI. I become a Member of Mrs. Sanderson's Family and
have a wonderful Voyage with Jenks upon the Atlas 99

Chapter VII. I leave The Bird's Nest and make a great Discovery 114

Chapter VIII. I am introduced to new Characters and enter the
Shadow of the great Bedlow Revival 130

Chapter IX. I pass through a terrible Tempest into the Sunlight 151

Chapter X. I join a Church that leaves out Mr. Bradford and Millie 165

Chapter XI. The old Portrait is discovered and old Jenks has a real
Voyage at Sea 180

Chapter XII. Mrs. Sanderson takes a Companion and I go to College
195

Chapter XIII. The Beginning of College Life.—I meet Peter Mullens,
Gordon Livingston, and Temptation 209

Chapter XIV. My first Visit to New York, and my first Glass of
Wine 223

Chapter XV. I go out to make New-Year's Calls and return in Disgrace
233

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Chapter XVI. Peter Mullens acquires a very large Stock of old
Clothes 248

Chapter XVII. I change my Religious Views to conform with my
Moral Practice, and am graduated without Honors 256

Chapter XVIII. Henry becomes a Guest at The Mansion by force
of Circumstances 272

Chapter XIX. Jenks goes far, far away upon the Billow, and never
comes back 286

Chapter XX. Mr. Bradford tells me a Story which changes the Determinations
of my Life 293

Chapter XXI. I meet an old Friend who becomes my Rival 309

Chapter XXII. Mrs. Sanderson meets her Grandson and I return to
my Father's Home 327

Chapter XXIII. I take Arthur Bonnicastle upon my own Hands
and succeed with him 348

Chapter XXIV. In which I learn something about Livingston, Millie
Bradford, and Myself 359

Chapter XXV. I win a Wife and Home of my own, and The Mansion
loses and gains a Mistress 368

Chapter XXVI. Which briefly records the Professional Life of Rev.
Peter Mullens 384

Chapter XXVII. In which I say Good-night to my Friends and the
Past, and Good-morrow to my Work and the Future 392