De Forest, John William, 1826-1906 [1875], Playing the mischief: a novel. (Harper & Brothers, New York) [word count] [eaf544T].

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Playing the Mischief: A Novel.

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries Advertisement Preliminaries Title Page Advertisement Main text CHAPTER I. CATCHING A BEAU. CHAPTER II. SENDING FOR MORE BEAUS. CHAPTER III. COMING TO BUSINESS. CHAPTER IV. A SOAKING FLIRTATION. CHAPTER V. UNCLE JOHN AND AUNT HULDAH. CHAPTER VI. A VETERAN CLAIMANT. CHAPTER VII. COUNTING UNHATCHED CHICKENS. CHAPTER VIII. A PATRIARCH OF THE ARMY. CHAPTER IX. A PRESIDENTIAL SQUEEZE. CHAPTER X. MR. HOLLOWBREAD AGAIN. CHAPTER XI. EDGAR BRADFORD AGAIN. CHAPTER XII. PAYING COURT TO ONE'S MEMBER. CHAPTER XIII. A PACK OF ADMIRERS. CHAPTER XIV. THE HEROIC GYMNASTICS OF MR. HOLLOWBREAD. CHAPTER XV. DELUDING AN OLD CONGRESSMAN. CHAPTER XVI. COAXING A YOUNG CONGRESSMAN OR TWO. CHAPTER XVII. A FRIGHT AND A DISAPPOINTMENT. CHAPTER XVIII. GLORY IN SOCIETY, AND REPROOF AT HOME. CHAPTER XIX. MR. HOLLOWBREAD'S SPIRITUAL DECADENCE. CHAPTER XX. MR. DRUMMOND'S VIEWS. CHAPTER XXI. MR. DRUMMOND'S UNDERSTANDING WITH SQUIRE NANCY. CHAPTER XXII. SQUIRE NANCY'S SETTLEMENT WITH JOSIE MURRAY. CHAPTER XXIII. COWHIDE AND PISTOLS. CHAPTER XXIV. A PIECE OF AMERICAN HUMOR. CHAPTER XXV. A LYING COUNSELOR AND A TATTLING STATESMAN. CHAPTER XXVI. VARIOUS OPINIONS CONCERNING JOSIE. CHAPTER XXVII. THE MAN SHE LOVES. CHAPTER XXVIII. THE MAN WHO LOVES HER. CHAPTER XXIX. MR. HOLLOWBREAD ON PROBATION. CHAPTER XXX. INTERVIEWING THE COMMITTEE ON SPOLIATIONS. CHAPTER XXXI. AN EXPOSURE. CHAPTER XXXII. REPROOF ON REPROOF. CHAPTER XXXIII. HOLDING ON TO MR. HOLLOWBREAD. CHAPTER XXXIV. MR. DRINKWATER'S TESTIMONY. CHAPTER XXXV. THE TROUBLES OF AN ENGAGED MAN. CHAPTER XXXVI. JOSIE SPEAKS OUT. CHAPTER XXXVII. A FAMILY QUARREL. CHAPTER XXXVIII. AUNT HULDAH RATHER FEEBLE. CHAPTER XXXIX. BUYING OFF A CLAIMANT. CHAPTER XL. BETTER AT LENGTH. CHAPTER XLI. HOW JOSIE BORE IT. CHAPTER XLII. A FERVENT FOE AND A FERVENT FRIEND. CHAPTER XLIII. SYMPATHY, COURTSHIP, AND COUNSEL. CHAPTER XLIV. A CONGRESSIONAL AGENT. CHAPTER XLV. TRAINING AN ADMIRER. CHAPTER XLVI. EDGAR BRADFORD'S CONFIDENCES. CHAPTER XLVII. JOSIE'S FRESH TROUBLES AND COMPLICATIONS. CHAPTER XLVIII. THE EXACT WORTH OF THE BARN. CHAPTER XLIX. MISERERÉ. CHAPTER L. MR. HOLLOWBREAD IN THE BOSPHORUS. CHAPTER LI. JOSIE SETTLES WITH MR. JAKE PIKE. CHAPTER LII. MR. DRUMMOND SUCCEEDS MR. HOLLOWBREAD. CHAPTER LIII. CAVE CANEM. Back matter HARPER & BROTHERS' SUMMER BOOK-LIST. A COMPLETE LIST OF NOVELS PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK. Harper's Catalogue. FRESH WORKS OF TRAVEL Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York.