MARY ADDAMS BAYNE
Reading edition
Illustrated by O. A. Stemler
THE STANDARD PUBLISHING COMPANY CINCINNATI, OHIO
COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY The Standard Publishing Co. CINCINNATI, O.
DEDICATION
To my husband, J. C. Bayne, who in this, as in all else I have attempted, has given loving, loyal, unstinted support and encouragement.
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHAPTER I.
The Coming of the Schoolmaster 1
CHAPTER II.
Getting to Work 19
CHAPTER III.
Cane Ridge Meeting-house 27
CHAPTER IV.
Winter School-days 38
CHAPTER V.
"Settin' Till Bedtime" 42
CHAPTER VI.
One Hundred Years Ago 59
CHAPTER VII.
The "House-raisin'" 69
CHAPTER VIII.
Love's Young Dream 75
CHAPTER IX.
The Great Revival 78
CHAPTER X.
Afternoon in the Grove 82
CHAPTER XI.
Light Dawns 91
CHAPTER XII.
Comment and Criticism 96
CHAPTER XIII.
Court Day 103
CHAPTER XIV.
Betsy Says "Wait" 107
CHAPTER XV.
The Waiting-time 113
CHAPTER XVI.
A Singular Will 120
CHAPTER XVII.
At Cane Ridge Again 130
CHAPTER XVIII.
Drake Practices Penmanship 135
CHAPTER XIX.
The Betrothal 141
CHAPTER XX.
The Lone Grave in the Mountains 151
CHAPTER XXI.
Gilcrest's Attitude 159
CHAPTER XXII.
Banishment 169
CHAPTER XXIII.
Mason Rogers' Diplomacy 173
CHAPTER XXIV.
The Bar Sinister 181
CHAPTER XXV.
The Package of Old Letters 190
CHAPTER XXVI.
Springfield Presbytery 199
CHAPTER XXVII.
Betsy Declines the Honor 203
CHAPTER XXVIII.
At the Blue Heron 213
CHAPTER XXIX.
Aunt Dilsey to the Rescue 221
CHAPTER XXX.
Young Lochinvar 228
CHAPTER XXXI.
A Novel Bridal Tour 232
CHAPTER XXXII.
Exit James Anson Drane 241
CHAPTER XXXIII.
The Stranger Preacher 252
CHAPTER XXXIV.
The Cup of Cold Water 258
CHAPTER XXXV.
Conclusion 263
Appendix 269
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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1. Abner gently checked his mare, and sat watching her Frontispiece
2. Cane Ridge Meeting-house 27
3. Portrait of Barton Warren Stone 113
4. "I have come for my answer, Betty" 143
5. At this juncture the door was flung open by old Dilsey 225
6. The bridal equipage comes to grief 236
PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS.
Abner Dudley (Logan,) a young schoolmaster from Virginia.
Major Gilcrest, ex-Revolutionary soldier and prominent churchman.
Mason Rogers, pioneer settler and warm advocate of Barton Stone.
Barton Warren Stone, preacher at Cane Ridge meeting-house.
James Anson Drane, young lawyer and land agent.
Betsy Gilcrest, only daughter of Major and Mrs. Gilcrest.
Abby Patterson, niece of Major Gilcrest.
Sarah Jane Gilcrest, wife of Major Gilcrest.
Cynthia Ann Rogers, bustling wife of Mason Rogers.
Aunt Dilsey, negro nurse and under-house keeper at Oaklands.
MINOR CHARACTERS.
David Purviance, Simon Lucky, Matthew Houston, Wm. Trabue, Shadrac Landrum, Thomas Hinkson, members of Cane Ridge Church.
Richard McNemar, tried by synod for heresy.
General Wilkinson, Judge Innes, Judge Murray, Judge Sebastian, supposed Spanish intriguants.
Graham, detective in employ of Federal Government.
Henry Clay and Joseph Hamilton Daviess, opposing counsel in the Burr trial.
Polly Hinkson and Molly Trabue, rustic belles.
Richard Dudley, of Virginia, foster-father of Abner Dudley (Logan.)
John Calvin, Martin Luther, Silas, Philip, Matthew, sons of Major and Mrs. Gilcrest.
Henry, Susan, Lucindy, Lucy, Tommy, Barton, the six children of Mason and Cynthia Ann Rogers.
Uncle Tony, Rube, Tom, Rache, Aunt Dink, slaves belonging to the Rogerses.