THE DOG CRUSOE
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AND
HIS MASTER
A Story of Adventure in the Western Prairies
By
Robert Michael Ballantyne
Author of "The Coral Island," "The Young Fur-Traders," "Ungava,"
"The Gorilla-Hunters," "The World of Ice,"
"Martin Rattler."
Etc.
1894
CONTENTS
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CHAPTER I.
The backwoods settlement--Crusoe's parentage and early history--The agonizing pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting matters
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CHAPTER II.
A shooting-match and its consequences--New friends introduced to the reader--Crusoe and his mother change masters
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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
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CHAPTER IV.
Our hero enlarged upon
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Grumps
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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--in the wild woods
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CHAPTER VI.
The great prairies of the far west--A remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured
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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
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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
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CHAPTER IX.
Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part--A friend gained--A great feast
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CHAPTER X.
Perplexities--Our hunters plan their escape--Unexpected interruption--The tables turned--Crusoe mounts guard--The escape
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CHAPTER XI.
Evening meditations and morning reflections--Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Mad tails"--Henri floored, etc
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CHAPTER XII.
Wanderings on the prairie--A war party--Chased by Indians--A bold leap for life
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CHAPTER XIII.
Escape from Indians--A discovery--Alone in the desert
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CHAPTER XIV.
Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dick at a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him
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CHAPTER XV.
Health and happiness return--Incidents of the journey--A buffalo shot--A wild horse "creased"--Dick's battle with a mustang
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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
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CHAPTER XVII.
Dick's first fight with a grizzly--Adventure with a deer--A surprise
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CHAPTER XVIII.
A surprise, and a piece of good news--The fur-traders--Crusoe proved, and the Peigans pursued>.
CHAPTER XIX.
Adventures with the Peigans--Crusoe does good service as a discoverer--The savages outwitted--The rescue
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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
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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
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CHAPTER XXII.
Charlie's adventures with savages and bears--Trapping life
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CHAPTER XXIII.
Savage sports--Living cataracts--An alarm--Indians and their doings--The stampede--Charlie again
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CHAPTER XXIV.
Plans and prospects--Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri metaphysical--The Indians attack the camp--A blow-up
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CHAPTER XXV.
Dangers of the prairie--Our travellers attacked by Indians, and delivered in a remarkable manner
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CHAPTER XXVI.
Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise--Safe home at last, and happy hearts
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CHAPTER XXVII.
Rejoicings--The feast at the block-house--Grumps and Crusoe come out strong--The closing scene
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