The Hard-Scrabble of Elm IslandFront matterReading editionChapter navigation31 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterELM ISLAND STORIES. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG. HARDSCRABBLE JOHN ANDREW—SON LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.ELM ISLAND STORIES. THE HARD-SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG, AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND”, “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE YOUNG SHIP-BUILDERS OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD. 1871.PREFACE.ELM ISLAND STORIES.THE HARD-SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND. CHAPTER I. INSTINCT TRIUMPHANT.Chapter II · “I’LL GIVE HIM QUICKSILVER.”Chapter III · THE BOYS CATCH THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.Chapter IV · NEWS FROM HOME.Chapter V · TIGE’S NOSE BETTER THAN THE CAPTAIN’S SPY-GLASS.Chapter VI · TELLING AND HEARING THE NEWS.Chapter VII · CHARLIE AT HOME AGAIN.Chapter VIII · JOE GRIFFIN AT HOUSEKEEPING.Chapter IX · HOW JOE ENTERTAINED HIS GUESTS.Chapter X · TRAPPING AND NETTING.Chapter XI · MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS.Chapter XII · GENIUS STRUGGLING WITH DIFFICULTIES.Chapter XIII · SCATTERING FRAMES.Chapter XIV · CHARLIE ACHIEVES SUCCESS.Chapter XV · DIFFICULTIES WHET THE EDGE OF RESOLUTION.Chapter XVI · SALLY COMES TO THE RESCUE.Chapter XVII · CHARLIE’S THEODOLITE.Chapter XVIII · HARD-SCRABBLE.Chapter XIX · PLEASURE AND PROFIT.Chapter XX · CAMPING.Chapter XXI · UNCLE ISAAC’S BEAR STORY.Chapter XXII · RAID ON A BEAVER SETTLEMENT.Chapter XXIII · BREAKING CAMP.Chapter XXIV · THE HARD-SCRABBLE WEIGHS ANCHOR.—CHARLIE GETS MARRIED.Chapter XXV · STRIKING WHILE THE IRON’S HOT.Chapter XXVI · PROGRESS.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →ELM ISLAND STORIES. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG. HARDSCRABBLE JOHN ANDREW—SON LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.All chapters and sections (31)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsELM ISLAND STORIES. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG. HARDSCRABBLE JOHN ANDREW—SON LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.ELM ISLAND STORIES. THE HARD-SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG, AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND”, “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE YOUNG SHIP-BUILDERS OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD. 1871.PREFACE.ELM ISLAND STORIES.Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Ben, Jr., tries his Goad.—Page 78.◇ELM ISLAND STORIES. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG. HARDSCRABBLE JOHN ANDREW—SON LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON. →