The Strength of Gideon and Other StoriesPart 4 — A COUNCIL OF STATEReading editionChapter navigation30 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Paul Laurence DunbarILLUSTRATIONSTHE STRENGTH OF GIDEONMAMMY PEGGY'S PRIDEVINEY'S FREE PAPERSPart IPART IITHE FRUITFUL SLEEPING OF THE REV. ELISHA EDWARDSTHE INGRATETHE CASE OF 'CA'LINE'THE FINISH OF PATSY BARNESONE MAN'S FORTUNESPart IPART IIPART IIIPART IVJIM'S PROBATIONUNCLE SIMON'S SUNDAYS OUTMR. CORNELIUS JOHNSON, OFFICE-SEEKERAN OLD-TIME CHRISTMASA MESS OF POTTAGETHE TRUSTFULNESS OF POLLYTHE TRAGEDY AT THREE FORKSTHE FINDING OF ZACHJOHNSONHAM, JUNIORTHE FAITH CURE MANA COUNCIL OF STATEPART IPART IISILAS JACKSONPrevious chapter ←Part 4 — THE FAITH CURE MANNext chapter →Part 1 — PART IAll chapters and sections (30)Other sectionsPaul Laurence DunbarILLUSTRATIONSTHE STRENGTH OF GIDEONMAMMY PEGGY'S PRIDEVINEY'S FREE PAPERSParts12Part 2 · Other sectionsTHE FRUITFUL SLEEPING OF THE REV. ELISHA EDWARDSTHE INGRATETHE CASE OF 'CA'LINE'THE FINISH OF PATSY BARNESONE MAN'S FORTUNESPart 1 · Parts1Part 2 · Parts2Parts34Part 4 · Other sectionsJIM'S PROBATIONUNCLE SIMON'S SUNDAYS OUTMR. CORNELIUS JOHNSON, OFFICE-SEEKERAN OLD-TIME CHRISTMASA MESS OF POTTAGETHE TRUSTFULNESS OF POLLYTHE TRAGEDY AT THREE FORKSTHE FINDING OF ZACHJOHNSONHAM, JUNIORTHE FAITH CURE MANA COUNCIL OF STATEPart 1 · Parts1Part 2 · Parts2Part 2 · Other sectionsSILAS JACKSONA COUNCIL OF STATE← THE FAITH CURE MANPART I →