The Last of the Foresters - Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier

The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Last of the Foresters, by John Esten CookeThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: The Last of the ForestersAuthor: John Esten CookeRelease Date: January 2, 2004 [EBook #10560]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE LAST OF THE FORESTERS ***Produced by Dave Maddock, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team.THE LAST OF THE FORESTERS:OR,HUMORS ON THE BORDER;A STORY OF THEOld Virginia Frontier.BYJOHN ESTEN COOKEAUTHOR OF "THE VIRGINIA COMEDIANS," "LEATHER STALKING AND SILK," "ELLIE," "THE YOUTH OF JEFFERSON," INC.1856CONTENTSCHAPTER I.—At Apple Orchard II.—Verty and his Companions III.—Introduces a Legal Porcupine IV.—How Verty thought, and played, and dreamedV.—Winchester VI.—In which Mr. Roundjacket flourishes his ruler VII.—In which Mr. Roundjacket reads his great Poem VIII.—How Verty shot aWhite Pigeon IX.—Hawking without a Hawk X.—Verty makes the acquaintance of Mr. Jinks XI.—How Verty discovered in himself a great fondnessfor Apples XII.—How Strephon talked with Chloe in an Arbor XIII.—Verty expresses a desire to imitate Mr. Jinks XIV.—The Thirteenth of October XV.—The Pedlar and the Necklace XVI.—Mr. Roundjacket makes himself agreeable XVII.—Mr. Jinks at ...