Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. A Note on the Author vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Preface xi
6. A Note on the Text xvii
7. Our Uncle Wheeler 1
8. A New-Fashioned Flavoring 13
9. Miss Marietta’s Jersey 25
10. The Old Chest at Wyther Grange 35
11. Aunt Ethelinda’s Monument 45
12. Aunt Susanna’s Birthday Celebration 53
13. The Hurrying of Ludovic 58
14. The Little Fellow’s Photograph 67
15. The Old South Orchard 76
16. The Life-Book of Uncle Jesse 84
17. A Garden of Old Delights 95
18. A Pioneer Wooing 107
19. A Chip of the Old Block 119
20. The Indecision of Margaret 126
21. Aunt Philippa and the Men 140
22. By the Grace of Sarah May 152
23. Abel and His Great Adventure 159
24. The Schoolmaster’s Bride 173
25. Our Neighbors at the Tansy Patch 182
26. The Matchmaker 197
27. Tomorrow Comes 212
28. I Know a Secret 227
29. Retribution 241
30. An Afternoon with Mr. Jenkins 246
31. Appendix: Dog Monday’s Vigil 255
32. Afterword 261
33. Notes 291
34. Bibliography 319