Chapter I: Front Matter

THE DOG CRUSOE

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."

&c

1894

_CONTENTS_.

CHAPTER I.

_The backwoods settlement--Crusoe's parentage and early history--The agonizing pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting matters_.

CHAPTER II.

_A shooting-match and its consequences--New friends introduced to the reader--Crusoe and his mother change masters_.

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_.

CHAPTER IV.

_Our hero enlarged upon_--_Grumps_.

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_.

CHAPTER VI.

_The great prairies of the far west--A remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured_.

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_.

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_.

CHAPTER IX.

_Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part--A friend gained--A great feast_.

CHAPTER X.

_Perplexities--Our hunters plan their escape--Unexpected interruption--The tables turned--Crusoe mounts guard--The escape_.

CHAPTER XI.

_Evening meditations and morning reflections--Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents--An old bull and the wolves--"Mad tails"--Henri floored, etc_.

CHAPTER XII.

_Wanderings on the prairie--A war party--Chased by Indians--A bold leap for life_.

CHAPTER XIII.

_Escape from Indians--A discovery--Alone in the desert_.

CHAPTER XIV.

_Crusoe's return, and his private adventures among the Indians--Dick at a very low ebb--Crusoe saves him_.

CHAPTER XV.

_Health and happiness return--Incidents of the journey--A buffalo shot--A wild horse "creased"--Dick's battle with a mustang_.

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_.

CHAPTER XVII.

_Dick's first fight with a grizzly--Adventure with a deer--A surprise_.

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_.

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_.

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_.

CHAPTER XXII.

_Charlie's adventures with savages and bears--Trapping life_.

CHAPTER XXIII.

_Savage sports--Living cataracts--An alarm--Indians and their doings--The stampede--Charlie again_.

CHAPTER XXIV.

_Plans and prospects--Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri metaphysical--The Indians attack the camp--A blow-up_.

CHAPTER XXV.

_Dangers of the prairie--Our travellers attacked by Indians, and delivered in a remarkable manner_.

CHAPTER XXVI.

_Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise--Safe home at last, and happy hearts_.

CHAPTER XXVII.

_Rejoicings--The feast at the block-house--Grumps and Crusoe come out strong--The closing scene_.

THE DOG CRUSOE.