THE MASTER OF SILENCE
A ROMANCE
Fiction, Fact, and Fancy Series
Edited by Arthur Stedman
By Irving Bacheller
CONTENTS
THE MASTER OF SILENCE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
THE LIGHT IN
THE CLEARING
A Tale of the North Country
in the Time of Silas Wright
BY
IRVING BACHELLER
ILLUSTRATED BY
ARTHUR I. KELLER.
CONTENTS
BOOK ONE
WHICH IS THE STORY OF THE CANDLE AND COMPASS
I The Melon Harvest
II I Meet the Silent Woman and Silas Wright, Jr
III We Go to Meeting and See Mr. Wright Again
IV Our Little Strange Companion
V In the Light of the Candles
VI The Great Stranger
VII My Second Peril
VIII My Third Peril
BOOK TWO
WHICH IS THE STORY OF THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS
IX In Which I Meet Other Great Men
X I Meet President Van Buren and Am
Cross-Examined by Mr. Grimshaw
XI A Party and—My Fourth Peril?
XII The Spirit of Michael Henry and Others
XIII The Thing and Other Things
XIV The Bolt Falls
BOOK THREE
WHICH IS THE STORY OF THE CHOSEN WAYS
XV Uncle Peabody's Way and Mine
XVI I Use My Own Compass at a Fork in the Road
XVII The Man with the Scythe
XVIII I Start in a Long Way
XIX On the Summit
Epilogue
IN THE DAYS OF POOR RICHARD
By
IRVING BACHELLER
ILLUSTRATED BY
JOHN WOLCOTT ADAMS
1922
CONTENTS
CHAPTER BOOK ONE
I The Horse Valley Adventure
II Sowing the Dragon's Teeth
III The Journey to Philadelphia
IV The Crossing
V Jack Sees London and the Great Philosopher
VI The Lovers
VII The Dawn
VIII An Appointment and a Challenge
IX The Encounter
X The Lady of the Hidden Face
XI The Departure
XII The Friend and the Girl He Left Behind Him
BOOK TWO
XIII The Ferment
XIV Adventures in the Service of the Commander-in-Chief
XV In Boston Jail
XVI Jack and Solomon Meet the Great Ally
XVII With the Army and in the Bush
XVIII How Solomon Shifted the Skeer
XIX The Voice of a Woman Sobbing
XX The First Fourth of July
XXI The Ambush
XXII The Binkussing of Colonel Burley
XXIII The Greatest Trait of a Great Commander
BOOK THREE
XXIV In France with Franklin
XXV The Pageant
XXVI In Which Appears the Horse of Destiny
and the Judas of Washington's Army
XXVII Which Contains the Adventures of Solomon in the Timber Sack
and on the "Hand-made River"
XXVIII In Which Arnold and Henry Thornhill Arrive in the Highlands
XXIX Love and Treason
XXX "Who Is She that Looketh Forth as the Morning,
Fair as the Moon, Clear as the Sun,
and Terrible as an Army with Banners?"
XXXI The Lovers and Solomon's Last Fight
List of Illustrations
A young John Irons and Margaret Hare in the forest
"The soldiers are slaying people," a man shouted.
Jack Irons and Solomon Binkus with General George Washington.
Solomon Binkus with Whig Scott on his shoulder.
Ben Franklin
Ben Franklin, surrounded by his grandchildren.
A MAN FOR THE AGES
By IRVING BACHELLER
A STORY OF THE BUILDERS OF DEMOCRACY
1919
CONTENTS
A Letter
BOOK ONE
CHAPTER I--Which Describes the Journey of Samson Henry Traylor and His
Wife and Their Two Children and Their Dog Sambo through the Adirondack
Wilderness in 1831 on Their Way to the Land of Plenty, and Especially
Their Adventures in Bear Valley and No Santa Claus Land. Furthermore, It
Describes the Soaping of the Brimsteads and the Capture of the Veiled
Bear
CHAPTER II--Wherein Is Recorded the Vivid Impression Made upon the
Travelers by Their View of a Steam Engine and of the Famous Erie Canal.
Wherein, Also, Is a Brief Account of Sundry Curious Characters Met on
the Road and at a Celebration of the Fourth of July on the Big Waterway
CHAPTER III--Wherein the Reader Is Introduced to Offut's Store and His
Clerk Abe, and the Scholar Jack Kelso and His Cabin and His Daughter
Bim, and Gets a First Look at Lincoln
CHAPTER IV--Which Presents Other Log Cabin Folk and the First Steps in
the Making of a New Home and Certain Incapacities of Abe
CHAPTER V--In Which the Character of Bim Kelso Flashes Out in a Strange
Adventure that Begins the Weaving of a Long Thread of Romance
CHAPTER VI--Which Describes the Lonely Life in a Prairie Cabin and a
Stirring Adventure on the Underground Railroad about the Time It Beganx
Operations
CHAPTER VII--In Which Mr. Eliphalet Biggs Gets Acquainted with Bim Kelso
and Her Father
CHAPTER VIII--Wherein Abe Makes Sundry Wise Remarks to the Boy Harry and
Announces His Purpose to Be a Candidate for the Legislature at Kelso's
Dinner Party
CHAPTER IX--In Which Bim Kelso Makes History, While Abe and Harry and
Other Good Citizens of New Salem Are Making an Effort to that End in the
Indian War
BOOK TWO
CHAPTER X--In Which Abe and Samson Wrestle and Some Raiders Come to Burn
and Stay to Repent
CHAPTER XI--In Which Abe, Elected to the Legislature, Gives What Comfort
He Can to Ann Rutledge in the Beginning of Her Sorrows. Also He Goes to
Springfield for New Clothes and Is Astonished by Its Pomp and the Change
in Eli
CHAPTER XII--Which Continues the Romance of Abe and Ann until the Former
Leaves New Salem to Begin His Work in the Legislature. Also It Describes
the Coloneling of Peter Lukins
CHAPTER XIII--Wherein the Route of the Underground Railroad Is Surveyed
and Samson and Harry Spend a Night in the Home of Henry Brimstead and
Hear Surprising Revelations, Confidentially Disclosed, and Are Charmed
by the Personality of His Daughter Annabel
CHAPTER XIV--In Which Abe Returns from Vandalia and Is Engaged to Ann,
and Three Interesting Slaves Arrive at the Home of Samson Traylor, Who,
with Harry Needles, Has an Adventure of Much Importance on the
Underground Road
CHAPTER XV--Wherein Harry and Abe Ride Up to Springdale and Visit
Kelso's and Learn of the Curious Lonesomeness of Eliphalet Biggs
CHAPTER XVI--Wherein Young Mr. Lincoln Safely Passes Two Great Danger
Points and Turns into the Highway of His Manhood
BOOK THREE
CHAPTER XVII--Wherein Young Mr. Lincoln Betrays Ignorance of Two Highly
Important Subjects, in Consequence of Which He Begins to Suffer Serious
Embarrassment
CHAPTER XVIII--In Which Mr. Lincoln, Samson and Harry Take a Long Ride
Together and the Latter Visit the Flourishing Little City of Chicago
CHAPTER XIX--Wherein Is One of the Many Private Panics Which Followed
the Bursting of the Bubble of Speculation
CHAPTER XX--Which Tells of the Settling of Abe Lincoln and the Traylors
in the Village of Springfield and of Samson's Second Visit to Chicago
CHAPTER XXI--Wherein a Remarkable School of Political Science Begins Its
Sessions in the Rear of Joshua Speed's Store. Also at Samson's Fireside
Honest Abe Talks of the Authority of the Law and the Right of
Revolution, and Later Brings a Suit against Lionel Davis
CHAPTER XXII--Wherein Abe Lincoln Reveals His Method of Conducting a
Lawsuit in the Case of Henry Brimstead et al. vs. Lionel Davis
CHAPTER XXIII-- Which Presents the Pleasant Comedy of Individualism in
the New Capital, and the Courtship of Lincoln and Mary Todd
CHAPTER XXIV--Which Describes a Pleasant Holiday and a Pretty Stratagem
CHAPTER XXV--Being a Brief Memoir by the Honorable and Venerable Man
Known in These Pages as Josiah Traylor, Who Saw the Great Procession of
Events between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson and Especially the
Making and the End of Lincoln
“CHARGE IT”
OR
KEEPING UP WITH HARRY
A story of fashionable extravagance and of the
successful efforts to restrain it made
by The Honorable Socrates Potter
the genial friend of Lizzie
BY
IRVING BACHELLER
MCMXII
CONTENTS
CHAP. PAGE
I. In Which Harry Swiftly Passes from One Stage of His Career to Another 1
II. Which Begins the Story of the Bishop’s Head 11
III. Which Is the Story of the Pimpled Queen and the Black Spot 33
IV. In Which Socrates Encounters “New Thought” and Psychological Hair 45
V. In Which Socrates Discusses the Over-Production of Talk 55
VI. In Which Betsey Commits an Indiscretion 69
VII. In Which Socrates Attacks the Worst Doers and Best Sellers 75
VIII. In Which Socrates Attacks the Helmet and the Battle-Ax 84
IX. In Which Socrates Increases the Supply of Splendor 91
X. In Which Socrates Breaks the Drag and Tandem Monopoly in Pointview 99
XI. In Which Sundry People Make Great Discoveries 106
XII. In Which Harry Is Forced to Abandon Swamp Fiction and Like Follies and to Study the Geography and Natives of a Land Unknown to Our Heiristocracy 118
XIII. In Which the Minister Gets Into Love and Trouble 127
XIV. In Which Socrates Discovers a New Folly 139
XV. In Which Harry Returns to Pointview and Goes to Work 148
XVI. Which Presents an Incident in Our Campaign Against New New England 171
XVII. Which Presents a Decisive Incident in Our Campaign Against Old New England 176
ILLUSTRATIONS
“SHE WISHED ME TO SUGGEST SOMETHING FOR HER TO DO” Frontispiece
“WHAT DIDN’T THEY SAY? THEY FLEW AT ME LIKE WILDCATS.” 60
“‘IT’S THE VAN ALSTYNE CREST,’ I SAID. ‘IT’S A PROOF OF RESPECTABILITY.’” 86
“RADIANT IN SILK, LACE, DIAMONDS, PEARLS, AND RUBIES” 94
“HARRY’S PET COLLIE HAD COME UP TO THE BACK DOOR WITH A HUMAN SKULL IN HIS MOUTH” 148
“HE LOOKED LIKE A MAN WITH A WOODEN LEG” 188
THE
PRODIGAL VILLAGE
A Christmas Tale
By
IRVING BACHELLER
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I Which Introduces the Shepherd of the Birds 1
II The Founding of the Phyllistines 18
III Which Tells of the Complaining Coin and the Man Who Lost His Self 68
IV In Which Mr. Israel Sneed and Other Working Men Receive a Lesson in True Democracy 91
V In Which J. Patterson Bing Buys a Necklace of Pearls 103
VI In Which Hiram Blenkinsop Has a Number of Adventures 117
VII In Which High Voltage Develops in the Conversation 137
VIII In Which Judge Crooker Delivers a Few Opinions 146
IX Which Tells of a Merry Christmas Day in the Little Cottage of the Widow Moran 163
THE HAND-MADE GENTLEMAN
A Tale of the Battles of Peace
By Irving Bacheller
CONTENTS
FOREWORD
BOOK ONE—IN WHICH THE ADVENTURES OF CRICKET PRESENTED, WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF HIM
ADVENTURE I—BEING THAT OF CRICKET AND THE CHILD GHOST
ADVENTURE II—BEING THAT OF CRICKET AND THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
ADVENTURE III.—BEING THAT OF THE BUNGWOOD COW
ADVENTURE IV—BEING THAT OF CRICKET AND THE PURPLE GHOST
ADVENTURE V—BEING THAT OF CRICKET AND THE HAND-MADE GENTLEMAN
ADVENTURE VI.—IN WHICH CRICKET HAS SUNDRY EXPERIENCES
ADVENTURE VII.—WHICH IS THAT OF CRICKET AND THE LOVER AND THE POTATO-SACK
ADVENTURE VIII.—IN WHICH CRICKET MEETS THE COLONEL AND THE YOUNG MISS
ADVENTURE IX.—WHICH DESCRIBES THE COERCION OF SAM AND HIS WEDDING
ADVENTURE X.—WHICH IS THE ADVENTURE OF CRICKET ON THE HEMPEN BRIDGE
ADVENTURE XI.—IN WHICH CRICKET MEETS THE HAND-MADE GENTLEMAN AND THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
BOOK TWO—IN WHICH CRICKET TAKES THE ROAD TO MANHOOD AND MEETS WITH SUNDRY MISHAPS
STAGE I.—IN WHICH CRICKET COMES TO A QUEER STOPPING-PLACE ON THE ROAD
STAGE II.—WHICH BRINGS CRICKET TO THE STATION OF REMORSE
STAGE III.—IN WHICH CRICKET PROCEEDS WITH HEAVIER BAGGAGE
STAGE IV.—IN WHICH CRICKET COMES TO A TURN IN THE ROAD
STAGE V.—IN WHICH CRICKET MOUNTS ONE OF GOD'S HORSES
STAGE VI.—MY LAST WEEK ON THE FLYING HORSE
STAGE VII.—IN WHICH MR. HERON ARRIVES AT THE SHOP OF THE HAND-MADE GENTLEMAN
STAGE VIII.—IN WHICH YOUNG MR. HERON COMES TO A TURN IN THE ROAD
STAGE IX.—IN WHICH WE MEET THE CAPTAIN OF THE NEW ARMY
STAGE X.—WHICH BRINGS MR. HERON TO A HIGH POINT IN THE ROAD
BOOK THREE
CHAPTER I.—THE SINGULAR BEGINNING OF A NEW CAREER
CHAPTER II.—IN WHICH PEARL'S OLD MARE BEGINS TO HURRY US ALONG
CHAPTER III.—THE GENTLEMAN DISCOVERS A NEW KIND OF POWER
CHAPTER IV.—IN WHICH WE MEET TWO GREAT MEN
CHAPTER V.—THE FIRST THROUGH CARS, AND THEIR BURDEN AND BAPTISM
CHAPTER VI.—THE FIRST BATTLE OF PEACE
CHAPTER VII,—MCCARTHY S FIRST BATTLE WITH SATAN
CHAPTER VIII.—IN WHICH WE TAKE SUPPER WITH THE FIRST CÆSAR OF THE CORPORATIONS
CHAPTER IX.—THE SECOND BATTLE OF PEACE
CHAPTER X.—THE CONTINUATION OF THE BATTLE
CHAPTER XI.—AN UNEXPECTED MEETING OF OLD FRIENDS
CHAPTER XII.—THE STORY OF AN UNSUSPECTED HERO
CHAPTER XIII.—PEACE
THE TURNING OF GRIGGSBY
Being a Story of Keeping up with Dan'l Webster
By Irving Bacheller
Illustrated By Reginald Birch
Harper & Brothers Publishers New York And London
MCMXIII
THE TURNING OF GRIGGSBY
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
CHAPTER XI
THE MARRYERS
A History Gathered from a Brief of The Honorable Socrates Potter
By Irving Bacheller
Illustrated
MCMXIV
CONTENTS
THE MARRYERS
I.—IN WHICH MR. POTTER PRESENTS THE SINGULAR DILEMMA OF WHITFIELD NORRIS, MULTIMILLIONAIRE
II.—MY INTERVIEW WITH THE PIRATE
III.—IN WHICH A MAN IS SEEN HOLDING DOWN THE BUSHEL THAT HIDES HIS LIGHT
IV.—A RATHER SWIFT ADVENTURE WITH THE PIRATE
V.—IN WHICH WE HAVE AN AMUSING VOYAGE
VI.—WE ARRIVE IN THE LAND OF LOVE AND SONG
VII.—IN WHICH I TEACH THE DIFFICULT ART OF BEING AN AMERICAN IN ITALY
VIII.—I AGREE TO FIGHT A DUEL AND NAME A WEAPON WITH WHICH EUROPEAN GENTLEMEN ARE UNFAMILIAR
IX.—A MODERN AMERICAN MARRYER ENTERS THE SCENE
X.—A DAY OF ADVENTURES WITH TUSCAN ARTISTS AND OTHERS
XI.—IN WHICH WE GET INTO THE FLASH AND GLITTER OF HIGH LIFE
XII.—IN WHICH NORRIS TAKES HIS LIGHT FROM UNDER THE BUSHEL
XIII.—IN WHICH I FIGHT A DUEL WITH ONE OF THE OLDEST WEAPONS IN THE WORLD
XIV.—MISS GWENDOLYN DEFINES HER POSITION
XV.—SOMETHING HAPPENS TO THE MAN MUGGS
SILAS STRONG,
EMPEROR OF THE WOODS
By Irving Bacheller
1906
CONTENTS
SILAS STRONG
I
II
III.
IV
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX.
X
XI.
XII.
XIII
XIV
XV
XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
XX
XXI
XII
XXIII
XXIV
XXV
XXVI
XXVII
XXVIII
XXIX
XXX
XXXI
XXXII
XXXIII
XXXIV
XXXV
XXXVI
KEEPING UP WITH WILLIAM
In Which the Honorable Socrates Potter Talks of the Relative Merits of Sense Common and Preferred
By Irving Bacheller
With Cartoons by Gaar Williams
1918
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.—WHICH OPENS FIRE ON THE EXACTING INDUSTRY OF SUPERING
CHAPTER II.—WHICH TEACHES THAT ONE SHOULD NEVER HITCH HIS CONSCIENCE TO
CHAPTER III.—WHICH PRESENTS THE STORY OF THE SMOTHERED SON
CHAPTER IV.—WHICH HANDS OUT SOME SOME COMMON TO THE SUPERERS IN AMERICA
CHAPTER V. WHICH DROPS A FEW ROUNDS OF SHRAPNEL ON THE HUNS IN AMERICA
CHAPTER VI.—WHICH IS MOSTLY FOR THE BOYS OF OUR ARMY
EBEN HOLDEN, LAST DAY A-FISHING
By Irving Bacheller
1907
CONTENTS
EBEN HOLDEN'. LAST DAY A-FISHING
I
II
III
IN VARIOUS MOODS
Poems And Verses
By Irving Bacheller
MCMX
CONTENTS
IN VARIOUS MOODS
THE SOWERS
THE NEW WORLD
FAITH
BALLAD OF THE SABRE CROSS AND 7
WHISPERIN' BILL
THE RED DEW
THE BABY CORPS
PICTURE, SOUND AND SONG
THE VEN'SON-TREE
HIM AN' ME
A VOICE OF THE FIELDS
THE WEAVER'S DYE
THE SLUMBER SHIP
OLD HOME, GOOD-BYE!
THE RUSTIC DANCE
TO A DEAD CLASSMATE