Miss Ravenel's conversion from secession to loyalty

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CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. Mr. Edward Colburne becomes acquainted

CHAPTER I. MR. EDWARD COLBURNE BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH MISS LILLIE RAVENEL.

CHAPTER II. MISS RAVENEL BECOMES ACQUAINTED WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CARTER.

CHAPTER III. MR. COLBURNE TAKES A SEGAR WITH LIEUTENANT-COLONEL CARTER.

CHAPTER IV. THE DRAMATIC PERSONAGES GO ON A PIC-NIC, AND STUDY THE WAYS OF NEW BOSTON.

CHAPTER V. THE DRAMATIC PERSONAGES GET NEWS FROM BULL RUN.

CHAPTER VI. MR. COLBURNE SEES HIS WAY CLEAR TO BE A SOLDIER.

CHAPTER VII. CAPTAIN COLBURNE RAISES A COMPANY, AND COLONEL CARTER A REGIMENT.

CHAPTER VIII. THE BRAVE BID GOOD-BYE TO THE FAIR.

CHAPTER IX. FROM NEW BOSTON TO NEW ORLEANS, VIA FORT JACKSON.

CHAPTER X. THE RAVENELS FIND CAPTAIN COLBURNE IN GOOD QUARTERS.

CHAPTER XI. NEW ORLEANS LIFE AND NEW ORLEANS LADIES.

CHAPTER XII. COLONEL CARTER BEFRIENDS THE RAVENELS.

CHAPTER XIII. THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE BEGINS TO RUN ROUGH.

CHAPTER XIV. LILLIE CHOOSES FOR HERSELF.

CHAPTER XV. LILLIE BIDS GOOD-BYE TO THE LOVER WHOM SHE HAS

CHAPTER XVI. COLONEL CARTER GAINS ONE VICTORY, AND MISS RAVENEL ANOTHER.

CHAPTER XVII. COLONEL CARTER IS ENTIRELY VICTORIOUS BEFORE HE BEGINS HIS CAMPAIGN.

CHAPTER XVIII. DOCTOR RAVENEL COMMENCES THE ORGANIZATION OF SOUTHERN LABOR.

CHAPTER XIX. THE REORGANIZATION OF SOUTHERN LABOR IS CONTINUED WITH VIGOR.

CHAPTER XX. CAPTAIN COLBURNE MARCHES AND FIGHTS WITH CREDIT.

CHAPTER XXI. CAPTAIN COLBURNE HAS OCCASION TO SEE LIFE IN A HOSPITAL.

CHAPTER XXII. CAPTAIN COLBURNE REINFORCES THE RAVENELS IN TIME TO AID THEM IN RUNNING AWAY.

CHAPTER XXIII. CAPTAIN COLBURNE COVERS THE RETREAT OF THE SOUTHERN LABOR ORGANIZATION.

CHAPTER XXIV. A DESPERATE ATTACK AND A SUCCESSFUL DEFENCE.

CHAPTER XXV. DOMESTIC HAPPINESS, IN SPITE OF ADVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES.

CHAPTER XXVI. CAPTAIN COLBURNE DESCRIBES CAMP AND FIELD LIFE.

CHAPTER XXVII. COLONEL CARTER MAKES AN ASTRONOMICAL EXPEDITION WITH A DANGEROUS FELLOW TRAVELLER.

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE COLONEL CONTINUES TO BE LED INTO TEMPTATION.

CHAPTER XXIX. LILLIE REACHES THE APOTHEOSIS OF WOMANHOOD.

CHAPTER XXX. COLONEL CARTER COMMITS HIS FIRST UNGENTLEMANLY ACTION.

CHAPTER XXXI. A TORTURE WHICH MIGHT HAVE BEEN SPARED.

CHAPTER XXXII. A MOST LOGICAL CONCLUSION.

CHAPTER XXXIII. LILLIE DEVOTES HERSELF ENTIRELY TO THE RISING GENERATION.

CHAPTER XXXIV. LILLIE'S ATTENTION IS RECALLED TO THE RISING GENERATION.

CHAPTER XXXV. CAPTAIN COLBURNE AS MR. COLBURNE.

CHAPTER XXXVI. A BRACE OF OFFERS.

CHAPTER XXXVII. A MARRIAGE.

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Transcriber's Note:

Obvious typographic errors have been corrected.
Inconsistent spelling and punctuation has been retained.


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MISS RAVENEL'S CONVERSION
FROM
SECESSION TO LOYALTY.

By J. W. DE FOREST,

AUTHOR OF "EUROPEAN ACQUAINTANCE," "SEACLIFF,"
ETC., ETC.

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