| CHAPTER I. |
| Early Life—Arrival in America—How he Avenged the Robbery of his Father—Mysterious Disappearance of the Old Jew—In the House of Refuge—Seafaring Life—Beginning of his Boxing Career | 17 |
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| CHAPTER II. |
| A Remarkable Game of Poker, and What Came of it—Ben as a Pirate—Fast Life in New York—How he gave a Combination Show in Oswego | 29 |
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| CHAPTER III. |
| A Southern Trip—Experiences in New Orleans and Mobile—Three Men Put Under the Sod by Ben’s Bullets | 39 |
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| CHAPTER IV. |
| Ben as a Spy in both the Union and Confederate Armies—The Buried Treasure—How he Fooled the Captain—At Port Royal and Newbern—Bounty-Jumping | 45 |
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| CHAPTER V. |
| Ben in Canada—He goes West again—Adventures in Cincinnati, Nashville, and Louisville—How he Sold the Colored Troops—Sets out for the Oil Regions | 54 |
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| CHAPTER VI. |
| First Appearance in the Oil Country—Dance House in Pitthole—French Kate—Babylon House—Fight with Bob Donnelly—His Explanation in Court of the Character of his House | 62 |
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| CHAPTER VII. |
| Attempt to Rob Ben—How he became a Minister and Married a Couple—A Jolly Wedding—French Kate Jealous | 76 |
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| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Attempt to Murder Ben in Babylon—He Shoots a Man and is Arrested—Frightens the Witnesses and Prevents Perjury—Is Acquitted | 82 |
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| CHAPTER IX. |
| Leaves Oil Country—In Saratoga—Arrested on False Reports—Goes back to Tidioute—In Rochester—First Meeting with Cummings | 86 |
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| CHAPTER X. |
| The Gymnasium Business—Life in Rochester—First Meeting of Hogan and Tom Allen—A Disgraceful Affair | 94 |
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| CHAPTER XI. |
| How Ben Treated the Deputy Sheriff—Annie Gibbons, the Pedestrian—Ben goes to Pittsburgh and Meets Mr. Green | 102 |
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| CHAPTER XII. |
| Ben in St. Louis—First Entree into Parker’s Landing—Opens a Free-and-Easy—Trouble with the Authorities | 113 |
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| CHAPTER XIII. |
| The “Floating Palace”—A Wonderful Institution—The Girls and the Patrons—Scenes of Revelry—How Nights were Passed—The Loss of the “Palace” | 118 |
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| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Return to Parker’s Landing—His Three Years’ Sojourn in that Town—Adventures and Incidents—Attempt to Burn Ben’s House | 125 |
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| CHAPTER XV. |
| Ben buys a House in Pittsburgh—Engineering for a New Railroad—Goes to Petrolia and opens House—The Ladies’ Seminary | 133 |
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| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Ben as a Politician—Elected Burgess of Petrolia, but Cheated out of the Office—Goes to Greece City—Pleasure trip West—Preparations to Fight Tom Allen in St. Louis | 142 |
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| CHAPTER XVII. |
| The famous Fight with Tom Allen | 151 |
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| CHAPTER XVIII. |
What came of the Fight—Allen’s Treachery—Att
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