| CHAPTER | PAGE | | I. | Earliest Experiences | 1 | | II. | Home and Kindred | 10 | | III. | The River | 24 | | IV. | The Canal and its Basin | 36 | | V. | The Hydraulic and its Reservoirs.—Old River | 45 | | VI. | Schools and Teachers | 53 | | VII. | Manners and Customs | 67 | | VIII. | Plays and Pastimes | 80 | | IX. | Circuses and Shows | 93 | | X. | Highdays and Holidays | 110 | | XI. | Musters and Elections | 121 | | XII. | Pets | 133 | | XIII. | Guns and Gunning | 148 | | XIV. | Foraging | 161 | | XV. | My Boy | 171 | | XVI. | Other Boys | 183 | | XVII. | Fantasies and Superstitions | 197 | | XVIII. | The Nature of Boys | 205 | | XIX. | The Town Itself | 215 | | XX. | Traits and Characters | 228 | | XXI. | Last Days | 237 |
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