The Vagrants of the Barren
MacPhairrson's Happy Family
On Big Lonely
From Buck to Bear and Back
In the Deep of the Snow
The Gentling of Red McWha
Melindy and the Lynxes
Mrs. Gammit's Pig
The Blackwater Pot
The Iron Edge of Winter
The Grip in Deep Hole
The Nest of the Mallard
Mrs. Gammit and the Porcupines
The Battle in the Mist
Melindy and the Spring Bear
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“Red McWha’s big form shot past.” (See page 136)
THE
BACKWOODSMEN
BY
CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS
AUTHOR OF “THE KINDRED OF THE WILD,” “THE HOUSE
IN THE WATER,” “THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT
WOOD,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
New York
THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
1909
All rights reserved
Copyright, 1909,
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.
Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1909.
Copyright, 1906, 1907, 1908, by THE CENTURY COMPANY,
EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINE, APPLETON’S MAGAZINE, THE
YOUTH’S COMPANION, THE LADIES’ WORLD, THE
DELINEATOR, HAMPTON’S BROADWAY MAGAZINE, T. Y.
CROWELL & COMPANY.
Norwood Press
J. S. Gushing Co.––Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE |
| The Vagrants of the Barren | 1 |
| MacPhairrson’s Happy Family | 22 |
| On Big Lonely | 52 |
| From Buck to Bear and Back | 68 |
| In the Deep of the Snow | 78 |
| The Gentling of Red McWha | 108 |
| Melindy and the Lynxes | 139 |
| Mrs. Gammit’s Pig | 150 |
| The Blackwater Pot | 170 |
| The Iron Edge of Winter | 193 |
| The Grip in Deep Hole | 199 |
| The Nest of the Mallard | 211 |
| Mrs. Gammit and the Porcupines | 219 |
| The Battle in the Mist | 250 |
| Melindy and the Spring Bear | 258 |
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
| “Red McWha’s big form shot past.” | Frontispiece |
| “One of these monstrous shapes neglected to vanish.” | 18 |
| “‘It’s––Mandy Ann!’” | 66 |
| “Where anything from a baby’s rattle to a bag of fertilizer could be purchased.” | 99 |
| “He was roused by a sudden shot.” | 185 |
| “He realized that he was caught by the foot.” | 201 |
