CONTENTS.

CHAP.

I.-PREMISES WHAT THE READER IS TO EXPECT, AND

WHAT HE IS NOT TO EXPECT, IN THIS AUTHENTIC

HISTORY

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II.-INTRODUCES AN OLD WOMAN TO THE READER

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IV.—DESCRIBES A RURAL SCENE, AND USHERS OUR HERO

INTO THE WORLD

V.-PHOTOGRAPHS A RAIYAT'S COTTAGE, AND THOSE WHO

LIVE IN IT

VI-FIXES THE FATE AND NAME OF OUR HERO

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XXIV. GREAT SENSATION IN THE VILLAGE

XXV. THE VILLAGE MARKET

XXVI.-LADIES' PARLIAMENT

XXVII.-THE NECTAR-MOUTHED MOTHER-IN-LAW