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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
1873.] 
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“The Mystery of Metropolisville” will agree that the 
third story surpasses its predecessors in all regards. 
The wild land-speculation of 1S5G furnishes a rare hack- 
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touches depths of human feeling, not, before sounded by 
the author. The mysterious transaction which gives 
title to the book is founded upon a strange and romantic 
incident, of which Dr. Eggleston was cognizant at the 
time of its occurrence. In “ The Mystery of Metropolis 
ville,” the author of the “IToosier School-Master” 
drives his plowshare into an entirely new field, a field 
richer, perhaps, than the one in which lie has already 
achieved so great a success. The characters, Minorkey, 
the hypochondriac, money-lender; Plansaby, the land- 
shark; Mrs. Plansaby; Miss Minorkey; Sweet Little 
Iiaty; Isabel Marlay; Albert Charlton, the man of 
ideas; Whisky Jim, the stage-driver; the Fat Gentle¬ 
man ; the Iloosier Poet; Smith Westcott; the gawky Il¬ 
linoisan, Dave Sawney, with the others, give play to a 
higher order of genius than the author has had the 
opportunity to show in his previous works, while the 
singular plot has far more of interest and action in it 
than is found in them. 
CONTENTS. 
Preface.—Words Beforehand. Chapter 1. The Autocrat of 
the Stage-Coach.—2. The Sod Tavern.~3. Land and Love.— 
4. Albert and Katy.—5. Corner-Lots.—6. Little Katy's Lover. 
—7. Catching and Getting Caught.—8. Isabel Marlay.— 
9. Lovers and Lovers.—10. Plansaby, Esq., takes a Fatherly 
Interest.—II. About Several Things.—12. An Adventure.— 
33. A Shelter.—14. The inhabitant.—15. An Episode.—16. The 
Return.—17. Sawney and his Old Love.—18. A Collision.— 
39. Standing Guard in Vain.—20. Sawney and Westcott.— 
21. Rowing.—22. Sailing.—23. Sinking.—24. Dragging.—25. 
Afterwards.—26. The Mystery.—27. The Arrest.—28. The 
Tempter.—29. The Trial.—30. The Penitentiary.—31. Mr. 
Lurton.—32. A Confession.—33. Death.—34. Mr. Lnrton’s 
Courtship. — ."5. Unbarred. —36. Isabel. —37. The Last.— 
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