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THE 
HOOSIER 
SCHOOL- MASTER. 
The Mystery 
* • 
OF 
Metropolisville, 
By EDWARD EGGLESTON., 
By EDWABD EGGLESTON. 
Finely Illustrated, with 12 Full-Page 
Engravings, and Numerous Other 
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In Dickens .—Religions Telescope. 
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The End of the 
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A LOVE STORY. 
By EDWARD EGGLESTON, 
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FINELY ILLUSTRATED. 
CONTENTS. 
Preface.—Words Beforehand. Chapter 1. The Autocrat of 
the Stage-Coach.—2. The sod Tavern.—3. Land and Love.— 
4. Albert and Katv.—5. Corner-Lots.—6. Little Kitty’s Lover.. ' 
—7. Catching anil Getting Caught.—8. Isabel Mallay.— 
9. Lovers and Lovers.—10. Plansaby, Esq., takes a Fatherly i 
Interest.—11. About Several Tilings.—12. An Adventure 
13. A Shelter.—14. The Inhabitant.—la. All Episode.—16. The' j 
Return.—17. Sawney and his Old Love.—18. A Collision.— | 
19. Standing Guard in Vain.—20. Sawney and Westcott— i! 
21. Rowing.—22. Sailing.—23. Sinking—24. Dragging—25. 
Afterwards—26. The Mystery—27. 'I lie Arrest—28. The 
Tempter.—29. The Trial—SO. The Penitentiary—81. Mr. 
I.nrton—32. A Confession—88. Death— 34. Mr. Lurtmfs 
Courtship. — :'5. Unbarred. —30. Isabel. —37. The Last.— 
Words Afterwards. 
ILLUSTRATIONS.—By PRANK BEARD. 
His Unselfish Love found a Melancholy Recompense— 
The Sno-rior Being.— Mr. Minorkey and the Fat Gentle- 
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Mrs. Plansahv—The Inhabitant—A Pineh of Snuff—Mrs. 
Ferret—One Savage Blow' lull In the Faee.—- V hat on 
Airth’s the Matter? "—Tne Editor of •*The Windmill.' — 
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