A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP.
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A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP
BY
FRANK R. STOCKTON
AUTHOR OF "RUDDER GRANGE," ETC.
_ILLUSTRATED_
NEW-YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1901
Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: A Jolly Fellowship by Frank Richard Stockton
- 2: Chipperton keeps perfectly cool 204 xvii
- 3: Whereas Rectus was only fourteen
- 4: The boy who was standing by me was Rectus
- 5: Old Colbert came to my father's hotel
- 6: We invited Rectus to come up from the city
- 7: Colbert got his wife ashore as soon as he could
- 8: When Harry Alden sung out What's that swishing
- 9: Already she was quite a distance from the wharf
- 10: Tom Myers and his brother George
- 11: And I believe that Rectus and I
- 12: And so I called Rectus on one side
- 13: Giving Rectus a good deal of rope
- 14: Illustration RECTUS AND THE LEMONS
- 15: I didn't think Rectus should have bothered Mr
- 16: Rectus didn't say anything to this
- 17: Rectus was certainly in high spirits
- 18: Cholott didn't seem to be in a hurry
- 19: Rectus said it was all back streets
- 20: I asked him if he was a Minorcan
- 21: Cholott took us downstairs to see the dungeons
- 22: Whether he was a Minorcan or not
- 23: Cholott to lock up in his safe
- 24: We dropped our packages into the moat
- 25: We had arranged that Rectus was to go first
- 26: But Rectus and I clumped a good deal
- 27: But Rectus whispered to me Got any money with you
- 28: Rectus holding the grapnel in its place as I did so
- 29: And charged half the sea beans to Rectus
- 30: But there's no tellin' nothin' about an Injun
- 31: But we could make no impression on the old Minorcan
- 32: Old Menendez wound up his line
- 33: Menendez laughed a little at this
- 34: And when we got down to the wharf
- 35: But Rectus did not talk long about this
- 36: We first made a flying call at the coquina quarries
- 37: Chipperton looked around at me
- 38: Chipperton he would go off with the boat
- 39: I went to buy the Oclawaha tickets
- 40: Buying tickets for the Oclawaha
- 41: We found the steam boat waiting for us at Tocoi
- 42: Rectus wanted to get two rifles
- 43: Rectus and I took a turn every half hour at the rifle
- 44: At this moment Corny saw an alligator
- 45: I was about to suggest this to Rectus
- 46: Speaking to Corny almost for the first time
- 47: Rectus did not agree with me about Corny
- 48: We ran our boat close into shore among the spatterdocks
- 49: Chipperton was generally right
- 50: Corny sat down hard and opened her mouth
- 51: Corny must keep out of the water
- 52: He seemed to be all right with Corny now
- 53: Rectus looked back and suddenly exclaimed There
- 54: And Rectus and I followed suit
- 55: When our old Minorcan stepped up to me
- 56: I mentioned to Corny and Rectus
- 57: Chipperton hired a one horse barouche
- 58: We heard about the African settlement this morning
- 59: And Rectus asked me how I knew that
- 60: The moment Corny mentioned her she was elected emissary
- 61: Her African name is Poqua dilla
- 62: Although Corny suggested that it was probably black
- 63: If she don't sell peppers and sugar cane
- 64: But he was soon interrupted by Corny
- 65: And leading up out of a deep and shadowy ravine
- 66: Goliah proved himself a steady going talker
- 67: Perhaps Goliah would have no objection to that
- 68: Rectus now gave his throat a little clearing
- 69: And turning around square on Rectus
- 70: But why did you call him Rectus
- 71: Rectus and I had barely reached the stairs
- 72: Chipperton must have added something to our eight dollars
- 73: For Poqua dilla soon jerked her hands away
- 74: And a fresh pile of darkeys arose in a minute
- 75: She was interrupted by the Hof rath
- 76: Burgan said he was the stoutest
- 77: Chipperton and Corny sitting outside
- 78: I would never have stood tamely by
- 79: Rectus looked as if he had lost his knife
- 80: Chipperton was very much surprised
- 81: De puttiest rose buds I ever brought you yit
- 82: Chipperton were up in the silk cotton tree when I got home
- 83: And direct them Rectus Colbert
- 84: Now Rectus was quiet a little longer
- 85: What's the matter with you and Rectus
- 86: Chipperton keeps perfectly cool
- 87: Rectus said they were played out
- 88: But Corny spoke it right out at least
- 89: Chipperton was not talking to him
- 90: Burgan was a little out of temper
- 91: Rectus called them humming fishes
- 92: Cried all three of the darkeys at once
- 93: Rectus was the first to shout to me
- 94: Rectus showed it around to the Chippertons
- 95: The Chippertons and ourselves took a two horse barouche
- 96: Every darkey knew we were going away
- 97: Chipperton had a lot of novels
- 98: Rectus and I ran up on the forward deck
- 99: Chipperton jumped right up and opened the door
- 100: The Chippertons were the last to make their appearance
- 101: Chipperton violently addressing the men in the boat
- 102: Chipperton had helped his wife into the boat
- 103: To be with the party on the raft
- 104: Corny woke up every now and then
- 105: She seemed to look bigger and bigger
- 106: And Rectus was as white as a sheet
- 107: Rectus and I were carried below
- 108: All the money belonging to Rectus and myself
- 109: On which Corny and Rectus and I sat
- 110: We steamed down the Savannah River in pretty good style
- 111: Rectus and Corny and Celia were still asleep
- 112: Chipperton was considerably startled
- 113: Chipperton kissed us both again
- 114: Chipperton kissed us both again
- 115: For Uncle Chipperton paid that
- 116: They wanted to see and know the Chippertons
- 117: It wasn't hard to know the Chippertons
- 118: Uncle Chipperton grew very angry indeed
- 119: On the front steps we found Uncle Chipperton
- 120: But it was Uncle Chipperton's affair
- 121: Chipperton and Corny wont come without Uncle Chipperton
- 122: Uncle Chipperton put on a graver look
- 123: There may be other reunions of this kind
- 124: Looking over to Uncle Chipperton
- 125: Rectus and I were standing together
- 126: THE STORY OF MANHATTAN By Charles Hemstreet
- 127: Canavaral changed to Canaveral