Improvident Turkey.--The Domestic Hearth, and who occupied it.--The Old Dog.--The Blessed Old Mail-Horse.--The Newspapers.--Our Come-to-Tea.--Mrs. Brown, her Arrival and Experiences.--Entrée of Bird, Beagles & Co.--Conflicting Elements, and how Ike Turtle assimilated all.--Gratifying Consequences. 128CHAPTER X
Mrs. Longbow taken sick. General Interest. Dr. Teazle visits. "The Rattles." Scientific Diagnosis. Prescription. Short and Dr. Dobbs. "Pantod of the Heart." Teazle's Dismissal. Dobbs' Installation. "Scyller and Chara_bi_des." Views of Ike, the Colonel, and Bates. Mrs. Longbow's death. Conflicting Opinions on who killed her. Funeral. Bigelow Van Slyck's Sermon. Interment.

CHAPTER XI
Squire Longbow in Mourning. Aunt Sonora's Opinion. Squire goes to Church. Appearance. Aunt Graves' extra performance. "Nux Vomica." Anxious Mothers. Mary Jane Arabella Swipes. Sister Abigail. Ike Turtle and his Designs. Visit to Aunt Graves. Squire's First Love Letter. Wedding preparations. Turtle's Examination. The Colonel runs the Risk. Bigelow's Ceremony. Break-Down.

CHAPTER XII
The Group at "The Eagle." Stranger's Opinion. Bulliphant wakes up. Mother Gantlet and Dr. Teazle. Mr. Farindale unbends. Whistle & Sharp and their Attorney. Legal Conversation. Sniping expedition. Animal description. Farindale's Return. Interview with Whistle & Sharp. Suing a Puddleford Firm. Relief Laws. Farindale's Execution. Puddleford Bank. Appraisers. Execution Proceeds.

CHAPTER XIII
The "Fev-Nag." Conflicting Theories. Teazle's Rationale. The West's Scourge. Sile Bates' Condition. Squire Longbow and Jim Buzzard. Puddleford in turmoil. Various Practitioners. "The Billerous Duck." Pioneer Martyrs.

CHAPTER XIV
Uncommonly Common Schools. School District Meeting. Turtle and Old Gulick's Boy. "That are Glass." Colonel's actions. Bulliphant's Tactics. Hiring "Deacon Fluett's Darter." Decision settled.

CHAPTER XV
Venison Styles speaks. Sermon on Nature. Funeral Songs of Birds. Government Theory. Sakoset. The Indians.

CHAPTER XVI
Account of John Smith. Nicknames. The Age's Progress. Colonel's Opinion. Dreams of John Smith and Ike Turtle.

CHAPTER XVII
Ike Turtle in Office. Legal Consultation on Taxes. Mr. Bridget's Case. Legal Discussion. Case Settlement.

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