THE ABANDONED FARMERS His Humorous Account Of A Retreat From The City To The Farm By Irvin S. Cobb CONTENTS THE ABANDONED FARMERS CHAPTER I. WHICH REALLY IS A PREFACE IN DISGUISE CHAPTER II. THE START OF A DREAM CHAPTER III. THREE YEARS ELAPSE CHAPTER IV. HAPPY DAYS FOR MAJOR GLOOM CHAPTER V. IN WHICH WE BORE FOE WATER CHAPTER VI. TWO MORE YEARS ELAPSE CHAPTER VII. “AND SOLD TO——” CHAPTER VIII, THE ADVENTURE OF LADY MAUDE CHAPTER IX. US LANDED PROPRIETORS THE ABANDONED FARMERS