The Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Ann

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THE CHRONICLES

OF

AUNT MINERVY ANN

BY
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS

ILLUSTRATED BY
A. B. FROST

1899.
LONDON:
J. M. DENT & CO.,
29 AND 30, BEDFORD STREET, COVENT GARDEN.

 

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"I ain't fergit dat ar 'possum."

 

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THE CHRONICLES OF

AUNT MINERVY ANN

 

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CONTENTS

1. PAGE

2. I.

   An Evening with the Ku-Klux ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

3. II.

   "When Jess went a-fiddlin'" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   34

4. III.

   How Aunt Minervy Ann Ran Away and Ran Back Again ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   70

5. IV.

   How She Joined the Georgia Legislature ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   97

6. V.

   How She Went Into Business ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   119

7. VI.

   How She and Major Perdue Frailed Out the Gossett Boys ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   139

8. VII.

   Major Perdue's Bargain ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   157

9. VIII.

   The Case of Mary Ellen ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   182

 

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

1. "I ain't fergot dat ar 'possum" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   Frontispiece

2. FACING PAGE

3. "Well, he can't lead me" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   6

4. He wore a blue army overcoat and a stove-pipe hat ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   8

5. "Sholy you-all ain't gwine put dat in de paper, is you?" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   10

6. Inquired what day the paper came out ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   14

7. "I was on the lookout," the Major explained ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   18

8. In the third he placed only powder ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   26

9. We administered to his hurts the best we could ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   30

10. "I'd a heap rather you'd pull your shot-gun on me than your pen" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    32

11. The Committee of Public Comfort ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    72

12. Buying cotton on his own account ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    76

13. "Miss Vallie!" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    78

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14. "I saw him fling his hand to his shoulder and hold it there" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    80

15. "Dat ar grape jelly on de right han' side" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    82

16. "'Conant!' here and'Conant' dar'" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    84

17. "Drapt down on de groun' dar an' holler an' cry" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    90

18. "Oh, my shoulder!" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    122

19. "Marse Tumlin never did pass a nigger on de road" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    124

20. "We made twelve pies ef we made one" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    126

21. "I gi' Miss Vallie de money" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    128

22. "Ef here ain't ol' Minervy Ann wid pies!" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    130

23. "You see dat nigger 'oman?" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    132

24. "An' he sot dar, suh, wid his haid 'twix' his han's fer I dunner how long" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    134

25. "You'll settle dis wid me" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    136

26. "Dat money ain't gwine ter las' when you buy dat kin' er doin's" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    160

27. Trimmin' up de Ol' Mules ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    162

28. "She wuz cryin'—settin' dar cryin'" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    164

29. "Here come a nigger boy leadin' a bob-tail boss" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    166

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30. "He been axin' me lots 'bout Miss Vallie" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    172

31. "Marse Tumlin 'low he'll take anything what he can chaw, sop, er drink" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    176

32. "I hatter stop an' pass da time er day" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    178

33. "Hunt up an' down fer dat ar Tom Ferryman" ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    180