CONTENTS.
CHAPTER.PAGE.I.A Coerced Cook1II.Minerva Studies Nature14III.An East Wind27IV.A Friendly Burglar40V.The Constable Calls58VI.Miss Pussy Tries Fly Paper73VII.Minerva’s Pastoral81VIII.The ’Cordeen Comes91IX.A Naked Scutterer108X.We Plan a Concert123XI.The Horse in the Kitchen134XII.“The Simple Life”140XIII.An Unsuccessful Fiasco158XIV.The-Fourth-of-July173XV.Minerva’s Nature Study194XVI.When the Law is On206XVII.The Story of a Pipe217XVIII.We Find a Piano225XIX.Th’ Ould Scut240XX.A Musical Tramp252XXI.We Make Hay258XXII.“Ding Dong Bell”266XXIII.Eligible276XXIV.Pat Casey Calls292XXV.A Continuous Week End299XXVI.We Invite More Guests310XXVII.A Hot Night319XXVIII.“Tramp’s Rest”333XXIX.Minerva and the Snake339XXX.A Horsehead Perch350XXXI.The Hundredth Anniversary361XXXII.We Go to the Fair373XXXIII.Cherry Disposes392XXXIV.Minerva Settles it409