Part 15

Anderson, Mr., 216, 217. Anemone patens var. Nuttalliana, 119-121. Animals, man’s tyranny over, 83, 84, 109, 110, 181; accidents to, 133-136; the taming of, 185, 186; cleanliness, 187, 188; endurance of cold, 189, 190.

Apples, wild, 124. Audubon, John James, on the passenger pigeon, 52, 53, 162-166. Aurora borealis, 205, 206.

Badgers, 183. Bathing, 16, 17; of animals, 187, 188; of man, 188, 189. See also Swimming.

Bear, black, 171, 183, 184. Bees, 234-239. Beetle, whirligig, 114. Berries, 122, 123. Bible, the, 242-244. Birds, removing their eggs, 64, 65; met with in Wisconsin, 64-75, 137-167; accidents to, 131-135; bathing, 187, 188.

Birds’-nesting, 27, 28, 44-48. Blackbird, red-winged, 142, 143; hunting, 175.

Blacksmith, the minister, 108; his cruelty to his brother, 214-217.

Bluebird, nest, 62, 139; a favorite, 138, 139.

Boat, 115. Boatmen (insects), 115. Bobolink, 140, 141. Bob-white, or quail, accidents to, 133-135; habits, 151, 152.

Books, 241-245. Botany, first lessons in, 280-283. Boys, savagery of, 23-26. Brush fires, 76, 77. Bull-bat, or nighthawk, 69-71. Bullfrogs, 74. Butterfly-weed, 122.

Cats, a boy’s cruel prank, 23-26; a cat with kittens, 77, 78; old Tom and the loon, 155-158.

Charlie, the feeble-minded man, 214-217. Chickadee, 143, 144. Chickens, prairie, 145, 146. Chipmunk, 193, 194. Choke-damp, 232, 233. Chores, 202-204. Christian Philosopher, The, by Thomas Dick, 242. Clocks, 252-258. Clover, 199, 200. Combe’s Physiology, 188. Consumption, 212, 213. Coons, 170, 184, 185. Copperhead, 110, 111. Corn, husking, 105, 106. Cows, sympathy with, 94. Crane, sandhill, 68, 97. Crops, Wisconsin, 199, 200. Cypripedium, 121, 122.

Dandy Doctor terror, the, 6-9. Davel Brae, 28-30. Deer, 169-174. Desk, a student’s, 283, 284. Dick, Thomas, his Christian Philosopher, 242. Dog, Watch, the mongrel, 77-83. Duck, wood, 147, 148. Ducks, wild, 147, 148. Dunbar, Scotland, a boyhood in, 1-55; later visit to, 37, 38.

Dunbar Castle, 17. Duncan, William, 233.

Eagle, bald, and fish hawk, 51, 52. Early-rising machine, 252-256, 284.

Ferns, 122. Fiddler, story of a Scotch, 130, 131. Fighting, boys’, 28-30, 33-37. Fireflies, 71, 72. Fires, brush, 76, 77; household, 204; grass, 230; lighting the schoolhouse fire, 277-279.

Fishes, 115-117. Fishing, 116, 117. Flicker, 66. Flowers, at Dunbar, 12-14; wild, in Wisconsin, 118-122.

Food question, the, 241-244. Fountain Lake, 62, 115-118, 124-129. Fountain Lake Meadow, 62, 71. Fox River, 123, 141, 147. Foxes, 182, 183. Frogs, love-songs of, 74. Fuller, 129.

Ghosts, 18, 19. Gilrye, Grandfather, 2-4, 43, 54, 55. Glow-worms, 72. Goose, Canada, 149-151. Gophers, 194-198. Grandfather. See Gilrye, Grandfather. Gray, Alexander, 60, 61. Green Lake, 103, 104. Griswold, Judge, 280-282. Grouse, ruffed, or partridge, drumming, 72. Grubs, 229. Half-witted man, 214-217. Hare, Dr., 7. Hares, 181, 182. Hawk, fish, and bald eagle, 51, 52. Hawks, 66, 177. Hell, warnings as to, 76, 77. Hen-hawk, 66. Hickory, 123. Hickory Hill, purchase and development of the farm, 226-234; life at, 234-263; vacation work at, 279.

Holabird, Mr., 148. Holidays, 174. Honey-bees, 234-239. Horses, the pony Jack, 95-102; Nob and Nell, 103-105, 107-109.

Hunt, the side, 168, 169. Hunting expeditions, 171. Hyla, 75.

Ice, whooping of, 207, 208. Ice-storm, 206, 207. “Inchcape Bell, The,” 5, 6. Indian moccasins (flowers), 121, 122. Indians, hunting muskrats, 81, 82; killing pigs, 88, 89; stealing a horse, 103-105; getting ducks and wild rice, 147; hunting coons and deer, 170; fond of muskrat flesh, 180; rights of, 218-220.

Industry, excessive, 222-226. Insects, 113-115. Inventions, on the farm, 248-261; introduced to the world, 260-272; the clock fire, 277-279; at the University, 283-286.

Jack, the pony, 95-102. Jay, blue, nest, 62-65.

Kettle-holes, 98. Kingbird, 66, 67. Kingston, Wis., 59-61.

Lady’s-slippers, 121, 122. Lake Mendota, 129. Landlord, a friendly, 264, 265. Lark. See Skylark. Lauderdale, Lord, his gardens, 2. Lawson, Peter, 13, 14. Lawson boys, 126, 127, 175. Lightning-bugs, 71, 72. Lilium superbum, 122. Linnet, red-headed, 187, 188. “Llewellyn’s Dog,” 4, 5. Locomotive, riding on a, 267-269. Loon, 153-158. Lyon, Mr., teacher, 30, 37.

Maccoulough’s Course of Reading, 51. McRath, Mr., 184, 185. Madison, Wis., State Fair at, 260, 261, 269-272; life in, 273-287.

Mair, George, 218, 219. Mallard, 147. Marmot, mountain, 186. Meadowlark, 143. Meals, 42, 43; the Scotch religious view of, 249, 250.

Melons, 200. Minister, the blacksmith, 108; his cruelty to his brother, 214-217.