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The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies: Large Print By J. T. Trowbridge CHAPTER I. NOTHING BUT A BOY. A young fellow in a light buggy, with a big black dog sitting composedly beside him, enjoying the ride, drove up, one summer afternoon, to the door of a log-house, in one of the early settlements of Northern Illinois. A woman with lank features, in a soiled gown trailing its rags about her bare feet, came and stood in the doorway and stared at him. Does Mr. Wiggett live here? he inquired. Wal, I reckon, said the woman, 'f he ain't dead or skedaddled of a suddent. Is he at home? Wal, I reckon. Can I see him? I dunno noth'n' to hender. Yer, Sal! run up in the burnt lot and fetch your pap. Tell him a stranger. You've druv a good piece, the woman added, glancing at the buggy-wheels and the horse's white feet, stained with black prairie soil. I've driven over from North Mills, replied the young fellow, regarding her pleasantly, with bright, honest features, from under the shade of his hat-brim. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
