tailieunhanh - THE COLONEL'S DREAM

To the great number of those who are seeking, in whatever manner or degree, from near at hand or far away, to bring the forces of enlightenment to bear upon the vexed problems which harass the South, this volume is inscribed, with the hope that it may contribute to the same good end. If there be nothing new between its covers, neither is love new, nor faith, nor hope, nor disappointment, nor sorrow. Yet life is not the less worth living because of any of these, nor has any man truly lived until he has tasted of them all | THE COLONEL S DREAM A Novel CHARLES W. CHESNUTT Published in 1905 by Doubleday New York. THE COLONEL S DREAM DEDICATION To the great number of those who are seeking in whatever manner or degree from near at hand or far away to bring the forces of enlightenment to bear upon the vexed problems which harass the South this volume is inscribed with the hope that it may contribute to the same good end. If there be nothing new between its covers neither is love new nor faith nor hope nor disappointment nor sorrow. Yet life is not the less worth living because of any of these nor has any man truly lived until he has tasted of them all. One Twenty-one Two Twenty-two Three Twenty-three Four Twenty-four Five Twenty-five Six Twenty-six Seven Twenty-seven eight Twenty-eight NINE Twenty-nine Ten Thirty Eleven Thirty-one Twelve Thirty-two Thirteen Thirty-three Fourteen Thirty-four Fifteen Thirty-five Sixteen Thirty-six Seventeen Thirty-seven Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Thirty-eight Thirty-nine LIST OF CHARACTERS Colonel Henry French A retired merchant Mr. Kirby his former partners Mrs. Jerviss Philip French the colonel s son Peter French his old servant Mrs. Treadwell an old lady Miss Laura Treadwell her daughter Graciella Treadwell her granddaughter Malcolm Dudley A TREASURE-SEEKER Ben Dudley his nephew Viney his housekeeper William Fetters A convict labour contractor Barclay Fetters his son Bud Johnson A convict labourer Caroline his .