# Wolfville

Wolfville is collection of short stories first published individually in various Western papers under the pseudonym Dan Quin. An interesting (and perhaps amusing) comparison may be made of the reviews of the US and UK editions of The Bookman (in the Discussion page.)
WOLFVILLE.
"AN' THEY LEAVES HIM THAR ON THE TRAIL."—Page 115.
WOLFVILLE
BY
ALFRED HENRY LEWIS
(Dan Quin)
Illustrated by
FREDERIC REMINGTON
New York
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1897 By Frederick A. Stokes Company
TO
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
PREFACE.
These tales by the Old Cattleman have been submitted to perhaps a dozen people. They have read, criticised, and advised. The advice was good; the criticism just. Some suggested a sketch which might in detail set forth Wolfville; there were those who wanted something like a picture of the Old Cattleman; while others urged an elaboration of the personal characteristics of Old Man Enright, Doc Peets, Cherokee Hall, Moore, Tutt, Boggs, Faro Nell, Old Monte, and Texas Thompson. I have, however, concluded to leave all these matters to the illustrations of Mr. Remington and the imaginations of those who read. I think it the better way—certainly it is the easier one for me. I shall therefore permit the Old Cattleman to tell his stories in his own fashion. The style will be crude, abrupt, and meagre, but I trust it will prove as satisfactory to the reader as it has to me.
A. H. L.
New York, May 15, 1897.
| CHAPTER I. |
| Wolfville's First Funeral, | 1 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| The Stinging Lizard, | 9 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| The Story of Wilkins, | 26 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| The Washerwoman's War, | 40 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Enright's Pard, Jim Willis, | 53 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Tucson Jennie's Heart, | 69 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Tucson Jennie's Jealousy, | 79 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| The Man from Red Dog, | 96 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Cherokee Hall, | 108 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Texas Thompson's "Election," | 118 |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| A Wolfville Foundling, | 132 ​ |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| the Man from Yellowhouse, | 142 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Jacks up on Eights, | 154 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| The Rival Dance-Halls, | 165 |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| Slim Jim's Sister, | 182 |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| Jaybird Bob's Joke, | 202 |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Bogg's Experience, | 216 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Dawson and Rudd, Partners, | 232 |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Mace Bowman, Sheriff, | 261 |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| A Wolfville Thanksgiving, | 270 |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| Bill Horkin's Coon, | 288 |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| Old Sam Enright's "Romance," | 302 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| Piñon Bill's Bluff, | 310 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| Crawfish Jim, | 326 |

### LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

* The Old Cattleman,1
* Wolfville,3
* Doc Prets,7
* Cherokee Hall,9
* Old Man Enright,31
* "This Yere's Thoughtful of Jack,"56
* "He's Shore a Fash'nable Lookin' Injun,"87
* "An' they leaves him thar on the Trail,"115
* Texas Thompson,120
* Old Monte,135
* "He Lays thar Rollin' his Eyes,"146
* "That He'pless Shorthorn Stops Both Heels,"172
* "It's on the Spring Round-up,"203
* "Nacherally I Stops an' Surveys him Careful,"227
* "Them Three Mexicans is Eliminated,"268
* "The Red Dog Chief,"278
* Crawfish Jim,328
* Tailpiece,337
This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.
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