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Title: The Adventures of Mr. Mocker

Author: Thornton W. Burgess

Release Date: April 5, 2004 [EBook #11915]

Language: English

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THE ADVENTURES OF MR. MOCKER

BY
THORNTON W. BURGESS

Author of “The Adventures of Reddy Fox,” “Old Mother West Wind,” etc.

With Illustrations by
HARRISON CADY

1914

CONTENTS

I. THE LONE TRAVELER
II. UNC’ BILLY POSSUM GROWS EXCITED
III. UNC’ BILLY’S VAIN SEARCH
IV. UNC’ BILLY COMES HOME
V. SAMMY JAY IS INDIGNANT
VI. SAMMY JAY THINKS HE’S GOING CRAZY
VII. SAMMY JAY SITS UP ALL NIGHT
VIII. SAMMY JAY IS GLAD HE SAT UP ALL NIGHT
IX. THE MYSTERY GROWS
X. SAMMY JAY SEEKS ADVICE
XI. HOW BLACKY THE CROW’S PLAN WORKED OUT
XII. NO ONE BELIEVES PETER RABBIT
XIII. STICKY-TOES THE TREE TOAD POURS OUT HIS TROUBLES
XIV. PETER RABBIT MEETS UNC’ BILLY POSSUM
XV. PETER RABBIT AND UNC’ BILLY POSSUM KEEP WATCH
XVI. UNC’ BILLY POSSUM DOES A LITTLE SURPRISING HIMSELF
XVII. THE MEETING OF TWO OLD FRIENDS
XVIII. THE MISCHIEF-MAKERS
XIX. BOBBY COON MAKES A DISCOVERY
XX. BOBBY COON AND OL’ MISTAH BUZZARD HAVE A TALK
XXI. BOBBY COON HAS A BUSY DAY
XXII. UNC’ BILLY POSSUM SEES MANY BACKS
XXIII. UNC’ BILLY POSSUM CONSULTS OL’ MISTAH BUZZARD
XXIV. UNC’ BILLY POSSUM GIVES A PARTY
XXV. UNC’ BILLY POSSUM’S SURPRISE
XXVI. MR. MOCKER MAKES HIMSELF AT HOME

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

“I DON’T KNOW THAT IT’S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS!” SAID STICKY-TOES.

SUCH A THING AS UNC’ BILLY FORGETTING TO SAY GOOD-BY HAD NEVER HAPPENED
BEFORE

BLACKY’S EYES TWINKLED AS HE LISTENED TO SAMMY JAY’S TALE OF WOE.

“GOOD MO’NING, BRER COON,” SAID OL’ MISTAH BUZZARD

THERE SAT THE THREE LITTLE SCAMPS ON THE BIG ROCK

SOMETIMES HE WOKE UP IN THE NIGHT AND WOULD SING FOR VERY JOY

THE ADVENTURES OF MISTAH MOCKER