Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net SAMANTHA AT CONEY ISLAND [Illustration: _Marietta Holley_ [_Samantha_]] SAMANTHA AT CONEY ISLAND AND A THOUSAND OTHER ISLANDS BY JOSIAH ALLEN'S WIFE (Marietta Holley) THE CHRISTIAN HERALD Bible House, New York COPYRIGHT, 1911 THE CHRISTIAN HERALD THE PLIMPTON PRESS NORWOOD MASS U.S.A. CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE In Which the Coney Island Microbe Enters Our Quiet Home 1 CHAPTER TWO We set sail for Thousand Island Park and have a real good time, but Josiah murmurs about Coney. 23 CHAPTER THREE We seek Quiet and Happiness in their beautiful hants and mingle with the pleasure seekers of Alexandria Bay. 39 CHAPTER FOUR We enjoy the hospitalities of Whitfield's aunt's boardin'-house at the Park, and my pardner goes a-fishin' 57 CHAPTER FIVE Josiah's imagination about his fishin' exploits carries him to a pint where I have to rebuke him, which makes him dretful huffy 73 CHAPTER SIX In which I draw the matrimonial line round my pardner and also keep my eye on Mr. Pomper 87 CHAPTER SEVEN In which Josiah proposes to dance and Mr. Pomper makes an advance 101 CHAPTER EIGHT In which Mr. Pomper declares his intenshuns an' gives his views on matrimony 123 CHAPTER NINE In which Mr. Pomper makes a offer of marriage and Faith has a wonderful experience 147 CHAPTER TEN We Hear a Great Temperance Sermon, but Josiah Still Hankers for Coney Island 163 CHAPTER ELEVEN In Which We Return Home, and I Perswaide Josiah to Build a Cottage for Tirzah Ann 183 CHAPTER TWELVE In Which Josiah Still Works at His Plan for Tirzah Ann's Cottage, and Decides to Send His Lumber C. O. W. 201 CHAPTER THIRTEEN In Which Josiah and Serenus Depart Sarahuptishusly for Coney Island and I Start in Pursuit 211 CHAPTER FOURTEEN The Curious Sights I Seen An' the Hair-Raisin' Episodes I Underwent in My Agonizin' Search for My Pardner 221 CHAPTER FIFTEEN I Visit the Moon, the Witchin' Waves, Open Air Circus, Advise the Monkeys, Make the Male Statute Laugh, but Do Not Find Josiah 233 CHAPTER SIXTEEN The Wonderful and Mysterious Sights I Saw in Steeple Chase Park, and My Search There for My Pardner 249 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN In Which I Continue My Search for Josiah Through Dreamland, Huntin' for Him in Vain, and Return to Bildad's at Night, Weary and Despairin' 273