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THE RAID FROM BEAUSEJOUR
AND
HOW THE CARTER BOYS LIFTED THE MORTGAGE
TWO STORIES OF ACADIE
BY CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS
CONTENTS.
I. THE RAID FROM BEAUSEJOUR.
CHAPTER I.
"BEAUBASSIN MUST GO!"
CHAPTER II.
PIERRE VISITS THE ENGLISH LINES.
CHAPTER III.
FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
CHAPTER IV.
PREPARING FOR THE RAID.
CHAPTER V.
THE MIDNIGHT MARCH.
CHAPTER VI.
THE SURPRISE.
CHAPTER VII.
PIERRE'S LITTLE ONE.
CHAPTER VIII.
THE NEW ENGLANDERS.
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II. HOW THE CARTER BOYS LIFTED THE MORTGAGE.
CHAPTER I.
CATCHING A TARTAR.
CHAPTER II.
THE HAND OF THE LAW.
CHAPTER III.
A PIECE OF ENGINEERING.
CHAPTER IV.
A RESCUE AND A BATTLE.
CHAPTER V.
THE TRANSFER OF THE MORTGAGE.
ILLUSTRATIONS.
"BEAUBASSIN MUST GO!"
The family were gathered in the kitchen.
THE RAID FROM BEAUSEJOUR.
"They sped rapidly across the marsh."
MR. HAND.
"When he reached the door he knocked imperiously."
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THE RAID FROM BEAUSEJOUR.
CHAPTER I.
"BEAUBASSIN MUST GO!"
On the hill of Beausejour, one April morning in the year 1750 A.D.,
a little group of French soldiers stood watching, with gestures
of anger and alarm, the approach of several small ships across
the yellow waters of Chignecto Bay.
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