A LOVER IN HOMESPUN

AND OTHER STORIES

BY

F. CLIFFORD SMITH

SECOND EDITION

TORONTO:
WILLIAM BRIGGS
29-33 Richmond St. West

Montreal: C.W. COATES.         Halifax: S.F. HUESTIS.
Philadelphia: HENRY ALTEMUS.

1896

Entered, according to Act of the Parliament of Canada, inthe year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, by WilliamBriggs, at the Department of Agriculture.

To My Mother,

WHO HAS TAKEN SUCH A WARM AND LOVING
INTEREST IN MY LITERARY ENDEAVORS,

I DEDICATE

MY BOOK OF CANADIAN STORIES.

CONTENTS.

• Page
  
  
• A Lover in Homespun7
  
  
• The Faith that Removes Mountains31
  
  
• A Pair of Boots50
  
•      CHAPTER I. THE RIFT WITHIN THE LUTE.50
  
•      CHAPTER II. ARCH-CONSPIRATORS.64
  
•      CHAPTER III. RECONCILED.74
  
  
• A Prairie Episode79
  
  
• A Daughter of the Church105
  
  
• A Perilous Encounter125
  
  
• Le Loup-Garou134
  
  
• A Christmas Adventure148
  
  
• Narcisse's Friend155
  
  
• ...