The Leopard's Spots
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The Leopard's Spots...... 1 Thomas Dixon, Jr...... 1 Historical Note...... 2 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS...... 3 LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY...... 3 Book One Legree's Regime...... 4 CHAPTER I. A HERO RETURNS...... 4 CHAPTER II. A LIGHT SHINING IN DARKNESS...... 11 CHAPTER III. DEEPENING SHADOWS...... 17 CHAPTER IV. MR. LINCOLN'S DREAM...... 18 CHAPTER V. THE OLD AND THE NEW CHURCH...... 20 CHAPTER VI. THE PREACHER AND THE WOMAN OF BOSTON...... 22 CHAPTER VII. THE HEART OF A CHILD...... 26 CHAPTER VIII. AN EXPERIMENT IN MATRIMONY...... 29 CHAPTER IX. A MASTER OF MEN...... 32 CHAPTER X. THE MAN OR BRUTE IN EMBRYO...... 36 CHAPTER XI...... 42 CHAPTER XII. RED SNOW DROPS...... 47 CHAPTER XIII. DICK...... 49 CHAPTER XIV. THE NEGRO UPRISING...... 51 CHAPTER XV. THE NEW CITIZEN KING...... 53 CHAPTER XVI. LEGREE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE...... 56 CHAPTER XVII. THE SECOND REIGN OF TERROR...... 61 CHAPTER XVIII. THE RED FLAG OF THE AUCTIONEER...... 68 CHAPTER XIX. THE RALLY OF THE CLANSMEN...... 75 CHAPTER XX. HOW CIVILISATION WAS SAVED...... 81 CHAPTER XXI. THE OLD AND THE NEW NEGRO...... 86 CHAPTER XXII. THE DANGER OF PLAYING WITH FIRE...... 87 CHAPTER XXIII. THE BIRTH OF A SCALAWAG...... 90 CHAPTER XXIV. A MODERN MIRACLE...... 92 Book Two Love's Dream...... 97 CHAPTER I. BLUE EYES AND BLACK HAIR...... 97 CHAPTER II. THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER...... 100 CHAPTER III. FLORA...... 104 CHAPTER IV. THE ONE WOMAN...... 106 CHAPTER V. THE MORNING OF LOVE...... 110 CHAPTER VI. BESIDE BEAUTIFUL WATERS...... 115 CHAPTER VII. DREAMS AND FEARS...... 122 CHAPTER VIII. THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE...... 126 CHAPTER IX. THE RHYTHM OF THE DANCE...... 127 CHAPTER X. THE HEART OF A VILLAIN...... 135 CHAPTER XI. THE OLD OLD STORY...... 140 CHAPTER XII. THE MUSIC OF THE MILLS...... 147 CHAPTER XIII. THE FIRST KISS...... 150 CHAPTER XIV. A MYSTERIOUS LETTER...... 152 CHAPTER XV. A BLOW IN THE DARK...... 154 CHAPTER XVI. THE MYSTERY OF PAIN...... 160 CHAPTER XVII. IS GOD OMNIPOTENT?...... 162
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The Leopard's Spots CHAPTER XVIII. THE WAYS OF BOSTON...... 165 CHAPTER XIX. THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT...... 168 CHAPTER XX. A NEW LESSON IN LOVE...... 170 CHAPTER XXI. WHY THE PREACHER THREW HIS LIFE AWAY...... 174 CHAPTER XXII. THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT...... 178 Book Three The Trial by Fire...... 183 CHAPTER I. A GROWL BENEATH THE EARTH...... 183 CHAPTER II. FACE TO FACE WITH FATE...... 184 CHAPTER III. A WHITE LIE...... 190 CHAPTER IV. THE UNSPOKEN TERROR...... 191 CHAPTER V. A THOUSAND−LEGGED BEAST...... 195 CHAPTER VI. THE BLACK PERIL...... 200 CHAPTER VII. EQUALITY WITH A RESERVATION...... 202 CHAPTER VIII. THE NEW SIMON LEGREE...... 207 CHAPTER IX. THE NEW AMERICA...... 211 CHAPTER X. ANOTHER DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE...... 213 CHAPTER XI. THE HEART OF A WOMAN...... 217 CHAPTER XII. THE SPLENDOUR OF SHAMELESS LOVE...... 220 CHAPTER XIII. A SPEECH THAT MADE HISTORY...... 224 CHAPTER XIV. THE RED SHIRTS...... 231 CHAPTER XV. THE HIGHER LAW...... 232 CHAPTER XVI. THE END OF A MODERN VILLAIN...... 236 CHAPTER XVII. WEDDING BELLS IN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION...... 236
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• Historical Note • LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS • LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY • THE LEOPARD'S SPOTS • Book One Legree's Regime
• CHAPTER I. A HERO RETURNS • CHAPTER II. A LIGHT SHINING IN DARKNESS • CHAPTER III. DEEPENING SHADOWS • CHAPTER IV. MR. LINCOLN'S DREAM • CHAPTER V. THE OLD AND THE NEW CHURCH • CHAPTER VI. THE PREACHER AND THE WOMAN OF BOSTON • CHAPTER VII. THE HEART OF A CHILD • CHAPTER VIII. AN EXPERIMENT IN MATRIMONY • CHAPTER IX. A MASTER OF MEN • CHAPTER X. THE MAN OR BRUTE IN EMBRYO • CHAPTER XI • CHAPTER XII. RED SNOW DROPS • CHAPTER XIII. DICK • CHAPTER XIV. THE NEGRO UPRISING • CHAPTER XV. THE NEW CITIZEN KING • CHAPTER XVI. LEGREE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE • CHAPTER XVII. THE SECOND REIGN OF TERROR • CHAPTER XVIII. THE RED FLAG OF THE AUCTIONEER • CHAPTER XIX. THE RALLY OF THE CLANSMEN • CHAPTER XX. HOW CIVILISATION WAS SAVED • CHAPTER XXI. THE OLD AND THE NEW NEGRO • CHAPTER XXII. THE DANGER OF PLAYING WITH FIRE • CHAPTER XXIII. THE BIRTH OF A SCALAWAG • CHAPTER XXIV. A MODERN MIRACLE
• Book Two Love's Dream
• CHAPTER I. BLUE EYES AND BLACK HAIR • CHAPTER II. THE VOICE OF THE TEMPTER • CHAPTER III. FLORA • CHAPTER IV. THE ONE WOMAN • CHAPTER V. THE MORNING OF LOVE • CHAPTER VI. BESIDE BEAUTIFUL WATERS • CHAPTER VII. DREAMS AND FEARS • CHAPTER VIII. THE UNSOLVED RIDDLE • CHAPTER IX. THE RHYTHM OF THE DANCE
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• CHAPTER X. THE HEART OF A VILLAIN • CHAPTER XI. THE OLD OLD STORY • CHAPTER XII. THE MUSIC OF THE MILLS • CHAPTER XIII. THE FIRST KISS • CHAPTER XIV. A MYSTERIOUS LETTER • CHAPTER XV. A BLOW IN THE DARK • CHAPTER XVI. THE MYSTERY OF PAIN • CHAPTER XVII. IS GOD OMNIPOTENT? • CHAPTER XVIII. THE WAYS OF BOSTON • CHAPTER XIX. THE SHADOW OF A DOUBT • CHAPTER XX. A NEW LESSON IN LOVE • CHAPTER XXI. WHY THE PREACHER THREW HIS LIFE AWAY • CHAPTER XXII. THE FLESH AND THE SPIRIT
• Book Three The Trial by Fire
• CHAPTER I. A GROWL BENEATH THE EARTH • CHAPTER II. FACE TO FACE WITH FATE • CHAPTER III. A WHITE LIE • CHAPTER IV. THE UNSPOKEN TERROR • CHAPTER V. A THOUSAND−LEGGED BEAST • CHAPTER VI. THE BLACK PERIL • CHAPTER VII. EQUALITY WITH A RESERVATION • CHAPTER VIII. THE NEW SIMON LEGREE • CHAPTER IX. THE NEW AMERICA • CHAPTER X. ANOTHER DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE • CHAPTER XI. THE HEART OF A WOMAN • CHAPTER XII. THE SPLENDOUR OF SHAMELESS LOVE • CHAPTER XIII. A SPEECH THAT MADE HISTORY • CHAPTER XIV. THE RED SHIRTS • CHAPTER XV. THE HIGHER LAW • CHAPTER XVI. THE END OF A MODERN VILLAIN • CHAPTER XVII. WEDDING BELLS IN THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION
TO HARRIET SWEET−VOICED DAUGHTER OF THE OLD FASHIONED SOUTH
Historical Note
IN answer to hundreds of letters, I wish to say that all the incidents used in Book I., which is properly the prologue of my story, were selected from authentic records, or came within my personal knowledge.
The only serious liberty I have taken with history is to tone down the facts to make them credible in fiction. The village of Hambright" is my birthplace, and is located near the center of Military District No. 2, comprising
Historical Note 2 The Leopard's Spots the Carolinas, which were destroyed as States by an Act of Congress in 1867. It will be a century yet before people outside the South can be made to believe a literal statement of the history of those times.
I tried to write this book with the utmost restraint.
THOMAS DIXON, JR.
MAY 9, 1902. ELMINGTON MANOR DIXONDALE, VA.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
• TWO THOUSAND MEN WENT MAD . . . . . Frontispiece • YOU THIEF! . . . . . 76 • COME ON BOYS! . . . . . 124 • I'LL KILL THE FIRST NIGGER THAT CROSSES THAT LINE . . . . . 132 • A DAZZLING VISION OF BEAUTY . . . . . 250 • THIS IS MY THRONE . . . . . 270 • TOM CAMP. . . . . 364 • I HAVE RESIGNED MY CHURCH TO KILL YOU . . . . . 450
LEADING CHARACTERS OF THE STORY
Scene: The Foothills of North Carolina Boston New York Time: From 1865 to 1900
• CHARLES GASTON. . . . . Who dreams of a Governor's Mansion • SALLIE WORTH. . . . . A daughter of the old fashioned South • GEN. DANIEL WORTH. . . . . Her father • MRS. WORTH. . . . . Sallie's mother • THE REV. JOHN DURHAM. . . . . A preacher who threw his life away • MRS. DURHAM. . . . . Of the Southern Army that never surrendered • TOM CAMP. . . . . A one−legged Confederate soldier • FLORA. . . . . Tom's little daughter • SIMON LEGREE. . . . . Ex−slave driver and Reconstruction leader • ALLAN McLEOD. . . . . A Scalawag • HON. EVERETT LOWELL. . . . . Member of Congress from Boston • HELEN LOWELL. . . . . His daughter • MISS SUSAN WALKER. . . . . A maiden of Boston • MAJOR STUART DAMERON. . . . . Chief of the Ku Klux Klan • HOSE NORMAN. . . . . A dare−devil poor white man • NELSE. . . . . A black hero of the old régime • AUNT EVE. . . . . His wife a respectable woman. • HON. TIM SHELBY. . . . . Political boss of the new era • HON. PETE SAWYER. . . . . Sold seven times, got the money once • GEORGE HARRIS, JR. . . . . An Educated Negro, son of Eliza • DICK. . . . . An unsolved riddle
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Book One Legree's Regime
CHAPTER I. A HERO RETURNS
ON the field of Appomattox General Lee was waiting the return of a courier. His handsome face was clouded by the deepening shadows of defeat. Rumours of surrender had spread like wildfire, and the ranks of his once invincible army were breaking into chaos.
Suddenly the measured tread of a brigade was heard marching into action, every movement quick with the perfect discipline, the fire, and the passion of the first days of the triumphant Confederacy.