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OZARK SKETCHBOOK

Series 8 of the Otto Ernest Rayburn Papers

Contents of the Ozark Sketchbook

Stories of the Ozarks

• The Devil Wears a Red Cap
• The Woman Chops the Wood
• The Trail of Flowers
• The Seldom Seen Witch
• Courting in Happy Holler
• Spending the Night with Oscar
• The Devil's Lane
• The Ghost of Penitentiary Mountain
• The Log Rolling
• Sally Takes Over
• Saved in a Blizzard
• Hogs of Lapland
• Uncle Adam was a Trader
• Exploring Lost River
• The Ghost Bell
• The Hoshkonong Mystery
• The Traveler in the Ozarks
• Stones for Bread
• Whistling Sue
• The Scarecrow
• The Dumb Supper
• The Punkin Man
• Ozark Soldiers
• Dinner in the Backhills
• Cupid and the Ground Hog
• Ozark Hikes and Happenings
• The Tall Tale from Missouri
• "Spreading the Blanket" in the Ozarks
• The Bewitched Rifle
• The Case of the Belled Buzzard
• Shooting for Beef
• The Fighting Parson
• Pride of Posey
• The Store-Porch Jury
• Fisherman's Luck
• The Woman who Waits

Anecdotes and Tales

• He Liked Beans
• "Bookkeeping Was Easy"
• The Big Bear of Arkansas

Legends

• Anvil Shooting
• The Lore of Bee Sting
• The Folklore of Amputated Limbs
• The Country Auction
• The Ax in History and Folklore
• The Banjo Picker