Project Gutenberg 2007-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 234 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles Fraser, Malcolm 1868 1949 Fraser, Charles Malcolm The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories The mystery of old Daddy's window -- 'Way down in Poor Valley -- A mountain storm -- Borrowing a hammer -- The Conscripts' Hollow -- A warning -- Among the cliffs -- In the "chinking" -- On a higher level -- Christmas Day on Old Windy Mountain. Produced by Dave Macfarlane and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Young Mountaineers: Short Stories" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. This work transports readers into the rugged and atmospheric mountains of Tennessee, where life is interwoven with local folklore, supernatural occurrences, and the everyday struggles of its inhabitants. The narratives delve into the lives of various characters, such as the superstitious Creyshaw family and young boys like Si, who contend with tales of ghosts and the harsh realities of their environment. The opening of the first story, "The Mystery of Old Daddy's Window," introduces us to Jonas Creyshaw, who, while smoking on his porch one night, observes a mysterious figure rising from the precipice of "Old Daddy's Window." His panic leads to an amusing series of misunderstandings with his wife Mirandy and their family, particularly the two boys, Tad and Si. As tension builds around the notion of a haunting, the story explores themes of fear, family dynamics, and the innocence of childhood. The blend of eerie atmosphere with humor provides a vivid snapshot of life in the mountains and sets the tone for the stories to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories, American Mountain life -- Fiction Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction Tennessee -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: American Literature 289484 2025-08-08T13:03:17.398763 text/html 288969 2007-01-15T05:00:30 text/html 341062 2025-08-08T13:03:25.008718 application/epub+zip 345000 2025-08-08T13:03:20.865720 application/epub+zip 173769 2025-08-08T13:03:19.487781 application/epub+zip 530479 2025-08-08T13:03:28.139747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509880 2025-08-08T13:03:24.216699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301813 2022-09-09T14:13:56.588169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 271375 2025-08-08T13:03:16.805810 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271161 2007-01-15T05:00:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 271152 2007-01-15T05:00:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22093 2025-08-08T13:03:28.275699 application/rdf+xml 15996 2025-08-08T13:03:20.001755 image/jpeg 3707 2025-08-08T13:03:19.742748 image/jpeg 105797 2007-01-15T05:00:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 242122 2007-01-15T05:00:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 105781 2007-01-15T05:00:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 334657 2025-08-08T13:03:17.434739 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia