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Barn and the Pyrenees

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CHAPTER I.
Renown of Pau--Lectoure--The Labourer-Duke--Auch--Tarbes--The Princess and the Count--Costume--Arrival at Pau--The Promenades--The Town--Improvements--First Impressions--Walks--Buildings--Hotels--The Magnificent Baker--The Swain--Tou-Cai! CHAPTER II.
The Climate of Pau--Storms--Fine Weather--Palassou--Reasons for going to Pau--The Winter CHAPTER III.
The Castle of Henri Quatre--- The Furniture--The Shell--The Statue--The Birth--Castel Beziat--The Fairy Gift--A Change--Henri Quatre CHAPTER IV.
Troubadour CHAPTER V.
Road from Pan to Tarbes--Table Land--The Pics--The Haras of Tarbes--Autumn in the Pyrenees--Mont l'Heris--Gabrielle d'Estrees--Chasseaux Palombes--Penne de l'Heris--Pic du Midi--Charlet the Guide--Valley of Campan--La Gatta--Grip--The Tourmalet--Campana del Vasse--Bareges--Luz--Cagot Door--Gavarine--The Fall of the Rock--Chaos--Circus--Magnificence of Nature--Pont de Neige--Roland--Durendal--Izards--Les Cranes--Pierrefitte--Cauteretz--Cerizet--Pont d'Espagne--Lac de Gaube--Argelez CHAPTER VI.
Vallee d'Ossau--Le Hourat--The Rio Verde--Eaux Chaudes--Eaux Bonnes--- Bielle--Izeste--Saccaze, the Naturalist CHAPTER VII.
Gabas--Popular Songs--Pont Crabe--The Recluse of the Vallee d'Ossau--Marguerite--The Springs CHAPTER VIII.
Peasants of Ossau--Capitivity of Francis the First--Death of Joyeuse--Death of the Duke de Maine--Dances CHAPTER IX.
Coarraze--Orton--The Pont Long--Les Belles Cantinieres--Morlaas--The Cure--Resintance to Improvement--Uzain--Lescar--Reformation in Navarre--Tombs--Francois Phoebus--The Mother CHAPTER X.
The Romances of the Castle of Orthez--Tour de Moncade--The Infants--The Son of Gaston Phoebus--Legends--The Oath--The bad King of Navarre--The Quarrel--The Murder--Death of Gaston Phoebus--Paradise the Reward of Hunters--The Captive--The Step-Mother--The Young Countess--The Great Bear--The Return--The Real Cause--The Meeting in the Forest--The Mass CHAPTER XI.
The Countess of Comminges--The Charge--The persecuted Heiress--The Bridge--The Cordelier--Costume--Aspremont--Peyrehourade CHAPTER XII.
Bayonne-Public Walks--Biaritz--Atalaya--Giant Fernagus--Anne of Neubourg--The Dancing Mayor CHAPTER XIII.
Basque Language--Dialects--Words--Poetry--Songs--The Deserter--Character--Drama--Towns CHAPTER XIV.
Cagots--Cacous of Brittany CHAPTER XV.
The Cagot--Vallee d'Aspe--Superstitions--Forests--Despourrins--The two Gaves--Bedous--High-road to Saragossa--Cascade of Lescun--Urdos--A Picture for Murillo--La Vache CHAPTER XVI.
Aramitz--The Play--Mauleon--The Sisters--Words--St.Jean CHAPTER XVII.
Arneguy--The Cacolet--Rolando's Tree--Snow-white Goats -- Costume--Sauveterre--The Pastor--Navarreux--Spanish Air BEARN AND THE PYRENEES.VOL.

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