Mr. Jones

Merton

Merton and Mr. Jones are likely father and son, with frequent familial interactions.

Merton

Merton and Mr. Jones are likely father and son, with frequent familial interactions.

Merton

Merton and Mr. Jones are likely father and son, with frequent familial interactions.

Rescued and at Home

Mr. Jones rescues the family with a lantern, guides them home, and leaves after ensuring they are settled.

Self-Denial and Its Reward

Arranges the move, tests his son Junior's obedience, and joins the rabbit hunt.

Our Sunny Kitchen

Helps move furniture, gives advice about spring work, and brings the dinner with Junior.

Good Bargains in Maple Sugar

Acts as mentor, advises on chickens and maple sugaring, offers Junior's help.

XX: Raspberry Lessons

Provides detailed, practical guidance on pruning raspberries, managing suckers, and preparing for an auction.

The "Vandoo"

Arrives with a farm wagon, advises on bidding, and helps the narrator acquire livestock and chickens at the vendue.

Early April Gardening

Offers practical advice on soil, plowing, and planting timing.

A Bonfire and a Feast

Arrives early with his team, plows the garden deeply, and gives detailed instructions on planting potatoes for maximum yield.

Owls and Antwerps

Advises the family on uncovering the Antwerp raspberries and warns about leveling the ground evenly.

Strawberry Visions and “Pertaters”

Advises on plowing and planting, helps turn over the meadow plot, and offers skeptical but supportive commentary on book farming.

Corn, Color, and Music

Provides advice on planting corn and laughs at the narrator's early furrowing attempts.

XXX: Weeds and Working for Dear Life

Teaches the family effective weeding methods, helps with his cultivator, and offers encouragement and practical advice.

Nature Smiles and Helps

Mr. Jones visits after supper, praising the timely cultivation and the rain's value.

XXXII: Cherries, Berries, and Berry-Thieves

Warns the narrator about the dangerous neighbor family, advising to give them a wide berth.

XXXIII: Given His Choice

Supports Robert Durham, uses firm language and a watch to pressure Bagley into swearing an oath.

A Thunderbolt

Works early and late like the family; receives interest on the mortgage.

Rallying from the Blow

Offers practical advice and help with plowing and sowing fodder corn, demonstrating neighborly support.

A Trip to the Seashore

Joins the trip with his wife and Junior; makes humorous remarks about the bathing attire and later advises on potato storage.

Hoarding for Winter

Brings rye straw and a corn knife, teaches Robert how to cut and bind corn, and is praised as a good neighbor.

Autumn Work and Sport

Plows the field for raspberry planting.

Thanksgiving Day

Dined with the family and humorously summarized the past year, praising the reformation of the Bagleys.