The Story of Waitstill Baxter

This novel tells the story of a young woman who returns to her hometown after being away for many years and becomes involved with a group of people who are trying to help those in need. She meets a man named Waitstill Baxter, who is a kind and gentle soul, and they form a close bond. As she gets to know him better, she learns about his past and the struggles he has faced. Through their relationship, she comes to understand the importance of kindness, compassion, and selflessness.

By Kate Douglas Wiggin · First published 1900 · Genre: Fiction, Coming-of-Age, Family Saga · 35 chapters

Contents

• Saco Water
• The Sisters
• Deacon Baxter's Wives
• Something of a Hero
• Patience and Impatience
• A Kiss
• "what Dreams May Come"
• The Joiner's Shop
• Cephas Speaks
• On Tory Hill
• A June Sunday
• The Green-Eyed Monster
• Haying-Time
• Uncle Bart Discourses
• Ivory's Mother
• Locked Out
• A Brace of Lovers
• A State o' Maine Prophet
• At the Brick Store
• The Rod that Blossomed
• Lois Buries her Dead
• Harvest-Time
• Aunt Abby's Window
• Phoebe Triumphs
• Love's Young Dreams
• A Wedding-Ring
• The Confessional
• Patty is Shown the Door
• Waitstill Speaks her Mind
• A Clash of Wills
• Sentry Duty
• The House of Aaron
• Aaron's Rod
• The Deacon's Waterloo
• Two Heavens

More by Kate Douglas Wiggin

• A Cathedral Courtship (1893)
• Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1911)
• The Birds' Christmas Carol (1887)
• The Village Watch-Tower (1916)
• Tom o' the Blueb'Ry Plains (1869)
• The Nooning Tree (1898)
• The Fore-Room Rug (1887)
• A Village Stradivarius (1887)
• All works by Kate Douglas Wiggin