Author’s first interview with Peter—Peter calls on the Author, and begins his story—his birth and residence—is adopted by Mrs. Mather and lives in Mr. Mather’s house—his “red scarlet¹ coat“—fishing expedition on Sunday with Hagar when he sees the Devil—a feat² of horsemanship—saves the life of master’s oldest son, and is bit in the operation by a wild hog³—an encounter with an “old-fashioned cat owl⁴” in the Cedar⁵ Swamp—a man killed by wild cats—a short “sarmint” at a Quaker Meeting—“I and John makes a pincushion of a calf⁶’s nose, and got tuned⁷ for it, I tell ye”—holyday’s amusements—the marble egg—“I and John great cronies”—Mistress sick—Peter hears something in the night which he thinks a forerunner⁹ of her death—she dies a Christian¹⁰—her dying words—Peter’s feelings on her death.