BRICKS WITHOUT STRAW 

_A Novel_ 

BY 

ALBION W.  TOURGEE, LL.D., 

LATE JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF NORTH CAROLINA 

THIS VOLUME I GRATEFULLY DEDICATE TO 

My Wife; 

TO WHOSE UNFLINCHING COURAGE, UNFALTERING FAITH, UNFAILING CHEER,
AND STEADFAST LOVE, I OWE MORE THAN MANY VOLUMES MIGHT DECLARE.