This is a story of Kentucky, in a settlement known as "Kingdom Come."It is a life rude, semi-barbarous; but natural and honest, from whichoften springs the flower of civilization.
"Chad," the "little shepherd" did not know who he was nor whence hecame--he had just wandered from door to door since early childhood,seeking shelter with kindly mountaineers who gladly fathered andmothered this waif about whom there was such a mystery--a charming waif,by the way, who could play the banjo better that anyone else in themountains.