CHAPTER II

MRS. SKAGGS'S HUSBANDS By Bret Harte

CONTENTS MRS. SKAGGS'S HUSBANDS. HOW SANTA CLAUS CAME TO SIMPSON'S BAR. THE PRINCESS BOB AND HER FRIENDS. THE ILIAD OF SANDY BAR. MR THOMPSON'S PRODIGAL THE ROMANCE OF MADRONO HOLLOW. THE POET OF SIERRA FLAT. THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT CAME TO RUPERT.

URBAN SKETCHES by Bret Harte

CONTENTS URBAN SKETCHES A VENERABLE IMPOSTOR. FROM A BALCONY MELONS SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF MASTER CHARLES SUMMERTON. SIDEWALKINGS A BOYS' DOG CHARITABLE REMINISCENCES “SEEING THE STEAMER OFF” NEIGHBORHOODS I HAVE MOVED FROM MY SUBURBAN RESIDENCE. ON A VULGAR LITTLE BOY WAITING FOR THE SHIP.

LEGENDS AND TALES By Bret Harte

CONTENTS LEGENDS AND TALES. THE LEGEND OF MONTE DEL DIABLO. THE ADVENTURE OF PADRE VINCENTIO THE LEGEND OF DEVIL'S POINT. THE DEVIL AND THE BROKER THE OGRESS OF SILVER LAND; THE RUINS OF SAN FRANCISCO A NIGHT AT WINGDAM.

CLARENCE By Bret Harte

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