The Luck of Roaring Camp. in the Carquinez Woods And Other Stories And Sketches
The book The Luck of Roaring Camp. in the Carquinez Woods And Other Stories And Sketches was written by author Harte, Bret, 1836-1902 Here you can read free online of The Luck of Roaring Camp. in the Carquinez Woods And Other Stories And Sketches book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Luck of Roaring Camp. in the Carquinez Woods And Other Stories And Sketches a good or bad book?
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Yon see he was a good sort of fellow, but he lacked manliness and spirit. 340 EARLIER SKETCHES He had absolutely no idea of poetry. I 've seen him sit stolidly by, mending his old clothes, when Rattler delivered that stirring apostrophe of Byron's to the ocean. He asked .Rattler once, quite seriously, if he thought Byron was ever seasick. I don't remember Rattler's reply, but I know we all laughed very much, and I have no doubt it was some- thing good, for Rattler was smart. When the Skyscraper... arrived at San Francisco we had a grand " feed." We agreed to meet every year and per- petuate the occasion. Of course we did n't invite Fagg. Fagg was a steerage passenger, and it was necessary, you see, now we were ashore, to exercise a little discretion. But Old Fagg, as we called him, — he was only about twenty- five years old, by the way, — was the source of immense amusement to us that day. It appeared that he had con- ceived the idea that he could walk to Sacramento, and actually started off afoot.
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