Phoenixiana: Or, Sketches and BurlesquesThe first collection of sketches by the legendary California journalist and humorist George Horatio Derby (1823-1861), who came to California during the Gold Rush and quickly became a regular and popular contributor to the local newspapers. Derby wrote under several pseudonyms, including John Phoenix, John P. Squibob and Amos Butterfield, and his writings influenced both Twain and Harte, among humorists. |
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... thought of them , & c . , & c . CAMP REMINISCENCES ,. PAGE 201 209 Dennis Mulligan and the Owl - A Dinner ; choice of Dishes - Col . S- at Church , thinking aloud - Col . Magruder's Serenade Party : " My name is Jake Keyser . " JOHN ...
... thought of them , & c . , & c . CAMP REMINISCENCES ,. PAGE 201 209 Dennis Mulligan and the Owl - A Dinner ; choice of Dishes - Col . S- at Church , thinking aloud - Col . Magruder's Serenade Party : " My name is Jake Keyser . " JOHN ...
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... thought it to the Plaza ? He replied , " Half a - mile , " which I accordingly noted down , and returned very much pleased at so easily obtaining so much valuable information . It would appear , therefore , that " Slippery Bill ...
... thought it to the Plaza ? He replied , " Half a - mile , " which I accordingly noted down , and returned very much pleased at so easily obtaining so much valuable information . It would appear , therefore , that " Slippery Bill ...
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... thought singular , that with so many gold watches in our party , we should ever be found at a loss to ascertain the time ; but the fact was that I had directed every one of our employees to set his watch by Greenwich mean time , which ...
... thought singular , that with so many gold watches in our party , we should ever be found at a loss to ascertain the time ; but the fact was that I had directed every one of our employees to set his watch by Greenwich mean time , which ...
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... thought that the adjectives of the English lan guage were not sufficiently definite for the purposes of de- scription . They have but three degrees of comparison - a very insufficient number , certainly , when we consider that they are ...
... thought that the adjectives of the English lan guage were not sufficiently definite for the purposes of de- scription . They have but three degrees of comparison - a very insufficient number , certainly , when we consider that they are ...
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... thought myself dyspeptic , " but he made no reply . Then seizing on the callipers , he embraced with them my head in various places , and made notes upon a mall card that lay near him on the table . He then stated that my " hair was ...
... thought myself dyspeptic , " but he made no reply . Then seizing on the callipers , he embraced with them my head in various places , and made notes upon a mall card that lay near him on the table . He then stated that my " hair was ...
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