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... chief exhorter , resulted only in the withdrawal of the county advertising from the paper . In the midst of this practical confusion he suddenly died . It was then discovered , as a crowning proof of his absurdity , that he had left a ...
... chief exhorter , resulted only in the withdrawal of the county advertising from the paper . In the midst of this practical confusion he suddenly died . It was then discovered , as a crowning proof of his absurdity , that he had left a ...
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... chief en- gineer , gives me a job the other day . And ef I hadn't just forced my way down there , and talked sasy at him , and criticised his macheen , he'd hev never knowed I knowed a eccentric from a waggon - wheel . Do you see the ...
... chief en- gineer , gives me a job the other day . And ef I hadn't just forced my way down there , and talked sasy at him , and criticised his macheen , he'd hev never knowed I knowed a eccentric from a waggon - wheel . Do you see the ...
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... too . It was empty . distanced the sheriff of Calaveras about two hours . Nevertheless , I went softly to his room . My impression was that he had 173 THE HOODLUM BAND ; OR , THE BOY CHIEF 172 ' WHO WAS MY QUIET FRIEND ? '
... too . It was empty . distanced the sheriff of Calaveras about two hours . Nevertheless , I went softly to his room . My impression was that he had 173 THE HOODLUM BAND ; OR , THE BOY CHIEF 172 ' WHO WAS MY QUIET FRIEND ? '
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And Other Tales Bret Harte. 173 THE HOODLUM BAND ; OR , THE BOY CHIEF , THE INFANT POLITICIAN , AND THE PIRATE PRODIGY . " BY JACK WHACKAWAY , Author of The Boy Slaver , ' The Immature Incendiary , ' ' The Precocious Pugilist , ' & c ...
And Other Tales Bret Harte. 173 THE HOODLUM BAND ; OR , THE BOY CHIEF , THE INFANT POLITICIAN , AND THE PIRATE PRODIGY . " BY JACK WHACKAWAY , Author of The Boy Slaver , ' The Immature Incendiary , ' ' The Precocious Pugilist , ' & c ...
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... Chief sat silent . Suddenly he said : ' Hist ! ' and rose to his feet . Taking a long rifle from the ground he adjusted its sight . Exactly seven miles away on the slope of the mountain the figure of a man was seen walking . The Boy Chief ...
... Chief sat silent . Suddenly he said : ' Hist ! ' and rose to his feet . Taking a long rifle from the ground he adjusted its sight . Exactly seven miles away on the slope of the mountain the figure of a man was seen walking . The Boy Chief ...
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