These 37 short stories were authored by John Habberton (1842-1921), an American writer. He spent nearly twenty years as the literary and drama critic for the New York Herald, but he is best known for his stories about early California life, many of which were collected in this 1880 book. - Summary by david wales
Chapters
1 Introduction 2 min 2 The School Teacher At Bottle Flat 31 min 3 Jim Hockson's Revenge 30 min 4 Making His Mark 15 min 5 Codago 17 min 6 The Last Pike At Jagger's Bend 15 min 7 First Prayer At Hanney's 22 min 8 The New Sheriff Of Bunker County 27 min 9 Major Martt's Friend 28 min 10 Buffle 37 min 11 Matalette's Section 22 min 12 A Story Of Ten Mile Gulch 20 min 13 Captain Sam's Change 18 min 14 Miss Fewne's Last Conquest 18 min 15 Markson's House 38 min 16 Grump's Pet 25 min 17 Wardelow's Boy 19 min 18 Tom Chafflin's Luck 13 min 19 Old Twitchett's Treasure 12 min 20 Blizzer's Wife 28 min 21 A Boarding-House Romance 15 min 22 Retiring From Business 18 min 23 The Hardhack Mistake 14 min 24 The Carmi Chums 16 min 25 Little Guzzy 30 min 26 A Romance Of Happy Rest 26 min 27 Two Powerful Arguments 16 min 28 Mr. Putchett's Love 31 min 29 The Meanest Man At Blugsey's 23 min 30 Deacon Barker's Conversion 27 min 31 Joe Gatter's Life Insurance 17 min 32 The Temperance Meeting At Backley 16 min 33 Jude 18 min 34 A Love Of A Cottage 44 min 35 The Bleighton Rivals 21 min 36 Budge And Toddie At Aunt Alice's Part 1 38 min 37 Budge And Toddie At Aunt Alice's Part 2 34 min 38 Sailing Up Stream 35 min 39 Free Speech 18 min
