The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-05-22
BRET HARTE THE CALIFORNIA
POET.

POET.
Francis Bret Harte both novelist and poet In 1856
went California dug god taught school, engaged the ex
press business type the office of the Golden Era became
editor of the Californian literary weekly and appointed
secretary of the United States branch in San Francisco
1864 Some of the which he published in San Francisco
papers during the following yearTbe Piocene Skull "Jo
Burns of Gettysburg great attention. and 1855
started the Overland Monthly The two sketches which hi
contributed to this paper "The Luck of Roaring Camp
The Outcass of Poker Flat created quite sensation,
with the publication in of his poem The Heather Chnee
his popularity eliminated In 1871 he removed to New Yorl
City, appointed United States consul at Grefed Germany
in 1873 and at Glasgow where he served until 1885 HI
afterwards resided in London.
Among his books are: CONDENSED Novels" 'Poems
ECHOES of the Foothills of the Agonauts" the
Frontier "The Crusade of the Excelsior "a Phyllis of the
Sierras and Clarence
The following extract from Current Literature of January
1885, gives of this renowned poet
He is polished critic, of the world epcure
ing everywhere the independence of distinct personality He
talks as he writesle gentleman This subtle attribute
but which England fails recognize and value and
the prime of his popularity the United Kingdom where
he has resided for number of Characteristic attributes
the continually in evidence those thoughtful and
stc attentions details which best described by the
nceyncety in DRESS nicely in speech nicely in thought
This nicely pevades his life and writings 1t singular quail
ty be found in combination with his emotional breadth
dramatic sweep writer but it is the that finishes
poshes whole the splendid genius of this deeply pathet
lie American poet
Following is the famous poem the Heathen Chinee:
Which wish to remark
And my language is plain
And for tricks that
The heather Chnee is peculiar;
Which the same | would rise to explain
his name
And shall deny,
In regard to to the same,
What the name might imply;
But his smile 1t was pensye and chldlike,
AS l frequently remarked to Bill Nye.
was August the third
And quite the Skies
Which it might be inferred
That All Sin likewise;
Yet he played it that day upon William
And me in way desIise
had a small game
All Sin hand;
as euclre The
He understand;
But he smiled as table,
With the smile that was chidfke and bland.
Yet the cards they were stocked
way that grieve,
And my feelings shocked
the Nye's sleeve
Which stuffed full OF bowers
And the same with intent to deceive
the hand were played
By that heather Chnee
And the points he made
Were quite frghtful
Till at last he put down "A right bowers
Which the same Nye had dealt unto
Then looked up Nye,
And he gazed upon
And he with sigh,
sal this
We ruined by Chinese cheap labor"
* And he went for that heather Chnee
In the that ensued
~ , . did
But the
Like the leaves the
With the cards that All Sin had been hiding
In the che did
In his sleeves which
He had -four jacks
Which was coming it strong,
the fact
And found his nails which
What is frequent tapers-thats
Which Is why
And language is plain,
That for that