The title character in this story finds a song about the exploits of the ship Arethusa, sung by the ex-Australian colonist "Man o' War Jack" to be rather soothing.
The title character in this story finds a song about the exploits of the ship Arethusa, sung by the ex-Australian colonist "Man o' War Jack" to be rather soothing. Cockney Simmons describes the atmosphere after the arrival of the title character as "‘evingly," and the arrival improves the hygienic habits of the man known as Kentuck. A major debate concerns the naming of the title character, originally known pejoratively by such as names as that "damned little cuss," and Thomas is settled upon as the given name. An ass is given the maternal role and Stumpy is given the paternal role, and the character John Oakhurst, famous from another of the author's stories, is mentioned in passing. Cherokee Sal, the only woman around, dies when giving birth to a child in FTP, what Bret Harte short story about a California miners' camp.
The title character in this story finds a song about the exploits of the ship Arethusa, sung by the ex-Australian colonist "Man o' War Jack" to be rather soothing.
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