One character in this work claims that he once witnessed the title character talking to a jay-bird that sat in his lap.
One character in this work claims that he once witnessed the title character talking to a jay-bird that sat in his lap. Another character in this work is an English sailor named "Man o' War Jack" who sings this story's central character a 90-stanza lullaby about a ship called the Arethusa. At a christening ceremony in this story, the bigamist Stumpy decides on naming the title character (*) Tommy. In this story, Kentuck starts bathing regularly because of the title character, who he calls a "damned little cuss" after he "rassled with" his finger after his birth. For 10 points, name this story about a baby who is killed in a flood after being born to Cherokee Sal and raised by a California mining camp, written by Bret Harte.
One character in this work claims that he once witnessed the title character talking to a jay-bird that sat in his lap.
"The Luck of Roaring Camp"