SNOW-BOUND AT EAGLE'S

by Bret Harte



CONTENTS

SNOW-BOUND AT EAGLE'S
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII






IN THE CARQUINEZ WOODS

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X






TRENT'S TRUST AND OTHER STORIES

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

TRENT'S TRUST
MR. MACGLOWRIE'S WIDOW
A WARD OF COLONEL STARBOTTLE'S
PROSPER'S “OLD MOTHER”
THE CONVALESCENCE OF JACK HAMLIN
A PUPIL OF CHESTNUT RIDGE
DICK BOYLE'S BUSINESS CARD






SUSY,

A STORY OF THE PLAINS

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
CHAPTER XI.
CHAPTER XII.






COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
POEMS
I. NATIONAL
JOHN BURNS OF GETTYSBURG
"HOW ARE YOU, SANITARY?"
BATTLE BUNNY
THE REVEILLE
OUR PRIVILEGE
RELIEVING GUARD
THE GODDESS
ON A PEN OF THOMAS STARR KING
A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY
THE COPPERHEAD
A SANITARY MESSAGE
THE OLD MAJOR EXPLAINS
CALIFORNIA'S GREETING TO SEWARD
THE AGED STRANGER
THE IDYL OF BATTLE HOLLOW
CALDWELL OF SPRINGFIELD
POEM
MISS BLANCHE SAYS
AN ARCTIC VISION
ST. THOMAS
OFF SCARBOROUGH
CADET GREY
II. SPANISH IDYLS AND LEGENDS
THE MIRACLE OF PADRE JUNIPERO
THE WONDERFUL SPRING OF SAN JOAQUIN
THE ANGELUS
CONCEPCION DE ARGUELLO
"FOR THE KING"
RAMON
DON DIEGO OF THE SOUTH
AT THE HACIENDA
FRIAR PEDRO'S RIDE
IN THE MISSION GARDEN
THE LOST GALLEON*
III. IN DIALECT
"JIM"
CHIQUITA
DOW'S FLAT
IN THE TUNNEL
"CICELY"
PENELOPE
PLAIN LANGUAGE FROM TRUTHFUL JAMES
THE SOCIETY UPON THE STANISLAUS
LUKE
"THE BABES IN THE WOODS"
THE LATEST CHINESE OUTRAGE
TRUTHFUL JAMES TO THE EDITOR
AN IDYL OF THE ROAD
THOMPSON OF ANGELS
THE HAWK'S NEST
HER LETTER
HIS ANSWER TO "HER LETTER"
"THE RETURN OF BELISARIUS"
FURTHER LANGUAGE FROM TRUTHFUL JAMES
AFTER THE ACCIDENT
THE GHOST THAT JIM SAW
"SEVENTY-NINE"
THE STAGE-DRIVER'S STORY
A QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE
THE THOUGHT-READER OF ANGELS
THE SPELLING BEE AT ANGELS
ARTEMIS IN SIERRA
JACK OF THE TULES
IV. MISCELLANEOUS
A GREYPORT LEGEND
A NEWPORT ROMANCE
SAN FRANCISCO
THE MOUNTAIN HEART'S-EASE
GRIZZLY.
MADRONO
COYOTE
TO A SEA-BIRD
WHAT THE CHIMNEY SANG
DICKENS IN CAMP
"TWENTY YEARS"
FATE
GRANDMOTHER TENTERDEN
GUILD'S SIGNAL
ASPIRING MISS DE LAINE
A LEGEND OF COLOGNE
THE TALE OF A PONY
ON A CONE OF THE BIG TREES
LONE MOUNTAIN
ALNASCHAR
THE TWO SHIPS
ADDRESS
DOLLY VARDEN
TELEMACHUS VERSUS MENTOR
WHAT THE WOLF REALLY SAID TO LITTLE RED RIDING-HOOD
HALF AN HOUR BEFORE SUPPER
WHAT THE BULLET SANG
THE OLD CAMP-FIRE
THE STATION-MASTER OF LONE PRAIRIE
THE MISSION BELLS OF MONTEREY
"CROTALUS"
ON WILLIAM FRANCIS BARTLETT
THE BIRDS OF CIRENCESTER
LINES TO A PORTRAIT, BY A SUPERIOR PERSON
HER LAST LETTER
V. PARODIES
BEFORE THE CURTAIN
TO THE PLIOCENE SKULL*
THE BALLAD OF MR. COOKE
THE BALLAD OF THE EMEU
MRS. JUDGE JENKINS
A GEOLOGICAL MADRIGAL
AVITOR
THE WILLOWS
NORTH BEACH
THE LOST TAILS OF MILETUS
THE RITUALIST
A MORAL VINDICATOR
CALIFORNIA MADRIGAL
WHAT THE ENGINES SAID
THE LEGENDS OF THE RHINE
SONGS WITHOUT SENSE
MASTER JOHNNY'S NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR
MISS EDITH'S MODEST REQUEST
MISS EDITH MAKES IT PLEASANT FOR BROTHER JACK
MISS EDITH MAKES ANOTHER FRIEND
WHAT MISS EDITH SAW FROM HER WINDOW
ON THE LANDING
NOTES






STORIES IN LIGHT AND SHADOW

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

“UNSER KARL”
UNCLE JIM AND UNCLE BILLY
SEE YUP
THE DESBOROUGH CONNECTIONS
SALOMY JANE'S KISS
THE MAN AND THE MOUNTAIN
THE PASSING OF ENRIQUEZ






OPENINGS IN THE OLD TRAIL

by Bret Harte



CONTENTS

A MERCURY OF THE FOOT-HILLS
COLONEL STARBOTTLE FOR THE PLAINTIFF
THE LANDLORD OF THE BIG FLUME HOTEL
A BUCKEYE HOLLOW INHERITANCE
THE REINCARNATION OF SMITH
LANTY FOSTER'S MISTAKE
AN ALI BABA OF THE SIERRAS
MISS PEGGY'S PROTEGES
THE GODDESS OF EXCELSIOR






FROM SAND HILL TO PINE

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

FROM SAND HILL TO PINE
A NIECE OF SNAPSHOT HARRY'S
A TREASURE OF THE REDWOODS
A BELLE OF CANADA CITY
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FONDA
A JACK AND JILL OF THE SIERRAS
MR. BILSON'S HOUSEKEEPER






TALES OF TRAIL AND TOWN

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

TALES OF TRAIL AND TOWN



THE ANCESTORS OF PETER ATHERLY

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III


TWO AMERICANS
THE JUDGMENT OF BOLINAS PLAIN
THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE OF ALKALI DICK
A NIGHT ON THE DIVIDE
A TALE OF THREE TRUANTS






UNDER THE REDWOODS

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

UNDER THE REDWOODS

JIMMY'S BIG BROTHER FROM CALIFORNIA
THE YOUNGEST MISS PIPER
A WIDOW OF THE SANTA ANA VALLEY
THE MERMAID OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT
UNDER THE EAVES
HOW REUBEN ALLEN “SAW LIFE” IN SAN FRANCISCO
THREE VAGABONDS OF TRINIDAD
A VISION OF THE FOUNTAIN
A ROMANCE OF THE LINE
BOHEMIAN DAYS IN SAN FRANCISCO






MR. JACK HAMLIN'S MEDIATION

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

MR. JACK HAMLIN'S MEDIATION
THE MAN AT THE SEMAPHORE
AN ESMERALDA OF ROCKY CANYON
DICK SPINDLER'S FAMILY CHRISTMAS
WHEN THE WATERS WERE UP AT “JULES'”
THE BOOM IN THE “CALAVERAS CLARION”
THE SECRET OF SOBRIENTE'S WELL
LIBERTY JONES'S DISCOVERY






THE THREE PARTNERS

By Bret Harte



CONTENTS

PROLOGUE.

CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.