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CONTENTS.

CONTENTS.

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• Mrs. Skaggs's Husbands 3

• How Santa Claus came to Simpson's Bar 55

• The Princess Bob and her Friends 80

• The Iliad of Sandy Bar 102

• Mr. Thompson's Prodigal 121

• The Romance of Madroño Hollow 134

• The Poet of Sierra Flat 153

• The Christmas Gift that came to Rupert 171

• URBAN SKETCHES.

  • A Venerable Impostor 185

  • From a Balcony 191

  • Melons 199

  • Surprising Adventures of Master Charles
    Summerton 210

  • Sidewalkings 216

  • A Boy's Dog 224

  • Charitable Reminiscences 230

  • “Seeing the Steamer off” 238

  • Neighborhoods I have moved from 245

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  • My Suburban Residence 259

  • On a Vulgar Little Boy 267

  • Waiting for the Ship 271

• LEGENDS AND TALES.

  • The Legend of Monte del Diablo 277

  • The Adventure of Padre Vicentio 299

  • The Legend of Devil's Point 310

  • The Devil and the Broker 322

  • The Ogress of Silver Land 328

  • The Ruins of San Francisco 337

  • A Night at Wingdam 342