Harris, George Washington, 1814-1869 [1847], Dick Harlan's Tennessee frolic, from, A quarter race in Kentucky (Carey & Hart) [word count] [eaf118].
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QUARTER RACE IN KENTUCKY,
AND OTHER SKETCHES.
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A
QUARTER RACE IN KENTUCKY,
AND
OTHER SKETCHES,
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
SCENES, CHARACTERS, AND INCIDENTS,
THROUGHOUT
“THE UNIVERSAL YANKEE NATION.”
EDITED BY
WILLIAM T. PORTER,
EDITOR OF “THE SPIRIT OF THE TIMES,” “BIG BEAR OF ARKANSAS, AND
OTHER TALES,” ETC.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY DARLEY.
PHILADELPHIA:
CAREY AND HART.
1847.
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Acknowledgment
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Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1846, by
CAREY & HART,
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
L. JOHNSON & CO. STEREOTYPERS........T. K. & P. G. COLLINS, PRINTERS.
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INTRODUCTION.
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The great degree of favour with which a series of
Sketches, similar to those embraced in the present
volume, was received by the public and the press last
year, has induced the publishers to add another volume
of the same character and style to their “Library of American Humorous Writers.”
As “The Big Bear of Arkansas, and Other Tales,”
which were more especially intended to illustrate character
and incident in the south and south-west, appear
to have been unusually popular, the Editor trusts that
the present volume, which includes a wider range of
the peculiarities and characteristics of “the Universal
Yankee Nation,” will not be deemed less entertaining
by the public generally.
The different Sketches in this volume have nearly
all appeared in the columns of the New York “Spirit
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of the Times,” where most of them were published
originally. If they afford as much satisfaction in their
present shape as when first given to the world, the
Editor will enjoy the consciousness of having been the
means of alleviating the dulness and ennui of many a
weary hour, and of having added his mite in contributing
to the amusement and gratification of “the million.”
WM. T. PORTER.
Office of the “Spirit of the Times,”
New York, Oct. 1846.
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CONTENTS.
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A QUARTER RACE IN KENTUCKY 13
A SHARK STORY 26
LANTY OLIPHANT IN COURT 38
BILL MORSE ON THE CITY TAXES 41
ANCE VEASY'S FIGHT WITH REUB. SESSIONS 43
THE FASTEST FUNERAL ON RECORD 47
GOING TO BED BEFORE A YOUNG LADY 52
A MILLERITE MIRACLE 60
OLD SINGLETIRE 64
“RUNNING A SAW” ON A FRENCH GENTLEMAN 68
BREAKING A BANK 74
TAKING THE CENSUS 80
DICK HARLAN'S TENNESSEE FROLIC 82
“FALLING OFF A LOG,” IN A GAME OF “SEVEN-UP” 91
THE “WERRY FAST CRAB” 96
“FRENCH WITHOUT A MASTER” 99
A ROLLICKING DRAGOON OFFICER 103
THE GEORGIA MAJOR IN COURT 107
UNCLE BILLY BROWN—“GLORIOUS” 110
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OLD TUTTLE'S LAST QUARTER RACE 117
BILL DEAN, THE TEXAN RANGER 122
THE STEAMBOAT CAPTAIN WHO WAS AVERSE TO RACING 125
BOB HERRING, THE ARKANSAS BEAR HUNTER 130
McALPIN'S TRIP TO CHARLESTON 146
INDIA RUBBER PILLS 151
A MURDER CASE IN MISSISSIPPI 154
KICKING A YANKEE 161
A “DOWN-EAST”—ORIGINAL 165
“SOMEBODY IN MY BED” 168
A DAY AT SOL. SLICE'S 172
CUPPING ON THE STERNUM 184
A BEAR STORY 188
PLAYING “POKER” IN ARKANSAS 197
Harris, George Washington, 1814-1869 [1847], Dick Harlan's Tennessee frolic, from, A quarter race in Kentucky (Carey & Hart) [word count] [eaf118].
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