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Thorpe, Thomas Bangs, 1815-1878 [1847], Bob Herring, the Arkansas bear hunter, from A quarter race in Kentucky (Carey & Hart, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf399]. To look up a word in a dictionary, select the word with your mouse and press 'd' on your keyboard.
PAGE 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
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 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
Thorpe, Thomas Bangs, 1815-1878 [1847], Bob Herring, the Arkansas bear hunter, from A quarter race in Kentucky (Carey & Hart, Philadelphia) [word count] [eaf399]. |