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A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready

Bret Harte

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Book Excerpt: 
. . . had followed her words, gave way to one of pain, and then of anger. "Did he get off such stuff as that?" he asked, quickly.

"No. I'd like to catch him at it," responded Mamie, promptly. "There's better nor him to be had for the asking now."

They had walked on a few moments in aggrieved silence, and the Chinaman might have imagined some misfortune had just befallen them. But Mamie's teeth shone again between her parted lips. "La, pa! it ain't that! He cares everything for me, and I do for him; and if ma hadn't got new ideas—" She stopped suddenly.

"What new ideas?" queried her father, anxiously.

"Oh, nothing! I wish, pa, you'd put on your other boots! Everybody can see these are made for the farrows. And you ain't a market gardener any more."

"What am I, then?" asked Mulrady, with a half-pleased, half-uneasy laugh.

"You're a capitalist, I say; but ma says a landed proprietor." Ne. . . Read More

Community Reviews

An interesting period piece, certainly not a timeless classic, but an enjoyable read. The book was short, yet charming in many ways. As someone interested in local history, the mentions of historic communities at a time when California hadn't yet become a state kept me interested. The love story asp

I am currently reading a few small press books from Allen Press and Grabhorn Press dating to the early-to-mid 20th century covering California (both fiction and non-fiction) and these include several books from Bret Harte. The Allen Press version of this book is a letterpress edition of 220 copies a