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Openings in the Old Trail

Bret Harte

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .placed it with some difficulty and shortness of breath in his fob. At the same moment he heard a step in the passage, and the door opened to Adoniram K. Hotchkiss. The Colonel was impressed; he had a duelist's respect for punctuality.

The man entered with a nod and the expectant inquiring look of a busy man. As his feet crossed that sacred threshold the Colonel became all courtesy; he placed a chair for his visitor, and took his hat from his half reluctant hand. He then opened a cupboard and brought out a bottle of whiskey and two glasses.

"A—er—slight refreshment, Mr. Hotchkiss," he suggested politely.

"I never drink," replied Hotchkiss, with the severe attitude of a total abstainer.

"Ah—er—not the finest Bourbon whiskey, selected by a Kentucky friend? No? Pardon me! A cigar, then—the mildest Havana."

"I do not use tobacco nor alcohol in any form," repeated Hotchkiss ascetically. "I hav. . . Read More

Community Reviews

ENGLISH: Nine stories by Bret Harte. Five of them are quite good. I liked best the last one, "The goddess of Excelsior," about a bunch of successful miners that find themselves entranced by a couple of feminine dresses that must be filled somehow. Jack Hamlin's story (A Mercury of the foot-hills) sh

This Is a good collection of short stories.