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The outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte

Published On Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Under: Featured, Harte, Bret.
THE OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT Bret Harte (1839-1902) As Mr. John Oakhurst, gambler, stepped into the main street of Poker Flat on the morning of the 23d of November, 1850, he was conscious of a change in its moral atmosphere since the preceding night. Two or three ...

A LONELY RIDE by Bret Harte

Published On Sunday, May 02, 2010. Under: Harte, Bret.
A LONELY RIDE by Bret Harte As I stepped into the Slumgullion stage I saw that it was a dark night, a lonely road, and that I was the only passenger. Let me assure the reader that I have no ulterior design in making this assertion. A ...