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Romance of California Life, by John Habberton
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Title: Romance of California Life
Author: John Habberton
Release Date: October 22, 2004 [eBook #13832]
Language: English
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ROMANCE OF CALIFORNIA LIFE
Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous
by
JOHN HABBERTON
Author Of "Helen's Babies"
1880
[Illustration: FRONTISPIECE]
INTRODUCTION
Many of the sketches contained in "Some Folks" were written by me during the past five years, and some of them published by Mr. Leslie in his Illustrated Newspaper and his Chimney Corner, from which journals they have been collected by friends who believe that in these stories is displayed better workmanship than I have since done. For myself, I can claim for them only an unusual degree of that unliterary and unpopular quality called truthfulness. Although at present mildly tolerated in the East, I was "brought up" in the West, and have written largely from recollection of "some folks" I have known, veritable men and women, scenes and incidents, and otherwise through