Project Gutenberg 2004-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 229 Habberton, John 1842 1921 Romance of California Life Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories, Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous The schoolteacher at Bottle Flat -- Jim Hockson's revenge -- Making his mark -- Codago -- The last pike at Jagger's Bend -- First prayer at Hanney's -- The new sheriff of Bunker County -- Major Martt's friend -- Buffle -- Metalette's section -- A story of Ten Mile Gulch -- Captain Sam's change -- Miss Fewne's last conquest -- Markson's house -- Grump's pet -- Wardelow's boy -- Tom Chafflin's luck -- Old Twitchett's treasure -- Blizzer's wife -- A boarding-house romance -- Retiring from business -- The Hardhack mistake -- The Carmi chums -- Little Guzzy -- A romance of Happy Rest -- Two powerful arguments -- Mr. Putchett's love -- The meanest man at Blugsey's -- Deacon Barker's conversion -- Joe Gatter's life insurance -- The temperance meeting at Backley -- Jude -- A love of a cottage -- The Bleighton rivals -- Budge and Toddie at Aunt Alice's -- Sailing up stream -- Free speech. E-text prepared by Gene Smethers and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Romance of California Life" by John Habberton is a collection of humorous and poignant sketches set in the mid-19th century, reflecting the lives and characters of people in California during the gold rush era. The book explores various narratives that blend both lightheartedness and serious themes, primarily focusing on the relationships, challenges, and adventures of its characters, including miners, teachers, and townsfolk. The beginning of the work introduces us to the small mining community of Bottle Flat, where the arrival of a new schoolteacher, Miss Huldah Brown, stirs up unexpected reactions among the miners who initially oppose her presence. As the miners gather to express their disdain, their plans to intimidate the teacher are derailed when she shows up, completely different from their expectations. Miss Brown's arrival sets off a series of events that lead the miners to reconsider their prejudices against education and women, creating a lighthearted yet insightful look into community dynamics and personal transformations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en California -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 1073687 2025-06-06T06:47:02.486806 text/html 1053075 2020-12-18T12:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2671442 2025-06-06T06:47:16.617752 application/epub+zip 2685514 2025-06-06T06:47:05.473801 application/epub+zip 455438 2025-06-06T06:47:03.728820 application/epub+zip 3030228 2025-06-06T06:47:24.689749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2946671 2025-06-06T06:47:15.345754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693613 2022-09-07T13:07:47.572289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 837081 2023-10-06T10:45:37.477093 text/plain 16408 2025-06-06T06:47:24.844708 application/rdf+xml 14682 2025-06-06T06:47:04.354811 image/jpeg 4211 2025-06-06T06:47:04.042802 image/jpeg 3781772 2025-06-06T06:47:02.681855 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia