Poker Jim, Gentleman and other Tales and Sketches

Download or read book Poker Jim, Gentleman and other Tales and Sketches written by Frank G. Lydston and published by Aegitas. This book was released on 2019-03-14 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poker Jim, Gentleman: And Other Tales and Sketches is a collection of twelve short stories, four of which are set in the west. The long title story, “Poker Jim, Gentleman” is set in 1860s California. The narrator, William Weymouth, is a young doctor with a medical degree from back East. He settles at Jacksonville, a mining camp, on the Tuolomne River. Called to remove a bullet from a man shot in a duel, he meets the “Jim” of the title. On the run from the law and gambling for a living, Jim brings his Spanish wife and child to live with him.