Stories by English Authors: Africa
Author | : Various |
Publisher | : Publio Kiadó Kft. |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : |
ISBN-10 | : 9789633818077 |
ISBN-13 | : 9633818079 |
Rating | : 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Download or read book Stories by English Authors: Africa written by Various and published by Publio Kiadó Kft.. This book was released on with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do I know why Tom Donahue is called "Lucky Tom"? Yes, I do; and that is more than one in ten of those who call him so can say. I have knocked about a deal in my time, and seen some strange sights, but none stranger than the way in which Tom gained that sobriquet, and his fortune with it. For I was with him at the time. Tell it? Oh, certainly; but it is a longish story and a very strange one; so fill up your glass again, and light another cigar, while I try to reel it off. Yes, a very strange one; beats some fairy stories I have heard; but it's true, sir, every word of it. There are men alive at Cape Colony now who'll remember it and confirm what I say. Many a time has the tale been told round the fire in Boers' cabins from Orange state to Griqualand; yes, and out in the bush and at the diamond-fields too.