Excerpt from From Sire to Son, or the Hour and the Man: An Original Drama in Four ActsGrimes. [at window] Remarkably quiet to-day. The lull before the storm, i suppose. By storm is meant the arrival of the Red Dog stage, the one thrilling incident that is to keep Yuba from stagnation for another twenty-four hours. The Yuba [looking'over at botel] is as dull and sleepy as a convent. I suppose Mrs. Stockup is brushing up for the arrival of the coach, and preparing for business. Fine woman that. It's a great pity the Old Sledge stock her husband left don't Show any Signs of vitality. [opens newspajber - reads] Stocks! Stocks li Little Giant, 210, Red Dog, Phoenix, ~97, Bull Dog, 49 Bull Dog seems to have lost her grip. Mary Anne, 50 Blue Nose, 50. Mary Anne and Blue Nose ought to double-up, and make it par. Why, Old Sledge and Straight Flush aint even quoted! Too bad. N ow, Mrs. Stockup has an even hundred thousand dollars in Old Sledge, and her daughter, the same in Straight Flush. Now, 'if Old Sledge would only look to say about 50, I don't know but what I might be tempted to make a fool of myself with that old woman.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.