Highways and byways of the Pacific coast (1908) (14591755869)

Identifier: highwaysbywaysof00johnson (find matches)

Title: Highways and byways of the Pacific coast

Year: 1908 (1900s)

Authors: Johnson, Clifton, 1865-1940

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Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company London, macmillan and co., limited

Contributing Library: The Library of Congress

Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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ds and gatheredan armful of fallen branches, broke them up andadjusted the pieces on a rough circle of stones thatserved for a fireplace. Now, said the cook, we want some ladles. All right, responded the other, I never seen thetime when I couldnt jump into the bush and make aset of kitchen tools in about fifteen minutes, if I wasreal hungry. He got out his jackknife, selected some pieces ofwood that suited his purpose, and soon had fashionedtwo rough paddles. Besides the potatoes, or spudsas they called them, the cook prepared two large onionsand fried a good-sized piece of steak. He had somelittle packages of salt and pepper which he drew on forflavoring. The work was done with a good deal ofdeftness, but it took considerable time. However, hesaid that preparing the food was not nearly so much ofa task as getting it in the first place. Whatll you have for a plate. asked the cook,turning to his pard. Heres a flat tin dish thatll do, replied the olderman, only I must burn it out first.

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Hoboes getting dinner Among the Shasta Foothills 217 When everything was ready the cook put half thegreat mess of potatoes and onions into the burned-outdish, together with half the steak, while he reserved hisshare in the frying-pan. Then a loaf of bread wastaken out of a parcel and the two sat down on someoil-cans turned bottom upward and ate in great con-tentment. This is a pretty spot, observed the older man,and I always do like to eat where I can hear the soundof running water. They did not pause till the last morsel was gone, andI imagine it was the only square meal they had thatday. After it was done, one got out his pipe and theother his chewing tobacco. They had some thought ofapplying for work in the local mills. If they decidedto go on to other regions they would travel by train.Often they were permitted to ride on a freight trainin return for helping the train crew with their work. Ifpermission was refused they stowed themselves awaysomewhere, in or about the cars. Very li

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