Digging for Gold: A Story of California
Digging for Gold: A Story of California
By Horatio Alger Jr.
7 Aug, 2020
Brief Extract: “Mother, this is an important day for me,” said Grant Colburn, as he entered the kitchen with an armful of wood, and deposited it in the box behind the stove.
His mother looked up from the table where she was cutting out pie crust
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Brief Extract: “Mother, this is an important day for me,” said Grant Colburn, as he entered the kitchen with an armful of wood, and deposited it in the box behind the stove.
His mother looked up from the table where she was cutting out pie crust, and asked in surprise, “What do you mean, Grant? Why is to-day any different from ordinary days?”
“I am sixteen to-day, mother!” Less