The Silver Grindstone

David Stratton, the Camp Hope drunkard, has sunk so low he will do almost anything for a slug of fuel oil. His poor wife bends by day over a washtub to secure a little money which he frequen... Read allDavid Stratton, the Camp Hope drunkard, has sunk so low he will do almost anything for a slug of fuel oil. His poor wife bends by day over a washtub to secure a little money which he frequently coaxes from her to spend by night in the saloon. About the only work that the bibulous... Read allDavid Stratton, the Camp Hope drunkard, has sunk so low he will do almost anything for a slug of fuel oil. His poor wife bends by day over a washtub to secure a little money which he frequently coaxes from her to spend by night in the saloon. About the only work that the bibulous Stratton will essay is sharpening the tools of the miners, who reward him with drinks at ... Read all