Digging for Gold

by Robert Michael Ballantyne

Overview

Book Excerpt: aint their houses here, an' most of 'em's got no houses.""Why, man, I don't mean house-painting. It is portrait and landscape painting that I refer to," said Frank, laughing.Joe shook his head gravely. "Never do, Mr Frank--""Stop! if you and I are to be companions in trouble, you must not call me Mister Frank, you must drop the mister.""Then I won't go with 'e, sir, that's all about it," said Joe firmly."Very well, please yourself," said Frank, with a laugh; "but if painting is so hopeless, what would you advise?""The diggin's," answered Joe."I thought so," said Frank, shaking his head."Most men out of work rush to the diggings. Indeed, many men are fools enough to leave their work to go there, but I confess that I don't like the notion. It has always appeared to me such a pitiful thing to see men, who are fit for better things, go grubbing in the mud for gold.""But what are men to do, Mr Frank, w'en they can't git no other work?Read More

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781540471208
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	11/17/2016
Pages:	174
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author

Robert Michael Ballantyne (24 April 1825 - 8 February 1894) was a Scottish author of juvenile fiction who wrote more than 100 books. He was also an accomplished artist, and exhibited some of his water-colours at the Royal Scottish Academy.Ballantyne was born in Edinburgh on 24 April 1825, the ninth of ten children and the youngest son, to Alexander Thomson Ballantyne (1776-1847) and his wife Anne (1786-1855). Alexander was a newspaper editor and printer in the family firm of "Ballantyne & Co" based at Paul's Works on the Canongate,