ROMANCE OF CALIFORNIA LIFE

Illustrated by Pacific Slope Stories,
Thrilling, Pathetic and Humorous

by

JOHN HABBERTON

Author Of "Helen's Babies"

1880







[Illustration: FRONTISPIECE]




INTRODUCTION


Many of the sketches contained in "Some Folks" were written by me during
the past five years, and some of them published by Mr. Leslie in his
_Illustrated Newspaper_ and his _Chimney Corner_, from which journals