Life on the Mississippi, Part 8.

LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, Part 8., By Mark Twain
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LIFE ON THE MISSISSIPPI, Part 8
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER XXXVI. The Professor Spins a Yarn.—An Enthusiast in Cattle.—He makes a Proposition.—Loading Beeves at Acapulco.—He was n't Raised to it. —He is Roped In.—His Dull Eyes Lit Up.—Four Aces, you Ass! —He does n't Care for the Gores. CHAPTER XXXVII. A Terrible Disaster.—The "Gold Dust" explodes her Boilers. —The End of a Good Man.
CHAPTER XXXVIII. Mr. Dickens has a Word.—Best Dwellings and their Furniture.—Albums and Music.—Pantelettes and Conch-shells.—Sugar-candy Rabbits and Photographs.—Horse-hair Sofas and Snuffers.—Rag Carpets and Bridal Chambers. CHAPTER XXXIX. Rowdies and Beauty.—Ice as Jewelry.—Ice Manufacture.—More Statistics.—Some Drummers.—Oleomargarine versus Butter. —Olive Oil versus ...