Remarkable Instances of Presence of Mind

by Mark Twain

Overview

The steamer Ajax encountered a terrible storm on her down trip from San Francisco to the Sandwich Islands.  It tore her light spars and rigging all to shreds and splinters, upset all furniture that could be upset, and spilled passengers around and knocked them hither and thither with a perfect looseness.  For forty-eight hours no table could be set, and every body had to eat as best they might under the circumstances.  Most of the party went hungry, though, and attended to their praying.  But there was one set of "seven-up" players who nailed a card-table to the floor and stuck to their game through thick and thin. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780880037327
Publisher:	Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Publication date:	06/22/2022
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	6
File size:	350 KB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910),  known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer.

Date of Birth:

November 30, 1835

Date of Death:

April 21, 1910

Place of Birth:

Florida, Missouri

Place of Death:

Redding, Connecticut