The Log of the Water Wagon; or, The Cruise of the Good Ship "Lithia"
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BY BERT LESTON TAYLOR and W. C. GIBSON
ILLUSTRATIONS by L. M. GLACKENS
PUBLISHED BY H. M. CALDWELL CO. BOSTON
COLONIAL PRESS Electrotyped and Printed by C. H. Simonds & Co. Boston, U.S.A.
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To all surviving saloon passengers of the good ship Lithia, who have rounded the Horn and passed through perilous Beering Straits, and suffered shipwreck, shock, and sudden thirst: to those intrepid souls who have clung to the slippery hull of the Water Wagon when it seemed the gallant craft could not live another hour; who, lashed to the sprinkler, have ridden out many a choking dust-storm; who have heard the cafe Lorelei sing, and still hung on, deaf to her seductive song: and—
This little volume is affectionately dedicated.
With the notes were enclosed a Water Wagon folder, showing itinerary, rules and regulations, points of interest touched at, etc., a fragment of a clipping from the New York Sun, and sundry moral reflections upon life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The editors have preserved, as far as possible, the spirit and literary style of the Log-keeper, whose identity is an interesting conjecture. His fate, and that of his fellow passengers, is shrouded in mystery.
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