Franky:—Francis King Harte, Bret Harte's second son, who was eight years old at this time.
Concepcion de Arguello:—One of Bret Harte's longer poems.
Kentuck:—A rough but kindly character in Harte's The Luck of Roaring Camp.
Dick Bullen:—The chief character in How Santa Claus Came to Simpson's Bar.
Frank:—Bret Harte's name was Francis Brett Hart(e), and his family usually called him Frank.
Letter from Lafcadio Hearn:·—
Chamberlain:—Professor Chamberlain had lived for some years in Japan, when Hearn, in 1890, wrote to him, asking assistance in securing a position as teacher in the Japanese Government Schools. The friendship between the two men continued until Hearn's death.
Samurai:—Pronounced sä' mŏŏ rī; a member of the lesser nobility of Japan.
Jizo:—A Japanese god, said to be the playmate of the ghosts of children. Stone images of Jizo are common in Japan. (See page 19 of The Japanese Letters of Lafcadio Hearn.)