 | Bayard Taylor - 1862 - 488 strani
...indistinct murmur of the streets comes by fits the sound of music from their hot and crowded procincts. The picture has in it something unreal and fantastic...violinist tasks her talent and strength of muscle d o to minister to the excitement of play. The Verandah, opposite, is smaller, but boasts an equal... | |
 | Owen Cochran Coy - 1919 - 410 strani
...with the brown and bearded American miners. The stakes are generally small, though when the better gets into a 'streak of luck,' as it is called, they...suspended under the ceiling, a female violinist tasks her strength of muscle to minister to the excitement of the play. "The Verandah, opposite, is smaller,... | |
 | Owen Cochran Coy - 1919 - 410 strani
...with the brown and bearded American miners. The stakes are generally small, though when the better gets into a 'streak of luck,' as it is called, they...suspended under the ceiling, a female violinist tasks her strength of muscle to minister to the excitement of the play. "The Verandah, opposite, is smaller,... | |
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The stakes are generally small, though when the bettor gets into " a streak of luck," as it is called, they are allowed to double until all is lost or the bank breaks. Along the end of the room is a spacious bar, supplied with all kinds of bad liquors,... 