devils in A Colonial Tramp
the cups as she passed ; then came the GIPPSLANI) 201 hash, or stew ; and each one helped himself to sugar, bread, and potatoes, when he saw a chance. It was rough, but hearty, and plenty of it, as there was of customers. One little Frenchman diverted the company very much. He was on the verge of d…
- Record ID
- 2,234
- Year
- 1,891
- Source
- Internet Archive
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- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2234
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- A Colonial Tramp; Hume Nisbet
- Published
- 1891
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- devils
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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the cups as she passed ; then came the GIPPSLANI) 201 hash, or stew ; and each one helped himself to sugar, bread, and potatoes, when he saw a chance. It was rough, but hearty, and plenty of it, as there was of customers. One little Frenchman diverted the company very much. He was on the verge of delirium tremens — that fine nervous state before the ' blue devils ' appear, when the wit is so high- strung and electric. He had been on the drink for w 7 eeks, getting more and more spirituelle every day. I saw him that evening at his best and most fantastic, as he tossed down the raw brandy, and jested like a Mephistopheles. Before.
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