For ten points, name this short story in which the title character's presence mellows a California town of tough characters, a "local color" story by Bret Harte.
At the end of the story, the title character drowns in the local river despite the efforts on the part of Kentuck to save him. The son of Cherokee Sal, his birth was unique in that the town he was born in was more used to death than birth. For ten points, name this short story in which the title character's presence mellows a California town of tough characters, a "local color" story by Bret Harte.
At the end of the story, the title character drowns in the local river despite the efforts on the part of Kentuck to save him.
“The {Luck of Roaring Camp}”