William Sydney Porter.

– Texas, – said the red-faced man – it was too cold in Alaska for me. And I found it warm in Texas. I’ll tell you about one hot spell I went through there..

William Sydney Porter.

The honeymoon was at its full. There was a flat with the reddest of new carpets, tasselled portieres and six steins with pewter lids arranged on a ledge above the wainscoting of the dining-room. The wonder of it was yet upon them. Neither of them had ever seen a yellow primrose..

William Sydney Porter

While the fireman was lowering the feeding hose, Bob Tidball, “Shark” Dodson and a quarter-bred Creek Indian called John Big Dog climbed on the engine and showed the engineer three round orifices in pieces of ordnance that they carried..

Ernest Miller Hemingway