Tonight I am going to take a party to the headquarters of the fire department, where I have a cinch on the captain, a very nice fellow, who is unusually grateful for something I wrote about him and his men. They are going to do the Still Alarm act for me. Richard H. Davis actalarmcaptain share on social
I am now in Gibraltar. It is a large place and there does not seem to be room in this letter, in which to express my feelings about Moors in bare legs and six thousand Red-coats and to hear Englishmen speak again. Richard H. Davis barecoatenglishman share on social
All the fascination of King Solomon's Mines seems to be behind those great mountains and this I may add is a bit of advance work for mother, an entering wedge to my disappearing from sight for years and years in the Congo. Richard H. Davis addadvancebite share on social
I have just come from a couple of raids, where we had a very lively time, and some of them had to pull their guns. I found it necessary to punch a few sports myself. Richard H. Davis couplefindgun Change image and share on social
Wednesday a junior came to me, and told me I was to be hazed as I left the Opera House Friday night. Richard H. Davis fridayhazehouse Change image and share on social
Morocco as it is is a very fine place spoiled by civilization. Richard H. Davis civilizationfinemorocco Change image and share on social
It has pleased and interested me to see how I could get along under difficult circumstances and with so much discomfort but as I say I was not sent out here to improve my temper or my health or to make me more content with my good things in the East. Richard H. Davis circumstancecontentdifficult share on social
You see, I'd not a very good place here; the fellows looked on me as a sort of special object of ridicule, on account of the hat and cane, walk, and so on, though I thought I'd got over that by this time. Richard H. Davis accountcanefellow share on social