By Mark Twain
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(Part 1)
A friend of mine in the East asked me to visit old Simon Wheeler. He wanted me to ask about his friend, Leonard W. Smiley. I did as my friend asked, and I found Simon Wheeler sleeping by the stove in Angel?s ruined mining camp.
He was fat and had no hair, but he had a gentle, simple look upon his peaceful face. He woke up and gave me a "good-day." I told him that I was there to find out about someone named Leonard W. Smiley, who may have lived in Angel's C...