This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...Diego, he found good-paying work from the start. His practice in designing carriages made him almost a natural architect from the beginning of his attempts, and with the aid of his wife he planned some of the finest houses of the earlier modern San Diego. He then contracted and built them. Pacific Beach, a suburb of San Diego, was their residence for several years, and also the charming La Jolla-by-the-Sea, and in both of these places there are many houses of his planning and erection. He was elected to the City Council, which position he held for five years, and could have remained in office almost at will, so highly was he esteemed by his fellow-citizens. After many years of happiness together, the call for separation came quite suddenly. On Thursday, November 16, 1916, Mrs. Thorpe left her husband on the street, in his automobile, to go to the Joaquin Miller Day celebration at the Exposition, in order to meet Miss Juanita Miller, the daughter of the poet. Less than half an hour afterwards she was called home to find her beloved companion had already "crossed the bar" and had met his Pilot "face to face." lc was one of his great joys that the Exposition had honored his wife bynaming a Day for her, and he was anticipating its ceremonies with pleasure. He, personally, had considerable literary ability, which, had he cared to cultivate it, would have made him famous. He had a special penchant for writing the broken English of a Dutchman, and some of his lubrications are decidedly clever. For instance, here are his lines on DOT BACIFIC PEACH FLEA Oh, dot flea, dot flea, Dot schump-buggery flea, Vot schumps und viggles und bites, He skips von side oop, Und der under side down, Und keepen me avake effry nights. He climbs...