This chapter mainly talks about what happened after the death of a great writer called Josh Billings.
Josh Billings died out at Hotel del Monte. A doctor in Monterey knew how to preserve a dead body. And he embalmed the body of Josh Billings ,threw his organs away in the gulch. A boy and his dog happened to find the liver and intestine of Josh Billings which the boy dicided to use for catching mackerel. Mr. Carriaga met the boy halfway and figured out what it was after a long inquisition. Then Mr.Carriaga and men in the bar formed a committee and made the doctor collect the parts of the dead body. They required the doctor to wash them and bury his organs in a coffin.
Their behavior indicates Monterey was a city with literary tradition. People in Monterey respected Josh Billings and thought he honored the city. Also, they considered the doctor's behavior as dishonor to a literary man, which may become a shame to the city.
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