One of the known humorists in world literature, О. of Henry created the unique panorama of American life on the border of XIX - XX of centuries, in grotesque situations passed contrasts and paradoxes of the epoch, opening space for people with a business grip, that the quirk of fate both uplifts on the top of success or overthrows on the bottom of life."In twenty miles to the west of Sippe the "Evening express" stopped at a water-tower to collect waters. Except water, the locomotive of this famous express took and yet something, not so for him useful.While a stoker unhooked hose, Bob Тидбол, Shark Додсон and Indian-mongrel from the tribe of screaming on a nickname John Large Dog climbed up a locomotive and showed three round opening of the pocket artillery instruments" to the machinist.