# Boggs — Roughing It character guide

> Boggs in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Meantime Boggs

**First appearance:** 0001-roughing-it

## Who they are

A miner and acquaintance in the Nevada territory.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Boggs is a colorful, often drunk character whose tall tales and behavior amuse the Narrator.

### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

Boggs is a colorful, often drunk character whose tall tales and behavior amuse the Narrator.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/vii)

Passenger Bemis who is chased by a buffalo bull and tells an extravagant story of his escape.

### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xliii)

Boggs is the narrator's competitor from the Union, known for his occasional intoxication and clever schemes, such as leaving the narrator in a mine shaft to retrieve the school report.

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