# Old Curry — Roughing It character guide

> Old Curry in Roughing It by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Abe Curry, Curry, Abe Curry

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

## Who they are

An old miner and acquaintance of the narrator.

## In the story

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xxiv)

Warns the narrator about the horse's notorious bucking reputation.

### [The Birth of Nevada Territory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/roughing_it_se/chapters/xxv)

Offered his stone building rent-free for the legislature, built a horse-railroad, and furnished the hall, saving the government from collapse.

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