Philadelphia, Here I Come! takes place the Selecteveningweekendfortnight before Gar Public departs for Philadelphia.
Gar Public has an Selectbrotheralter egofriend called Gar Private.
His father S.B. owns the Selectfarmfactorystore where Gar Public works.
He is visited by his old school teacher Master Boyle who gives him Selectmoney for the tripa leather belta book of his own poems.
5. Gar Public lost Kate Doogan to SelectFrancis KingNedTom.
Gar Public is persuaded to go to Philadelphia by Selecthis Aunt LizzyMadgeGar Private.
S.B. plays draughts every night with SelectNedthe CanonMaster Boyle.
Gar Public is desperate for S.B. to remember a boat trip from his childhood during which he sang SelectThe Flower of Sweet StrabaneCalifornia, Here I ComeAll Round My Hat I will Wear a Green Coloured Ribbono’