Beadle's Dime Novels, No. 11 — page 75: what you’re looking at

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sucH A SPLENDID UNIFORM. "3 Cuba, and there’s no telling how rich he is, They say such quantities of _bagzase as he has brought, and so many ser- vants! I saw a chariot myself, or rather, Mrs. Wise called it a rolante, open; and the harness glittered with silver and gold, and there was a negro sitting on one of the horses, I declare I never saw such a splendid uniform—and—” “ Livery, my child,” said Mrs. Goreham. “Oh, yes! well it was as prilliant as it could be,.and such horses! I thought father's gray Was the handsomest horse I evér saw, but these are poth milk-white, two beauties. Then there's a sister, I haven't found out yet whether young or old, and a very handsome Spanish gentleman, Mrs. Wise, says, though she don’t like his eyes.” : “ Well, and what does it all amount to?” asked the mother, not at all dazzled by this enumeration. 5 “ Why, nothing—that is,” said Jessie, slowly, hesitating as she wound the blue strings of her hat round and round her finger; “of course they are people of distinction and wealth, enormous wealth, Mrs. Wise says.” ee “But there are a great many people of wealth and distinc- tion, here,” said Mrs, Goreham. a de such & sensation, so Mrs, Wise “Yes, but nobody has ma says; everybody is talking about it, and he has engaged almost a whole floor, two parlors, three or four bedrooms, and two or three rooms besides. They have their breakfast carried up feel themselves too good to eat to them, for I suppose they with ie rest of the poarders. _ Mrs. Wise says, she heard that they carried their priest with them, for they are all very pious. Oh, dear! how I should like to see them !” “Some one is coming, I shall like to see far better,” said Yrs. Goreham, rising and ‘shaking out the folds of her dress; her quick ear had detected the sound of coming wheels. “Oh, patience, me! Yes [Td almost forgotten,” said Jessie, with flushed face; “1 wonder who she will look like? I _ wonder if I shall like per? Oh, dear r’ and her little face fell again; “these great people came from Cuba. I almost hate the name, but, perhaps, WhY> who knows, but they may help us, flend Herman ?” ; Mrs, Goreham smiled sadly at the ludicrous idea. That . - these grandees were in any Way connected with the fate of comiiclooks.com