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THE Captain relapsed into the quiet complacency of one who had a good story to tell to expectant listeners. "It was about twilight when we two - Jackson and I - set out on horseback from Rio Janeiro. We were going to pay a visit to an old friend of ours, Don...
"The ride, which on account of the dust would have been unbearable at noonday, was made pleasant by the coolness of approaching evening, and, for the first part, by the picturesqueness of the scenery on either side of us. The sun had set, and lights and shadows chased one another...
She leaned further forward, close to the gleaming bald-head, and said in tones clear and distinct: "Isn't it about time for the curtain to rise, father?" . . . I have n't been to the theatre since. I don't enjoy it as much as some folks do. I don...
"SAY, Doc., what is good for sore lips?" "Oh, I don't know, Vassar-line is pretty fair." - Targum.
He received but little of my attention, but casting at the young lady such casual glances as my precarious position would allow, I saw she had the requisite elements that constitute the average girl, - a Derby hat, wavy bangs, considerable vivacity, and dimples when she smiled; and all arranged in...