CHAPTER XXXIV 



Yrun, Ffiiiay, May 21. 



" It is nought, it is nought, saith the buyer," (especially 

 of horse-flesh), "but when he goeth his way then he 

 boasteth ! " i 



Solomon must in his time have had occasion to sell some- 

 thing ; for he speaks more feelingly than if he had always 

 been a buyer himself, and never experienced the wearisome 

 disgust of waiting for reluctant customers. 



But to return to our ponies. To-day we have been doing 

 our endeavours to dispose of them. Our first step was, 

 early in the morning, to execute an attractive affiche. At 

 the top of this document pranced a black and a chestnut 

 charger. The legend ran thus: — 



AQUI ESTAN PARA VENDERSE 

 DOS JAQUITAS ANDALUZAS, 

 MUY BONITAS Y MUY FUERTES. 

 EN SEVILLA HAN NACIDO, 

 DE SANGRE ARABA RANCIA. 

 HASTA YRUN YA HAN LEGADO 

 POR RONDA, GIBRALTAR, GRANADA, 

 MADRID, SEGOVIA, VALLADOLID, 

 PONIENDO DIEZ LEGUAS AL DIA. 



' Proverbs. 



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