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ears, and with his nostrils distended looked a very Bucephalus. 
Never did I make a more auspicious entree into a city than on 
this occasion ; the natives stood all agog, and even the Bloomer- 
clad senoras, that had looked upon me sneeringly but a few 
moments before, now courtesied with veneration. Apropos of 
Bloomerism—this is the prevailing fashion in Central America ; 
it has become so deeply rooted that it will be difficult to erad¬ 
icate it. I would recommend this as a favorable retreat for 
ladies of the North who wish to dispense with the long robe. 
