Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . this manoBUvre. Bless your soul, Sir, said the host, with a sad smile, hellbe back directly. Hes not going to let you off. This is a poorplace, Sir, for my business. Sir. Theres not much travel at best;and when I do get a genteel customer, I cant keep him on ac-count of Squire Hardy and the like of him. He only lives two 254 PORTE CRAYON AND HIS iiiiks from town, keepsa much better tavernthan I do, and noth-ing to pay, and goodliquor into the bar- gain. THE SQUIRE A
Virginia illustrated : containing a visit to the Virginian Canaan, and the adventures of Porte Crayon and his cousins . this manoBUvre. Bless your soul, Sir, said the host, with a sad smile, hellbe back directly. Hes not going to let you off. This is a poorplace, Sir, for my business. Sir. Theres not much travel at best;and when I do get a genteel customer, I cant keep him on ac-count of Squire Hardy and the like of him. He only lives two 254 PORTE CRAYON AND HIS iiiiks from town, keepsa much better tavernthan I do, and noth-ing to pay, and goodliquor into the bar- gain. THE SQUIRE AND HIS DAUGHTERS. In a marvelous shorttime a carriage droveup, and the old gentle-man, with two bounc-ing daughters, steppedout. The ladies werepresented; the Squire kissed the girls all round, and in an incred-ible short space of time, without any particular agency of his own,our hero found himself, bag, baggage, and responsibilities, trans-ferred to the old-fashioned, roomy mansion of the Hardys. Every body was delighted. The old lady left off in the middleof a cut of yarn she was winding, to welcome her newly-discov-ered relatives, and Crayon was entertained for two hours witlithe genealogy of the family. It was ascertained beyond a doubttliat they were connected, not only on the Crayon side of thehouse, but likewise on the Hardy side. These interesting discov-eries were confirmed next morning by a message from an ageddomestic. Aunt Winnie, who informed Mr. Cray
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