Beggars on horseback; a riding tour in North Wales . \ The heat of noonlay here like a spell on the street, and Welshpool,for the most part, sat in its shady back parloursin comfortable lethargy. Like the other shops, Mr Williams, the chem-ists, was cool and empty, with the air of aplace where it is always dinner-hour hangingdrowsily over it. Indeed, the pimpled cheek ofthe apprentice — why are pimples the commonwear of chemists assistants ? — was still inflatedby a mouthful when he made his appearance,and a sound as of dumpling impeded the voicein which he told us that Mr Williams had apony,
Beggars on horseback; a riding tour in North Wales . \ The heat of noonlay here like a spell on the street, and Welshpool,for the most part, sat in its shady back parloursin comfortable lethargy. Like the other shops, Mr Williams, the chem-ists, was cool and empty, with the air of aplace where it is always dinner-hour hangingdrowsily over it. Indeed, the pimpled cheek ofthe apprentice — why are pimples the commonwear of chemists assistants ? — was still inflatedby a mouthful when he made his appearance,and a sound as of dumpling impeded the voicein which he told us that Mr Williams had apony, and that the mistress would speak to usherself. Mr Williams was away, explained MrsWilliams, drawing teeth and measuring fornew ones ; and yknow what a job that is, she BEGGARS ON HORSEBACK. concluded, examining Miss OFlanni^ans smile. She sat on the top of an Empress cottage stove. with the eye of a connoisseur. Miss OFlanniganrelapsed somewhat abruptly into gloom. BEGGARS ON HORSEBACK, I have a pair of real little beauties, went on (
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