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A Woman’s Journey Round the World

CHAPTER VI
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A grave-digger was carrying one of these deceased angels to the churchyard, when he stept into a tavern to take a dram.

The landlord inquired what he had got under his poncho, and on learning that it was an angelito, offered him two reaux for it.
The gravedigger consented; the landlord quickly arranged a niche with flowers in the drinking-room, and then hastened to inform the whole neighbourhood what a treasure he had got.

They all came, admired the little angel, and drank and feasted in its honour.

But the parents also soon heard of it, hurried down to the tavern, took away their child, and had the landlord brought before the magistrate.

On hearing the case, the latter could scarcely restrain from laughing, but arranged the matter amicably, as such a crime was not mentioned in the statute book.
The manner in which patients are conveyed to the hospital here is very remarkable.


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