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PART II--IN THE FLOOD
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He don't go with my pink muslin, and that lovely buff tint he makes three shades lighter.
You know yellow is SO trying." A consultation was quickly held by the whole settlement, and a deputation sent to Sacramento to relieve the unfortunate girl.

We were all quite indignant with Bones--but, oddly enough, I think it was greatly tempered with our new pride in him.

While he was with us alone, his peculiarities had been scarcely appreciated, but the recurrent phrase "that yellow dog that they keep at the Rattlers" gave us a mysterious importance along the countryside, as if we had secured a "mascot" in some zoological curiosity.
This was further indicated by a singular occurrence.

A new church had been built at the crossroads, and an eminent divine had come from San Francisco to preach the opening sermon.

After a careful examination of the camp's wardrobe, and some felicitous exchange of apparel, a few of us were deputed to represent "Rattlers" at the Sunday service.


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