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The Salt-Mines Of Haleik
THE SALT-MINES OP HALEIK
" Do . the gentlemen intend to visit the salt-mines to-day ? It has already struck nine o ' clock , and the distance is four good miles —hard work , too , for the animals—up-hill all the way , and not as much flat ground as the palm of my hand for a resting—really " " Quite ready , Kutcher , " we interrupted , as our good driver , about to allege further reasons for expedition , seemed likely to expend more precious moments in his exhortation than we should probably employ in dressing . " ' Quite ready , Kutcher ; bring your
horses round , and depend upon my punctuality . " " The ladies , then , " he replied , thrusting his head anew through the half-open door : " will accompany us a stunde or so , and return on foot—they are right ; the way is good and the return not fatiguing ; " then , advancing a step , " I remember " " Yes , yes , friend , you remember that it has struck nine . '' Profiting by this reminder , Kutcher made his exit with a grimace , soon again re-appearing with the announcement that the animals were ready . So the ladies were to return on foot—nous verrons .
" Foot ? " inquired our driver , ere we had time to close the unwilling door of our cumbersome vehicle . " Aye , foot" we replied , and our way was cheery enough through that primitive , oddly-fashioned little Halein , where many a pretty maiden—I am not picture-making , indeed ; the girls are pretty here —peeped half-shyly , half-inquisitively , at us from cottage door and
window as we passed . It was pleasant to see their neat heads so coquettishly decorated with the oleander or pomegranite blossom , and cheering to hear their merry laughter—perchance at our own expense—for our London costume was , I believe , as strange to them as an American Indian ' s would appear to us in the streets of our city . Tes , all was very lively and pleasant in Halein that morning . A propos of London costume , last evening two of my pretty attendants at supper-time performed a somewhat entertaining interlude in
our presence . Aroused from the contemplation of a roasted pheasant by a sudden burst of merriment on their part , we beheld them before a small cracked mirror , decorated with the bonnets , mantles , & c
which , upon our entrance we had thrown upon the sofa ! With the greatest naivete , they asked us to pass judgment on their appearance— "Do the English ladies think we look well ?" they inquired . " Charmingly ! " we replied ; and , in truth , many a London belle might have envied them : such beaming eyes — such glowing complexions ! But to our expedition .
Kutcher was right ; it was a long wearisome journey , and the half-stunde found the ladies as far removed from alighting as they were at the outset . Vainly did this good man from time to time venture a hint as to the distance we had gone—vainly delivering
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The Salt-Mines Of Haleik
THE SALT-MINES OP HALEIK
" Do . the gentlemen intend to visit the salt-mines to-day ? It has already struck nine o ' clock , and the distance is four good miles —hard work , too , for the animals—up-hill all the way , and not as much flat ground as the palm of my hand for a resting—really " " Quite ready , Kutcher , " we interrupted , as our good driver , about to allege further reasons for expedition , seemed likely to expend more precious moments in his exhortation than we should probably employ in dressing . " ' Quite ready , Kutcher ; bring your
horses round , and depend upon my punctuality . " " The ladies , then , " he replied , thrusting his head anew through the half-open door : " will accompany us a stunde or so , and return on foot—they are right ; the way is good and the return not fatiguing ; " then , advancing a step , " I remember " " Yes , yes , friend , you remember that it has struck nine . '' Profiting by this reminder , Kutcher made his exit with a grimace , soon again re-appearing with the announcement that the animals were ready . So the ladies were to return on foot—nous verrons .
" Foot ? " inquired our driver , ere we had time to close the unwilling door of our cumbersome vehicle . " Aye , foot" we replied , and our way was cheery enough through that primitive , oddly-fashioned little Halein , where many a pretty maiden—I am not picture-making , indeed ; the girls are pretty here —peeped half-shyly , half-inquisitively , at us from cottage door and
window as we passed . It was pleasant to see their neat heads so coquettishly decorated with the oleander or pomegranite blossom , and cheering to hear their merry laughter—perchance at our own expense—for our London costume was , I believe , as strange to them as an American Indian ' s would appear to us in the streets of our city . Tes , all was very lively and pleasant in Halein that morning . A propos of London costume , last evening two of my pretty attendants at supper-time performed a somewhat entertaining interlude in
our presence . Aroused from the contemplation of a roasted pheasant by a sudden burst of merriment on their part , we beheld them before a small cracked mirror , decorated with the bonnets , mantles , & c
which , upon our entrance we had thrown upon the sofa ! With the greatest naivete , they asked us to pass judgment on their appearance— "Do the English ladies think we look well ?" they inquired . " Charmingly ! " we replied ; and , in truth , many a London belle might have envied them : such beaming eyes — such glowing complexions ! But to our expedition .
Kutcher was right ; it was a long wearisome journey , and the half-stunde found the ladies as far removed from alighting as they were at the outset . Vainly did this good man from time to time venture a hint as to the distance we had gone—vainly delivering