This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...them, and during the journey Baes Joostens told his attentive hearers the whole history of Long John and Blind Rosa; and although in doing this he was well-nigh out of breath, he was, nevertheless, assailed with all sorts of questions. They learned also that Mr. Slaets, that is Long John, had purchased the old cuckoo, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...them, and during the journey Baes Joostens told his attentive hearers the whole history of Long John and Blind Rosa; and although in doing this he was well-nigh out of breath, he was, nevertheless, assailed with all sorts of questions. They learned also that Mr. Slaets, that is Long John, had purchased the old cuckoo, in order to hang up the old clock in the inn: that he had been fourand-thirty years in Russia, during which time he had become rich by the fur-trade; that he had purchased the manorial estate, on which he intended to reside with Rosa and the family of the broom-maker, whose children he had adopted; that he hadmade a present to the grave-digger of a considerable sum; and finally, to-day, had prepared a great festival for the labourers on his estate. The speaker was still going on with his story when the party reached the village; and now the travellers listened no longer to what he said, for they were fully occupied in gazing at all the wonders presented to their view. The whole village in front of the houses was adorned with green pine-trees, bound together by snow-white garlands or magnificent wreaths of flowers. At intervals above the heads of the spectators, all kinds of inscriptions were seen in large red letters. Maypoles were erected here and there, with small flags, ornaments in tinsel, and festoons of birds' eggs and glass-ware. On the ground, along the path of the procession, the boys and girls had placed wreaths of flowers on the silvery heath-sand, and had inscribed in it, according to custom, the signatures of Jesus and Mary. The letters J. and R., signifying John and Rosa, and forming a cypher, were also enclosed in a wreath, and were the device of the schoolmaster. A crowd from all the neighbouring villages, prompted by curiosity...
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