Dare is so good--the finest fellow in all the world; come down and see Dare, and let us have a real Mexican dinner, madre.

I have not tasted an olla since I left you." She could not resist him.

She made Rachela lay out her prettiest dress, and when Jack said "how beautiful your hair is, mother; no one has hair like you!" she drew out the great shell pins, and let it fall like a cloud around her, and with a glad pride gave Rachela the order to get out her jewelled comb and gilded fan and finest mantilla.

And oh! how happy is that mother who has such pure and fervent admiration from her son; and how happy is that son to whom his mother is ever beautiful! Jack's presence drove all the evil spirits out of the house.

The windows were thrown open; the sunshine came in.