The Alhambra is in Granada, a province of Spain, which it is said in some respects to resemble California, where you have probably observed the Spanish language is still spoken by the old settlers.

We now cross the stable-yard on a bridge which is a facsimile in appearance and dimensions of the Bridge of Sighs at Venice, connecting the Doge's Palace with the State Prison.

Here, on the contrary, instead of being ushered into a dreary dungeon, as in the great original, a fresh surprise awaits us.

Allow me, ladies and gentlemen, to precede you for the surprise.

We open a door thus--and--presto!"-- She stopped, speechless, on the threshold; the fan fell from her gesticulating hand.
In the centre of a brilliantly-lit conservatory, with golden columns, a young man was standing.