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Show ,. 288 PERSONAL ADVENTURES Toro, or Bull's Head, could provide me with neither dinner nor bed. Dolores is famous for bull-fighting, horseracing, and gambling; and, being much fre· quented by the citizen~, I 'vas surprised that some enterprising Yankee had not established a good hotel there. Being the only place to which the inhabitants of San Francisco can resort, without travelling a great distance, I am confident that Dolores will ere long be· come a thriving little town. Whilst stopping here, I saw a smart-looking Yankee and a Spanish girl married by the priest, whose words were interpreted to the bridegroom as the ceremony proceeded: the lady was of rather a dark complexion, but extremely pretty; and, although she knew scarcely a word of English, and the bridegroom knew still less of Spanish, it was evident, from tbe eloquence of the glances that passed be· tween them that thev were at no loss to make ' tl themselves understood. I returned to San Francisco with a large party, amongst "rhom was my last partner A SERENADE-UPPER CALIFORNJA |