En esos ligeros y cortados sueños de la mañana, ricos en imágenes risueñas y voluptuosas, sueños diáfanos y celestes como la luz que entonces comienza á transparentarse á través de las blancas cortinas del lecho, no ha habido nunca imaginación de veinte años que bosquejase con los colores de la fantasía una escena semejante á la que se ofrecía en aquel punto á los ojos del atónito Garcés.

Después las tinieblas rosadas y azules que flotaban en el espacio, como cortinas de gasa transparente, se rasgaron como el día de gloria se rasga en nuestros templos el velo de los altares, y el paraíso de los justos se ofreció á sus miradas deslumbrador y magnifico.

"We knew that General Cortinas, with his troops, was somewhere between us and Texas, as the State we were in was one of those in rebellion.

The blood-thirsty character of General Cortinas is well known on the frontier, there being no less than seventeen indictments against him for murder in the State of Texas.

"Our friends and brethren in Cadereita tried hard to deter us from going, as most likely we would fall into the hands of General Cortinas; in which event, they said, the very utmost we could expect would be to escape with our lives, being left destitute of everything, in a wilderness road; but, as God had seemed to open up the way, providing the means, we determined to go forward, trusting that He also would protect us in the way.

Some two hours later, we espied the troops of General Cortinas, about two miles distant, marching toward us.

After nearly half an hour, General Cortinas, with his escort, rode up to where we were waiting for him.

"When we arrived in Brownsville, Texas, and told of how gentlemanly General Cortinas had treated us, all pronounced it wonderful, and said, 'We could not have believed General Cortinas capable of such kindness to Americans so in his power.

"When we arrived in Brownsville, Texas, and told of how gentlemanly General Cortinas had treated us, all pronounced it wonderful, and said, 'We could not have believed General Cortinas capable of such kindness to Americans so in his power.

el que hubiera cortinas de muselina blanca, aunque sin guarniciones ni flecos? DOÑA MATILDE.

hay cortinas muy baratas de percal o de zaraza ...