The secret of this independence on the part of
General
louis vuitton outlet Potter was
soon discovered. Don Perez Goneti had declared against the government, and had
taken the field against the king and his followers, with a band of rebels, bent
on having revenge of the priests and possession of the kingdom: while in reply
to sundry dispatches addressed to Glenmoregain, describing that he had made such
movements as placed the kingdom exactly between his thumbs, the general had
received letters advising him of the shipment of a whole cargo of as good
vagabonds as were to be had in the New York market. In truth it was wonderful
a
chanel bags sale see how
credulous this opulent merchant was; and how readily he fell into all the
visionary schemes for overthrowing governments that had their origin in the
disordered brain of my hero. As for generals, the large-eyed merchant had
consigned my hero no less than a whole mob, no two of whom could be found to
agree on a single subject, if you except emptying the contents of a good bottle.
And I verily believe had General Roger Potter fancied a kingdom in some remote
corner of the South Sea, Glenmoregain would have furnished him the means to
get
chanel
bags possession of it, though there was no earthly prospect of its
yielding him a dollar profit.
And now, having got matters to his entire
satisfaction, the general flattered himself that as he was clear of all
diplomatic responsibilities, nothing now remained to put him in a position to
have revenge of his enemies but the arrival of these fighting vagabonds and
generals, at the head of whom he would, when mounted on old Battle, proceed to
the relief of Don Perez Goneti, who had proclaimed death to the priests and
liberty to the poor Kaloramas.
For what took place on
chanel
bags the landing of these vagabonds, as also the battle of the
banana hills, the greatest battle ever fought in modern times, the reader is
referred to the next chapter.
Chapter 53
GENERAL POTTER was not
kept long waiting for means to prove himself a great warrior, for the cargo of
vagabonds, described so exultingly by Glenmoregain as of the choicest kind,
arrived early one morning, and conducted themselves so riotously that the
simple-minded people of quiet Jollifee were thrown into a state of great
excitement, and imagining them demons escaped from the infernal regions, took to
their heels and ran
chanel handbags terrified out
of town. And this was regarded as a great blessing, for the vagabond army,
numbering not less than five hundred, took possession of their houses and made
clean work of their poultry yards, which fortunately for the Commander-in-chief
were well stocked. But what pleased General Potter most was that Glenmoregain
advised him of his intention to ship a dozen more just such cargoes, for there
was no lack of such vagabonds in New York, and heaven knew it would be a
blessing to get rid of.