the Greek emperors when Constantinople was taken by the Turks.

INA.

[2] The Bairam of the Turks answers to our Easter, as their Ramadan
does to our Lent.



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THE SKETCH-BOOK

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EL BORRACHO.[3]

[3] The Drunkard; the Spanish origin of this title is endeavoured to
to be recognised in its title.


Not long since, a couple resided in the suburbs of Madrid, named Perez
and Juana Donilla; and a happy couple they might have been, had not
Perez contracted a sad habit of drinking, which became more and more
confirmed after every draught of good wine; and such draughts were
certainly more frequent than his finances were in a state to allow.
Night after night was spent at the tavern; fairly might he be said to
_swallow_ all that he earned by his daily labour; and Juana and himself
(fortunately they had no children to maintain) must have been reduced
to absolute mendicity, but for the exemplary conduct of the former, who