This odd little gentleman was dressed in a
loose surtout of sky-blue satin, with tight breeches to match,
fastened with silver buckles at the knees. His vest was of some bright
yellow material; a white taffety cap was set jauntily on one side of
his head; and, to complete his equipment, a blood-red silk
handkerchief enveloped his throat, and fell down, in a dainty
manner, upon his bosom, in a fantastic bow-knot of super-eminent
dimensions.
Having descended, as I said before, to about one hundred feet from
the surface of the earth, the little old gentleman was suddenly seized
with a fit of trepidation, and appeared disinclined to make any nearer
approach to terra firma. Throwing out, therefore, a quantity of sand
from a canvas bag, which, he lifted with great difficulty, he became
stationary in an instant. He then proceeded, in a hurried and agitated
manner, to extract from a side-pocket in his surtout a large morocco
pocket-book. This he poised suspiciously in his hand, then eyed it
with an air of extreme surprise, and was evidently astonished at its
weight.
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