noon
Josiah opposed me warmly , and brung up the dangers that might befall me with no pardner to protect me . He brung up a hull heap on 'em and laid 'em down in front of me , but I calmly walked past 'em , and took down my second-best dress and bunnet , and a good deep water-proof cape , and sot off . Wall , I got to the Fair ground with no casualities worth mentionin ' , and I sauntered round there with my faithful umbrell as my only gardeen , and see a sight , and took considerable comfort . I had a good honorable lunch at noon , and I wuz a-standin ' on the steps of one of the noble palaces , when I see a sedan chair approachin ' shaped jest like them in my old Gography , borne by two of the men who carry such chairs . Curius-lookin ' creeters they be , with their gay turbans and sashes , and long colored robes lookin ' some like my long night-gowns , only much gayer-lookin ' . As it approached nearer I see a pretty girlish face a-lookin ' out of the side from the curtains that wuz drawed away , a sweet face with a smile on it . And I sez to myself , `` There is a good , wholesome-lookin ' girl , who do n't care for the rain no more than I do , '' when I heard a man behind me say in a awe-strucken voice , `` That is the Princess !