Ramona: A Story

Southern California; but sheep-shearing was late at theS eiiora Moreno s. The Fates had seemed to combine to put it off. In the first place, Felipe Moreno had been ill. He was theS eiiora seldest son, and since his fathers death had been at the head of his mothers house. Without him, nothing could be done on the ranch, theS efiora thought. It had been always, Ask Seiior Felipe, Go to Seiior Felipe, Senor Felipe will attend to it, ever since Felipe had had the dawning of a beard on his handsome face. In truth, it was not Felipe, but theS enora, who really decided all questions from greatest to least, and managed everything on the place, from the sheeppastures to the artichoke-patch; but nobody except theS enora herself knew this. An exceedingly clever woman foiJ ieiL dayndgeneiation wasS enora Gonzaga Moreno, as for that matter, exceedingly clever for any day and generation ;but exceptionally clever for the day and generation to which she belonged.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at