pass for herself and Mate to go shopping for supplies in the meanwhile. Our little dressmaking business was doing well. We were already working on November's orders and here it was only the middle of October. We couldn't sleep nights, so we sewed. Sometimes Patria started a rosary, and we all joined in, stitching and praying so as not to let our minds roam.

The genial little man who met me at the door seemed more like an uncle than a professional man or, Lord knows, a revolutionary. "We're having a little problem," he chuckled. Some chickens had gotten into the office from his house next door, and the maid was chasing them out with a broom. Dr. Vinas entered into the fun, teasing the maid to the delightAn air gun is a rifle, pistol, etc., which utilizes a compressed gas to fire a projectile. Air guns may be powered by, for example, a coil spring assembly or a gas spring assembly.
Air guns typically include a compression tube that defines a compression chamber, and is attached to a trigger assembly. A barrel is attached to the compression tube and is in fluid communication with the compression chamber. When powered by a coil spring assembly, the coil spring assembly is housed within the compression chamber of the rifle. The coil spring assembly includes a coil spring coupled to a piston. Cocking the gun moves the piston, which compresses the coil spring until a latch on the rear of the piston engages a sear on the trigger assembly.