Show THOUGHT IT NATIONAL TRAIT i driver coulon couldn t understand american not be ng in a hurry A traveler re returned tuned from jaffa tells tale at his own expense having journeyed to the historical seaport on his way to Jeru jerusalem salim he succeeded in hiring a conveyance to carry him to the station by dy speech and gesture he informed the native driver that he wished to be carried in a lelu leisurely rely sightseeing fashion through as many as possible ot of the principal thorough fares of jaffa and to be delivered at the terminal just in time to take the outgoing train he had no sooner seated himself in the vehicle however than the driver whipped up his horse and whirled the dismayed traveler at a furious pace through all the dust and over all the stones of the notoriously rough streets of jaffa the passenger was too bus lly ily employed in saving his bones to be able to see anything of the interesting town arriving at the station he found that he still had two hours to wait why in the world he demanded indignantly did you ever hurry like that you american responded the driver with an expressive shrug all american like go very much fast youths youth s companion |