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Show Persian Ideas. Theso Rtorlcs aro told lu "Persian Lite and Customs:" A village soldier nsked mo if I knew of dog-worshipers. I told him I had heard of flre-worshlpers, cow-woiahlp-era, and tho like, hut not of dog-wor-shlpers Ho said hu had scon some lu 1'ehoran. S.ituu foreigners thero had fed dogs at their tables, had washed and clothed them, fondled them In their taps, nnd taken them riding In their carriages; were they not dog-worshipers? dog-worshipers? "An Eugllsh scn-captdln, whoso ship touched ut liushlro, took a horse-back ride through tho streets of thochy, but made go poor a display of liegeman-ship liegeman-ship as to astonish and amuse tho people. peo-ple. Tho next day a vender of fruits came ou board tho ship uud suid to the captain: " I liavo rnado such nn explanation as to f red you from ull reproach. Thero Is nn ono who does not think that you urn nn expert rider, us becomes ono of u nation of horsemen. " 'And how did you do thnt?" asked the captain. " 'I told them you were drunk.' " |