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Show The Hopping Prince. Senator Tillman at a Washington dinner party was talking about the duties of an ambassador. "They are important duties," said he. "A really good ambassador should know all about the country he Is sent to. Then he wouldn't .make the mistake committed by an American Ameri-can in Afghanistan. "This American entertained the shahzada for three days, giving him a very handsome Buite of rooms in his house. "The morning of the shahzada's arrival ar-rival the American host visited him In his apartment and was amazed to see the royal guest and his entire etaff hopping about the floor in the oddest od-dest way. They conversed politely nd gravely, but, instead of walking, the.y hopped, taking great leaps of tight or nine feet. "The host ventured to ask the rea-eon rea-eon for this hopping. The shahzada politely replied: " "You see, this carpet is 'green, with pink rosea here and there. Green 1 a sacred color with us, so we are obliged to hop from rose to rose. It U good exercise, but is ratner fatiguing, I confess." |