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Show klisl pl.f 111 (.sire. During their stay In Cairo, tho latn Canon IJdlon nnd bis sUter, Mrs. King, ocoaslonully went shopping, and th rlaily gives tlio follonlng Account of oriental bartering! "Do Mcoli (tlio courier) risked the price of an Article, And then offered ono halt; tbo seller protested lie nciir altered Ids price, then DoMioU folded up tbo goods, put lliem on n chair, nnd sold, Viry well, tlo not waste tnoro nords. r bill l,Iio you no and so' 'llio merchant screamed! Do Mcoln gcstlculateil then they shook linnj. touched fnrilieevls etc , nud 1 tlii ught tho matter was arranged, ar-ranged, when De Nlcoli whlsiered to us iow the roid battle Is going to lie-gin.' lie-gin.' Tlicy acrenmed, stamped, t)mini. c.l, and finally Do Mcoli threw baik all our purchases, nnd said ss would go to another shop, naming It At ouco tlio salesman caved In. and protested pro-tested lio woul I rather glio us lili goods than that wo slioul 1 go away empty himled, and so the purchase was condnitcd nlth smiles, handshakings handshak-ings nnd tlie usual greetings ot lip and forehead, nud a bnckshsesli wasgiicn us Into the bargain," Iiondcn Nows. |