Show WHY HE GOT NO ANSWER traveler learns that policeman emarl was waa stickler sticker for etiquette the policemen of Alonte montevideo video are mostly of indian origin they are arc always alwais courteous and polite but they tire are great sticklers klers for etiquette through ignorance of their customs a foreigner sometimes finds himself in an embarrassing situation one day last summer a well dressed american gentleman stepped up to a policeman in the plaza independencia cla cia and said in good spanish will you please tell ane 6 where tho the calle rincon la is the policeman looked haughtily at the stranger and turned away the american tried again with still more courtesy would you be so extremely kind as to accommodatingly tell mo me where the calle calla rincon la Is ill to his astonishment the policeman retorted you have no manners air needless to say aay the american was quite abashed but he had to find the calle rincon so BO he put the question to a spanish youth no was standing near the youth answered cordially and went some little distance to direct the stranger properly after affer the american had thanked him he be asked why tild did the policeman poll ceroan refuse to answer me B lecause because replied the youth when you addressed him you neglected to take tak e off your hat bat Youths companion |