| Show BIBULOUS capao CAPAC CAPACITY tTY ety OP OF AN ENGLISH A china correspondent of then they ja H patriot rev mr wood says the capacity of the english stomach is most astounding we had an english pilot whom we ook at singapore of the name naine of smith he hebold told me hirst first he was a temperance man in compliment probably to my profession and my habits his bace face however told secrets for the skin was almost as red and thick as sole leather while his little eyes im bedded in fat and inflamed seemed to be struggling to get a peep of day we spent three weeks at where rehe he betook retook himself to a hotel his bill was presented to the purser for payment out of his fees as pilot when I 1 happen happened edt to see its daily charges every day from seventeen to nineteen drinker drinks of brandy were put to his hia account ind independent de nt of wine wine and other liquor for the eien t three ree weeks his bayern bill amounted to close upon two hundred dollars I 1 called him henceforth extra dextra bill he went a little all the smiths I 1 had ever heard of and even all the john bulls and yet he complained of his poverty and struggles to support his young family 2 |
