| Show aaa a aa ta t WHAT MADE IT VALUABLE un que explanation made by guese ant john C groom captain f the fust city troop while in porto I 1 ico ice during the war with spain undertook to pur chase some relics of historic interest that should serve as airs of the campaign when he returned nome he ran across a shrewd portuguese who had been doing a thriving business as an antiquarian with ither members of the troop and bargaining at once began the fellow s assurance was developed beyond anything capt groom had ever before encountered and there was placed on display a fine array of jewelry weapons manu scripts and odd articles of attire that were patently takes fakes groom shook his head and was turning away when the antiquarian recalled him with an ass assertion artio i he had a pistol which was originally the property of chris copher columbus he ile added that it had been in the keeping of a peruvian relative for many years and capt groom asked to see it he was shown a rei revolver olver of modern pattern dingy and rust encrusted with the hammer snapped knappe d as though in the processes ses of you rogue exclaimed the phila delphian delph lan amused but irritated at hav ing been called back revolvers were not made in columbus day sl SI senor I 1 know I 1 know ex the portuguese and that gracious senor is what makes this so rare philadelphia ledger |
