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Show I The Hopping Prince. ' "Sonntor Tillman at a Washington I dlnnor party was talking about tho I duties of an ambassador, j Thoy aro Important duties," said he. "A really good ambassador ! -ahould know all about tho country he j- :1s Bont to. Then ho wouldn't mako rtJio mistake committed by an Amerl-i Amerl-i isan in' Afghanistan. "This Amorlcan ontertalnod tho -ihnhzadn for throe daya, giving him 1 , ?n -very handsome suite of rooms In .bis house. : "The morning of tho Bhahzada's ar- -rival tho Amorlcan host visited him In his anartmont and was amazed to i nee tlio royal guest and his ontlro Ktaff hopping about tho floor In the od-deal od-deal way. They conversed politely aind gravely, but, InBtead of walking, t fchoy hopped, taking great leaps of ! rtjlght or nlno feot. f "The host venturod to ask tho rea- ! -'son for this hopping. Tho shahzada .politely ropllod: !' ""You boo, this carpet Is green, -with pink roses hero nnd there. Green r Ss a sacred color with us, so we aro obliged to hop from roao to rose. It Is good exorcise, but la ratnor .fatiguing, I confess." |