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Show Satisfied His Curiosity. Tho curiosity of tho natives of wild countries to everything belonging to tho traveler often leads to amusing situations. Mr. J. W. Wolls tells, in "Three Thousand Miles Through Brazil," Bra-zil," of his visit to ono settlement whero tho only shopkeeper of tho placo proved very Inquisitive. Ho was a frequent vlBltor and would carefully cxamlno tho few belongings of tho traveler. His curiosity was Anally punished In a very funny way. On ono of his visits, writes Mr. Wolls, ho found my bottlo of spirits of ammonia on tho tablo and seeing it was something ho had not hitherto inspected, ho naturally laid hold of it and asked of mo, "What is this?" "Only a medicino," I ropllod, and with n perhaps unworthy satisfaction I watched him hold it up to the light, look at it all round and Anally re-movo re-movo the glass stopper and then tako a good sniff. I had to rush forward to savo my precious ammonia, as ho staggered and gasped for breath and ejaculated "I am dying!" By dint of much slapping slap-ping on his back and dousing of cold wator, he quickly recovered, but nevermore nev-ermore did he touch any of my things. Youth's Companion. |