-YOU BRITISHERS WILL KEEP INDIA" 



person you refer to." " Say then shake," cried the Ameri- 

 can excitedly, and extending a huge powerful paw seized 



Sir F S r's hand and nearly shook it off ! But when 



he heard what reply the latter had received from the 

 Government to his report about the proffered bribe his face 

 was a picture ! 



He then asked many questions about our administration 

 of India, and after an animated conversation, finally took 

 his departure, observing as he bid Sir F S r fare- 

 well, " Wall, I guess you Britishers will keep India ! " 



It appeared that in the course of his globe-trotting he 

 was visiting Aden, and seeing in the passenger list of the 



steamer the name of Sir F S r, whom he had very 



evidently heard of, he had come on board, for the express 

 purpose of interviewing him. 



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