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"I am sure you are, from your grammar," replied the Briton, with 

 a sarcastic emphasis that was delightful. 



We had dinner on the .boat, and after dinner I rendered an account 

 of my stewardship, which the figures show : 



Railroad tickets $222 



Carriage 80 



Thre t e lemonades 24 



tip : s 



Miscellaneous, 150 



Hotel 845 



Ticket, Julius 10 



Total 



$1336 



MEDELLIN HOME OF A WEALTHY CITIZEN. 



All this money for twenty-four hours of doubtful pleasure ! I have 

 forgotten whether I remarked that one dollar of Uncle Sam's money was 

 readily taken by the Colombians for one hundred dollars of their own. 



The reason for the great depreciation in Colombian currency is 

 said to be that twenty-five years ago Colombia coined both gold and 

 silver which circulated at par, but the law allowed all debts to be paid 

 in silver which was the cheaper, and in a very short time gold went out 

 of use and became a subject for speculation rather than a circulating 

 medium. 



