ANECDOTE. 



several people were killed. Tliis individual, 

 being on bourd one inovnino', ;iItbonii,"}i jirofessing 

 ill exturual a]jpetira.uced the Mahometan creed, 

 esipressed a defiire Dsf jiaving a tiiisiUar ol tiie 

 si^mtiklli^^ l)6v«^^ d«M>mtiifttedi gxagi*' if 

 it could hv. admmistered without its being geein ; 

 proving that his veb'gious scniples were not so 

 strong in private as bis veneration for public 

 opinioUj or a fear of losing caste^ A stiff glass of 

 was^ ^mgm^^ p0^s^hthmr the 



old withered dMplextf Jfe3witt6^$?^^ 



with glittering eyes. There was also on board 

 another Mnssnlman, wliose duty it was to take 

 account uf the cargo as it came to the ship, and 

 teport the quan^ty to ihft | ^ vm 

 about to raise the glass to hlii&^atli, exclaiiyitg^ 

 What would the other man say if he was to 

 see me now {" when the cdd saying was verified, 

 of ** there is many a slip between the cup and 



iQie lip t^%& feiribe *#8i$, at maie^h^^^ 

 seen deaceading, and there was only time to 



eoneeal tiic glass before he was close to him. 

 The old fellow stroked his whiskers, and began 

 seriously to talk about opium ; and as the white 

 tutbfined man saw him ^em mk ic<m below, the 

 long-sought enjoyment was obliged to be post* 

 poned . 



A Cliittagong brig, commaiided bj a black 



