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himself, had the whole tropical chorus beaten to a standstill. As an 
originator of strange gasps, groans, sobs, and strangling snorts, he out- 
classed anything that we had ever heard before, and while we did not 
sleep, we lay and listened, filled with awe, as in the presence of the 
emperor of all snorers. 
In the morning, desirous of showing our appreciation of what 
Julius had done for us, we asked him to name his own reward, and he 
decided that he would like a pair of shoes. We therefore purchased for 
him for thirty dollars a pair of stout leather shoes, and for fifteen dol- 
lars more a pair of stockings. Then loath to part with him we gave 
him money to purchase a ticket to ride down to Savinilla with us and 
MEDELLIN STREET SCENE. 
see us oflf. This he did in the thriftiest sort of fashion by buying a 
third class ticket, round trip, for ten dollars, and entering our first 
class car, calmly putting himself under our protection, ignoring the 
expostulations of the outraged conductor. We found incidentally that 
the fact that Julius went away with us caused a wave of indignation 
to run throughout the town, as they believed we had practically 
abducted him. A British friend, also, who had remained aboard the 
steamer, was very much surprised to see the treatment that we accorded 
Julius, and asked an explanation of it, in reply to which the Manufac- 
turer said, jocosely : 
“Him and me is partners.” 
