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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 
Three lemonades 24 
Tip 5 
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. 
