172 ISLAND OF ZIA. 
CHAP. i n the French Collection, on which the bee 
appears, with the legend IOYAI. Possibly, 
therefore, loulis was leagued with Carthcea, or 
had become tributary to it, when some of the 
medals were struck which we brought from the 
island. 
An amusing adventure befel us the next day, 
Modem in our search for medals. We have before had 
occasion to allude to the hospitality of the 
Greeks, to their love of festivity, and to the sort 
of sensation excited by the arrival of strangers 
among them ; but perhaps the following anec- 
dote may exhibit their national characteristics 
in a more striking manner than has been hither- 
to done. The Consul having sent his mules to 
the harbour, we went to visit him, as we had 
promised to do, and despatched messengers 
about the town in search of medals and gems. 
Towards the evening, as we were preparing to 
take leave of our host, a little girl arrived ; who 
said, if we would follow her, she would conduct 
us to a house where several antiquities would be 
offered to us for sale. Being conducted to- 
wards the spot, we were surprised to meet a 
young lady, very splendidly dressed, who 
offered to us some medals, and said, if we would 
accompany her, she would take us to a house 
