The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-01-03

ary recognition of their attentions, we
 thought soothingly. The misplaced
 shilling of the vineyard might here be evoked with acceptable success. Make 1t tWo," whispered the doctor; and, summoning up my most graceful glance I tried with amiabe dexterity to insert the coin into the palm that so merited it. The groom--he was probably no more-was not to be out done by a mere grape-picker He not only waved away the florin and my friendly hand, but he even looked surprised displeasure. We climbed the hill road with a sense of despond- ency upon us. To have struck a land where the very servants refused tips nay, where they all but struck you for offering then-Was a discovery of a social importance We had not been mentally equipped to make on quit ting our hotel in the morning. Before we regained it, however, that evening, our surprise had been swept away by further and more overwhelming proof of the depth of Spanish courtesy. On getting into the outskirts of Las Pa1mas toward sunset a very natural thirst after such day, demanded req sonable refreshment. We sought a podega near the barranco, or dry wa tercourse, which under three bridges sweeps the walls of the theater with an impotent rush of great powders ere it pours them upon the beach-or what appeared to be a bodega or airy and respectable proportions.
 There was no one in it when we en- tered, so with our national assurance we each selected from the well-stocked shelves the particular form of refresh ment we sought and placed it upon the counter. Presently a young man, very respectfully dressed, hurried in from the street, said something in Spanish, and at once hurried out again. He re- turned almost at once with two chairs, which, placing for us, he again left the shop. This struck us as somewhat odd, that a cabaret should have no chairs, and our surprise was not les sened when the youth reappeared from the street with two glasses, which he proceeded to place upon the counter ere getting himself behind that barri- CT. He then most engagingly indicat- ed the bottles we had placed there one was of English beer, the other of some country wine-and on getting our affirmative mods, opened them and poured out some of their contents-not without an amused smile, which we at- tributed to our thirsty looks
 We drank the pleasant draughts-re- plenished our glasses, as tired wayfar, I CTS will-tried to enter into conversa- tion with the well-dressed "barman," and failed, despite his pleasant smile, and rose to go.
 How much?" I asked, in the pure and lofty Castilian of a three days so- journ in the Canaries.
 The youth responded with a depreca- tory prolongation of the smile and an | accomplished bow, and the significant | movement of the hands we were be- ginning by this time to recognize with | dread. Apparently the entire stock on the shelves was at our disposal.
 "Oh! but-come-come," I remon- strated in English, my Castilian fail E ing at this push, this is too much. Of course we are going to pay, and a handful of loose money from both pockets was planked resolutely upon
  smiling youth, and then with sympa- thetic gesture he went on to reveal that we had been most heartily welcome to the slight refreshment we had helped to.
 Insistence was in vain; 1t only begot a reader and more gracious assurance of smile, head ard hand that we might go on drinking, but certainly might not pay for it.
 Well" I said at last, rising to the height of the occasion, since, senor, we may not pay you, may we shake hands with you?" which we proceeded to do with highly gratifying politeness on both sides and then left the shop with the consciousness of having made fools of ourselves. Outside we turned in silence. "The chairs" I they had to send out for them" Yes, yes,' said the doctor; but the glasses--that was queerer still! Who ever heard of a public house without glasses!" Public house!" I exclaimed mournfully; wait till we get to the hotel and find out"
 Arriving at our hostery, the quasi- English proprietor manager listened with rising smile to our appeal for ''Was it big shop : near the theater?" he queried. 'Yes, . yes" we murmured. 'Oh well, in hat case" remarked mine host with a ''you were in Senor Palma erra's wholesale store-one of the big rest business concerns in Las Palmas. Us not a retail shop at all, and the bottles you saw were probably sam- oles!"
 And of such is the courtesy of Spain wholesale and beyond price.--London Outlook
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