uted himself a sort of
major domo, making himself very busy and very much in the way about
the place, as though he had charge of the entire affair. At the close of
the entertainment, he presented a bill for seventy-five lire, when
according to his contract, it should have been but thirty lire. Paul
refused to pay until the landlord should examine the account and
pronounce it correct. When it was shown to that gentleman, he vigorously
protested against its payment, pronouncing it robbery and compelling
the carpenter to render an itemized account. Following is a copy of the
itemized bill, which will be of interest to business men and artisans of
other countries:

To six boats, per agreement................30 lire.
Wood for building..........................11
Nails.......................................2
Labor and making...........................14
Pieces broken in bending....................5
Carrying boats to the bano..................2
Time lost while at exhibition..............10
Wine for poor boy who fell overboard........1

Total 75 lire

The above is a fair sample of how contracts are adhered to in many
European countries. Paul paid the fellow the thirty lire that were due
him, receiving the profane blessing of the irate builder. Boyton was
just in time for the great Roman Carnival and had the pleasure, if such
it may be called, of witnessing the spectacle of barbrie barbrie. This
was cruel and dangerous sport--a horse race along the Corso, the
principal thoroughfare in Rome; which is a narrow, winding street. The
race was contested by five or six thoroughbred horses, nearly wild
and very vicious. They were turned loose in the street without bridle
or any other harness with the exception of a surcingle, from the sides
of which hung like tassels, steel balls, with sharp, needle-like points
projecting from their surface that served to prick and goad the animals
to a frenzy of speed. The streets were lined with people and it was all
the enormous force of guards could do to drive them out of danger to
the sidewalks. The balconies and windows of the houses were also
crowded. The start was made near the upper end of the city at the
Place del Popolo, where anxious grooms held the struggling horses;
until, at the firing of a cannon, the bridles were slipped and the
frightened animals dashed madly down the street, with those wicked
steel balls swingi