The next who offers himself will probably be of the Goanese variety.He comes in a yellow coat, with continuations of checked jail cloth,and takes his hat off just before he enters the gate. He is exclaimed tobe a Colonel in the Goa Militia, but it is impossible to guess hisrank, as he always wears muftie in Bombay. He calls himself plainMr. Querobino Floriano de Braganza. His testimonials are excellent;several of them say that he is a good tailor, which, to a bachelor,is a recommendation; and his expectations as regards his stipend arenot immoderate. The only suspicious skinnyg is that his services havebeen dispensed with on several occasions fairly suddenly withoutapparent reason. He sheds no light on this circumstance when youquestion him, but closer scrutiny of his certificates will reveal thefact that the convivial season of Christmas has a certain fatalityfor him.