, 1870-06-26
THE T0uR OF EUROPE FOE 4tHE
.M CURRENCY.
FFpm ts A Nant1e RoptAlx FIR .Jsux

JILL - too VM Nol1o - Snoy NNl SEE ttated
in the title Of this paper. Theirs Is ce7tainly
some merit in telling the truth, for 1t Is hard
work when one Ia hia oHn hero and not Whist
Is sometimes termed moral hero 1t that. 1
can claim this merit from tho statt, with :
neckncas almost bordering on honesty; since
It ha!pens that an forced into veracify by the
fact that there arc scores Of people Jet In the
prime Of life who aro cognizxnt Of tho main
oyents OF thin narrative.
cannot tell when the ides Of going abroad
hrst came into my mind, but, IN : little Jour-
nal kept in my thirteenth year while travelling
with the minatrels, I find the fact that Was
going to Europe alluded to as : matte.
OF Which there w&s not the shkdoW Of
: Doubt There Is = Jolly sort ct baggar in
San Ft1ncitco who says hope is worth twenty-
fvc dollars month. It must be that shared
with him hia principal income during the four
yeaIs Of college life which almost Immediate
and Which launched mo again On tho world st
twenty: What else besides the hopo OF Con-
tinentl travel sustained me during those
four yeara I cannot now say. Ny pecuniarv
reson5ces for that whole period were 10 small
that they have tapered entirely out Of my r. :
nemD!,nse. oaa!, Leaving college had served.
Office Of Toledo, Ohio. when took delib-
and vas gTatitied. found In my possesaion
too lArge sum 10 permit Of ds1eaing the
realization a. ny lons-cheriahed dream
ovor, could make no fess 81 it thsn one 't hun. @
dred and eighty'oue doIlxrs in new United
States Treasury notes aud I reaieped Hmine
oalcet not With tho heaEt-brokan feeling OF
lachelleu. in the play, but still, ike him, with
The lingering cares Of Europe on my mind.
had resolved, should bo squAndared On tho
ephemerA railroads Of our younger ciyiliza-
tton. Ny tre1suty notes were to u dedicated.
green, votive offerings, on the older shrines
Of our race. But the city Of Toledo is cit.
mated about seven hundred miles from
the sea, and It now became An interest
DO oompassed for-nothing. To good
nsturcd friend Of mine in one Of The railroad
otheee explained, at considerable length, and
with no lack, f1atter myself, OF boyfsh elo-
Quence, the great advantage that would &c
c.ue to me from reaidence in Europe uhicl,
re hteta1ity OF the companies. in the matter
of fnfnishi,.A s,:sses, would tend to nrolong.
think he became my convert. for be came 70
me, several houtn dtefward, with long iacs.
and gave me 10 understand that the rsilro,d
officials were in The habit Of building no dreams
Of aesthetics thst were not founded On =
grcund-pla Of dollars and cents. At THIS
,,deHpe1ately vindictive or viadieirIely eli
desperate Anyway, the un1eehug conduct of
shose corporations induced, then ind there, a
state OF mind which led me- into an adventure
ne least calculated. probably, Of any in this
history to establish my claima IS = moral hero,
Inc ho1t morning brought my trunk down to
York. The rules seem rot to havo been st,
strictly observed thcn ~ they are now. The
oaREsge-mAster, in this instance, 1t least. TAX
ing Tor granted that hAd already secured nv
ticket, did not ak mo to chow It; aud /
s.ssoa TM ~ liberty to stroll about the
StIu
dutk. eats1a-ttasn arrived frnn, ths
West md brought with it lucky thou Rht.
scanned the fAcns OF the drpyers till 1 fnnnf1
one that looked benevolent, and the owner Of
II ENGAGED in CONVERSATION He vas going
On East with his cattle the no1t morning, and
tu9's %sae PAN statement Of my case to him.
when h.d DONE, be pasted me on tho back
IN such cordil and sta1Fart manner, that
~ Soon as coul3 get my bseath-I took Il all
- good au8ufy. And 80 it was, l Hish
conld reproduce moro Of tie dialogue which
eok Place 6etNeen this honest Wesserner and
i im!se!, a. thAs first interview. Some Of It, y.
least, never sl1a1l forget it impressed me-
a 80 extraordinary At Tho time, / ean,
however. convey no idea OF the contrast be-
tween h,s mild, kindly face and hia harsh ho-
y1De voice 1t may help you to kind I'D all
houette wow OF the situation, II you viii take
tne pains TO tnnGinn the frequent excursions
o. my puzzled attention from his fsce to his
+tto pISAG WHICH kIulQGQla{NlT f3j.
lowed; ne had given mo to understand tast
he had eight carloads Of live stock, and that
no was entitled to u drover.s ysss for eyerv
laur carloads. Then he suddenly paused,
THRUST both hands into tho pockets Of his long.
nklrted coat, and, feeling about In tl,one snn-
cdous slcoyes for silent moment as II In
search q aomething, ho asked. in an ahrupt
lass which seemed to Issue from the denths Of
the coat-talis themselves:-
How Nr you-on cattlo7"
That VAS before the days of Mr. Berch AID
LIS excellent society; but, having consul,ed
the speakers benevolent face md not he
,volce, AZ tho test authority On tho ncauing or
his question, answered that was ycry E,n,l
TO cattle Is general thing. That, be sssured
me, Wss not exactly what he meant ho waui-
20 = d4e-t 10 mow :. rhethes had ever done .n,
bad not had much expe1ience, i waspcrfocffy
WING 70 be o. sa1sice. Never nlnd, neve1
No, vas my ingenious reply.
Now, that's bud" and he scratched his
neaa = F1iguto1a!y; 1 Can you smoko, then2 2'
Ny neW-m1de Eiend seemed mnc,, p1e..nd
ny tnis response, and continued.
Al hight; you jist git 4 lot of clay
pre-, ~ md sone tobsocy, and III git you !
As I waa turning in utter bevildorm.nt IA
ioot s s hs.ss s.Fabs9 bs s, R'osipion tlsa y.
A@o 9SAQ kkkq Oh all tES$ MICA
h1a31ness, 1a3 Or you can't pas4 for no cAtle-naAn !
~ iend you Ron,e old clothes aud .
pair Of big bQ1ts. These etock cont1nctor,
Is right pecrt. thy ar. You'll hayc to 6noie 4
ne.p, p,a, anu a. ~ around careless in the cabooae
or they'll find you out."
called tho 'tcaboose, ro,t Of naasnnoes
car At tho end Of tho tram. When We ~
oeen under way about IN hour, Tie burden of
~ own conscience, OF or rnF friends boots, or
the contemplation Of my unnishtlv 5isouias.
OF ne amount os tobacco had smoked. made
,as1es ;S fortunate sircnmstance. It explained
10 the conductor why ! did not set out al Tia
Way-stationB To- tend my cattle, and il
also enabled mo to hiia nv face frum
IN Inc conductor; TO whom I happened to
ne Known. found, Is most boys do.
that ! could smoke better the farther i
got from homc. What with stopping 10 lot
our cattle rest aud other delays, it took u
nearly week to reach New York; but before
three days had passed fou]d perform The AZ.
tonishing feat Of putting my f.iend's Ioots
Ont of Tho caI window, and of smoking se-
feneiy Tie while, without touching my pipe
WIN ny nands All the hotels n which We
stopped along the route seemed, like tho Gre
ner1cs Of Paris; to e1ult in The importance Of
specialize. and that wAs That they Ferp sun
ported almost ent{rnly by droyors. Ard
aAeuncd, without 4 aingiea exception that
can CAL to mind, the device and lille
o! Inc bulls Head Them WAS smack oi
otu tmes N Ihe homcsy comforts ~ well rs IN
we moderate charges OF theee quiet taverns.
~ expenses the whols journey from Toledo
10 The sea Tere, il recollect Alright, 4 little
over three dol11rs.
At New York found that I should be Obliged
e Pay iso for exchange on my money. This l
dla, a1tet ouylnga through shird-olass ticket
70 London for thirty three dollars in currency.
~ meuosses Of steetago passage across tie
Atlantic 40 fsthcr vivid than agreeable, Anouc
~ my y1ellou-passenEers iu thst unsarory nre.
cnes found only one pl,iloeophnr. He
Mss M!t.sh officer who t,ok : ttlird-clas.
tween cabin fare for English porter. which
he iabibed from morning to night be an.
h1@oced a his firm belief. after much obacr-
vatson unnn the high chcetbones of our coun.
tETen, that the Americans in few yeara
"oola degenerate 10 1ndiaus,-the uktu1.l
human typo Of this continent,
II waa during the Tosli,s Fair thAt arrived
in London. NJ, whole life there might be
written down undor the general titto Of :" The
Adyenturcs Of Straw Hi, for the one which
wore was the signal for Al the sha1pers OF
nat sFeas city to psaet'ce their AFts upon mo,
come mp. to eee tho exhibition. and the
number Of shttlc alleys and Thief deus into
which thsy cnticed ms WAS, TO say the lnast
remarkable. Through The friendly Ady;ca o!
police detective, waa finally prevailed npoz
to fachssc new English hit, and with this
a. sort ct srS!l, passed ont OF the British
dominit Ee, Hi:hout being robbed, md, indeed
without much Of which to be robbed
At faris Witnessed the m magnideent Ia,es 0!
tho Emperor, and took the Third -claas cars to.
Staabu1g md Heidelberg. At this lattes city
with sum equal to nearly $50 in gol5, I pro
posed, for IN indefinite series OF yoara
| 70 become student Of the fA1-fAnsi
Kasl-Rupo1t University. / Was not happy "
Heidelberg, therefore, til Lad experienced
the mystery Of academic m2trieu1xtion. All i
can recall Of that long ceremony now is, thas
had the honor Of shaking hands-snnete do
tdqse dc:0ra t'oaicitus est ID the language i,