The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-05-04
LETTER FROM IRELAND.

Correspondence Kenosha Telegraph
In compliance with the wishes of many
friends to write an occasional letter for
your columns, do not expect to interest
those who have been over the ground be-
fore me, or those who from residence and
personal observation are conversant with
European customs, but only those who
are as ignorant as myself on the subject.
Nor shall | attempt any labored descrip-
ton cf places and things which
many travellers have already more
ably described than I can, but content
myself to tell my little story of Incl
dents of travel and short descriptionsSof
novelties, in a plain, simple, ireside
style, without any rhetorical fourishes
whatever.
From long and constant reading, I
formed in early childhood a determine
ton to visit Europe, but no plan seemed
to assume any definite or tangible shape
till about October last, when it suddenly
occurred to me that, if was going, why
not go at once-sooner the better; and at
once began to arrange business to that
end Some wise-acres gravely shook
their gray locks and said-"wild goose
chase of hairbrained adventurer"-
'would rather go to California, &c"
Not to be frightened from my determi
nation persevered, and time at last
brought the final moment of departure
Friends innumerable wished they were
going with me- and / wished so, too, and
I shall ever hold in grateful remembrance
the kind wishes not only of a few friends
who assembled at my residence two or
three evenings before my departure, but
of those whom l met daily in the streets,
and left at the depot on the morning Of
handkerchief was waved by family and
neighbors as the train bore me past my
residence did fully realize that had
started on journey longer than my &C
cNstomed trip to Chicago.
After eight orten days spent on theroute
stopping in Ohio at Buffalo, Syracuse, |
found myself in New York making ar
engagements for the voyage Here acct
IDENTIFY found an old school chum whom
I had not met in Is years and to whom
am indebted for many courtesies, as we'll
as to other friends in the city, First
thing to be done was to secure my state
room which / did ON the "Queen," of
the British "National Line" running to |
Liverpool Next was to make financial
arrangements for convenience of exchange
on the continent, which did by circular
letter of credit through the banking
house Of Jay Cooke, s Co, in
connection with their branch house of
Jay Cooke, Mccullough & Co. of Londoa.
had often made inquiry of the minutiae
Of the modus operapdi of letter of cred |
it, but had never been fully informed,
and here let me briefly state it for the |
benefit of those as ignorant of the subject
as myself. It is very simple,-I deposit
funds with Jay Cooke & Co. of New
York taking circular letter Of credit
from them stating the fact to all their
correspondents abroad, collectively, re
questing them to cash all my drafts at
sight on their house in London, which
would be duly bonored on presentation,
and recommending me 80 their courtcsies,
&c. The aggregate amount Of my drafts
not to exceed the amount named lii the |
letter-to be reduced to sterling curren- /
cy and in each instance to beendorsed on1
the letter, my signature being taken and
forwarded to the London. house at the
same time. Ny signature on the letter also.
For instance-I am in Hamburg and ia
want of funds. I step into the banking
house of L. Behring & Sohn, make draft |.
on Cooke, Mccullough 6 Co, London,
for 200 forins,-they cash it, charging
me cost of collection. if any, reduce the
amount to pounds sterling and endorse
on my letter and / go on my way reioic- {
ing Third page of the letter contains a
list of cities and banking houses through