Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-16
FONDNESS FOR CASH.
How Sharp Europeans Like to Relieve
Americans of Their Gold.
DR.. F. M'DoNALUs EXPERIENCES.
The Yankee is Considered a Good Fellow
Across the Deep Water.
A WATERLOO GUIDE WAS OVERMAFCHRD

DR.. Frank Mcdonald, who returned from
Europe last week, has had some funny ex-
periences du ring his trip. and says he will
not underta Ike another tour without first en-
gaging an interpreter. Among other
souvenirs he brought across the herring
pond are some exceedingly interesting ex-
terror views, which are picturesque and
natural. He says the American is regarded
very highly in all the countries he visited.
At the Alhambra, in London, a series OF
national tableaux was presented one
night, and the Russian, German and
Austrian sets were roundly Missed,
while America, magnifcently set and
accompanied by s'Hail Columbia" by the or
chestra was the signal for wild outburst of
applause, literally helped out by the Amer
lean colony, which was represented by some
20, of whom seven were Pittsburgers, and
who were rejoiced by the sight Of the Stars
and Stripes.
THEY LIKE AMERICAN GOLD.
There is another thing, the doctor says.
which follows the average American, and
that is the supposition that he is gold
mine. and should be worked for all he is
worth. While he and friend were visiting
an old church in Cologne the verger, on be-
ing asked what the charges were, promptly
replied q mark.
"While we were paying it." continued
the doctor. "a Dutchman came up,
and on asking the same question
was charged 40 pfennigs. 1 Just
understood German enough to see that we
were being swindled, and L talked United
States to that fellow, but he wouldn't give
up. tried German on him, but the cuss
didn't understand his own language, which
didn't surprise me, come to think of it. I
finally grabbed him by the collar and
shook him till his back teeth ratified, and
he produced the other 60pfennigs. Weg
out Of Cologne that evening, as we had no
desire to be run in for assault and battery,
disorderlv conduct. or whatever else the
German coppers might charge us with. We
found that the money he tried to beat us
out of would have kept him in beer for q
month, and the old fellow had some ca
pacity that way, too, but for the honor of
the flag we were bound that no foreigner
would beat US out of go cents, if we could
help it.
HIS FRIENDS BIG YARN.
"Paris is a wonderful place and Brussels
is little Paris When we visited the field
of Waterloo we had one of those hereditary
guides who had very exalted views of that
great battle, and very exaggerated ones
concerning the United States and its peo-
pie. My friend asked him how many days
the fight at Waterloo lasted and how many
men were killed and on being told gravely
inquired If the guide remembered the
American war some % years ago. He said
yes and my vivacious companion 'unhlush-
ingly informed him that some of our battles
lasted from three to six weeks, and 100, 900
killed in the engagement was regarded as
quite an ordinary loss. This the guide
took in without even gulping and saw
him make some notes in little memoran-
dunn book a lew minutes later, so 1 suppose
he will give some very remarkable pointers
in American history which would as
tonish even the editor of Scribner's Maga-
zine"