Telegram-herald., 1890-04-18
AMUSING EXPERIENCES.
Travelling Through the East With
out an fnterpreter.
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Trip Arouad the Worfd.

Trip Arouaa the worfd.
When I reached Budapest. during the
Hungarian Exhibition OF 1898, heard
OF an interpreter who wAs said 20 speak
sixteen languages and dialects. | had
already gesticulated my way through
France, Germany and Austria As my
ignorance Of the languages caused me TO
make many small but annoying mis-
takes, / envisd this hngual prodigy.
ono morning wandered helplessly
about the streets of Elbeuf for an hour
because had neglected ~ jot down the
name % my hotel and could not make
people understand where wanted 70 20.
On another occasion attempted 20 pur-
chase plate Of dried yeast-cakes for
lunch. and the good market-wOman OF a
French town found it difficult 20 make
me understand that they were not eat
able. Again, a thrifty oorfscts9nnetsr in
dignantly removed her wares beyond my
reach. because she thought that want
ed them for nothing. These are speci-
mems OF the minor sunoysnces that an
cOuntercd when began to travel on the
continent
In time l became more expert in pan
tomime, and easily made my ordinary
wants understood. II was in dealing
with officials, and in other matters which
require verbal explanation, that / found
the greatest troub Bile.
On the Roumelian frontier rolled
into n little garrison town one day, and
halted az q coffee house for refresh
mentA While was seated, enjoying a
cup Of coffee, in walked an officer with
several soldiers. he sslSsmed politely
and addressed me in his native tongue, OF
which / was at that time wholly ignorant.
When he had finished talking, and saw
that / had merely shrugged my
shoulders in reply. he placed me under
arrest The soldiers marched me 70 the
outskirts OF the town, took away my ~
volver and placed me in the guard
house.
10 shen dswned upon me that perhaps
had been arrested for the carrying of a
revolver without a permit. Still ! did
not know this, and il was plainly a
case which could not be explained BY
gestures. had already learned that
remembers that the oricisl language OF
Turkey Is French, and brought 70
bear on the arresting officer few words
OF that language which had picked up
whilst crossing Frar"e.
assumed tone OF dignity. raised my
foretnger impressively. and assured
him: VoyGgesr rev0!reur pSrmiss.on norl'
This wAs the best French | could sum
mon in an effort 70 convince the officer
that person merely travelling through
the country did not need a Government
permit Poor a. IL was. | hoped that il
might be understood. The puzzled look
that came over the officers face as no
.urned on his heel and walked of con-
sincsd ne that might a. we'll have sd-
dressed him in Volapuk
For half an hour was left to languish
with my own refecti-ns for company,
and 70 watch the pacing 20 and fro Of an
armed sentry just outside the little
grated window. A. the end OF thirty
minutes the door was thrown open. my
revolver restored 70 ne. and, with a
theatrical wave Of his hand. the same
orlcer who bad arrested ne told me in
Turkish ~ "kaidv lbegone)r'
Nstu-sll7. the srst Few davs in a
country taxed my wits the most After
had acquired The words and gestures
necessary 70 the traveller in one coun-
~ single days ride perhaps took me
So 'sr inso another country "a 90 render
these recently-acquired accomplishments
quite useless. bad 20 begin lesrninga
new tongue every time I crossed front
isr Indeed. in sons countries The d.
.lects of sdjoining districts differ 40
widely hat they are virtually distinct
lang ages
me frst evening IL Persia nv in bill
i-v - talk 20 the people who gathered
sroand with questions aud obtrusive
rlef3l.rE resulted In a most unfort-
unste mistake had brought letter
OF En- PRODUCTION to che Pssha-khan Of
OrabTk. town not far beyond the
Tu-ko-P Persian BOUNDARY line.
Ona - ere nost meddlesons persons
among the crowd vas a Young nan -
about twenty. who persisted in finger
ing my -vcloraetsr. After al push ed
bin swsv several tirles - no purpose
tcrufe5 SIN, backward into an irrigating
dtch. Tris v0ung man proved - b.
he son 20 the Pasha-khsn. whose hos
pltaItv was ne that very moment hop-
irE ao 81 ov Or he niEht.
Br tho time reached china I al BE-
come en- accustomed - make myself
understood 5Y sixn lauguaVes thst -
longer bad suy niszivings On shst score.
had aot hen aiken fully int sccoHat
thr fsrt hat John Chinsraan IS "a M
like the rcst Of mankind "a X he occu-
ri.6 i ferrut planet nseead - dif-
fsrent countrY It tid not take ne long
81 fnd this ou& hswevsr. for sre rad
bsen many hou-s or the wrseched isos-
~avz that serve the Chinese for reads
7 received ride awakening
Ny -eute leS throuTh ne povulous
cftv - Fas-saan Eo San-shin. ths rs.
ia~ eut ron Csntca. The b.1as-Tifa
who rad condrctsd n~ b~vs-s - ga
news hsst-citT. thst sseite-s re.rlv 49,
hnrtr-4 thcussr6 people IN Care.-, sra
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