New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20
THEY UERE "HARD or"
MEN WHO FOUND THEMSELVES a LONG WAY
FROM HOME WITH LITTLE MONEY
IN THEIR POCKETS.

"yes have had some Interesting experience
soId an FncI.hman who IS travelling In this coH'''
"for have knocked around the world goou zeal
some OF the most interesting have been wheh io"'"
myself long way from home and ran short OF ilo"o,
romembcr once when | was in Paris and sudaehy
found myself wthou: even q franc to my name nn'
mn friends or acqnantances there and there was nom
ING for me TO do but 70 send TO London for some monty
TO be forwarded rs quickly rs possible Meantime !
did not know what to do with myself. s'ihPy
acted I'm accordance with my impulses MS WIS
strolng along one Of the streets ana Woruerhs NV
was TO get my next meal and a nghts iousi's
ovcrtoot man WHO was walking In the same direction
and going but little slower. something III MS oo"
and manner attracted me. and accosted him. ave.
few words ! explained my situation TO h'H' anu
fonnd that had made no mistake lie proved ~
ne q good samaritan. Not only did he invite me 10
his house and make me thoroughly comiortaDe "'',
my funds arrived, but that was only the Deg'ii"5 VI
a lasting friendship. now consider TINS man. ""o,"
met in the most casual way, one OF the best l'i'N'
have In the world. ,
" Another time when 'ran short you Yankees
say. was when | was in Holland. That Time VINE" !
realized my situation. found that had Just c"ou-'
money 10 got to London with. provided tr'N''o"
third class | knew, Of course that thricaas I"'"'N
carriages were different the Continent to wi' MY
are In England. but had no trouble on tha' Sco'c'
when IL came to tile boat across the North sea- nov"
sVpr
no iG,a until that time what SOFT VI accommodations
u.re provided for thrd-cIass passengers They were
simply horrible and II was 10 isr for mo To Try 10
s,ay below | can tell y)h. After the pop" DeFhn
10 get sick would almost as soon have been III '''
bottomless pit Itself. | resolved very soon 70 'hN'
myself 10 the deck. Fortunately had heavy ulster
with me- and stretched myself out on II se''ce
and went 10 sleep II was heaven there af'cr o'"'
tcmplatine the possibility OF night down In that
lola tie f1,o darkness
visible bv the lights provided. When | woke up
IN ugh I found that there had lecn change Nh'h
| Las down on deck II was clear. but whl' WIS
asleep n cold drilling rain came on don't kho"
what you call II here but suppose yon have name
for II. Well. when woke mp actually seemed 10
be- fozen stiff could scarcely move my arms ev'h
The rain seemed have penetrated ms whole b"'hs'
and FELT CONCEALED all the way through
Here, a go thought L. 4 am In fo good sharp
attacl, II rheumatism. II no, Of something worse
1T was several minutes before was able 10 get on
hat sctico and begin 10 move around. IL was no
nm can assure Won. Ey,ry single Joint In my
iody acicd and seemed = crak when UNDERTOOK
20 move H. At length. however | managed 10 sei
,law,d ont and In due time got home all right
Md %, matter NJ fact. never suffered TO any 'N
tent nom that experience. on the wholeI consider
n,y-cf might, mc, 20 have come ont u II 50 well
hu, 20 ong a, ! I've may ! De- delivered from ever
crossing the North sca. even tie Channel, rs a
lri .ola.s pas n-,r'7
Your oauc,i~ncr.~ ia The American - whom these
irclloni. had been narrated the two w"rr Journey
lnc together. makes me think Of one Of nv own
cnuntrymcn Of whom have h,ari. lie had the mis-
fortune 10 md himself IN Portland, Ne, az The ed VI
u vacation. with Just . I'm hl, pocket lie hnc"
hat hc oould rot get back ., BIS home In Newio'k
Tor that sum- and - lie WAS on IN" point OF tcl''
graphing for money TO friend in that city. when he
cl.,.c-d =, discover that there was boat rnuins
N,fl .f,t hat lr fure