The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-01-01
HE HAD BEEN TO EUROPE.


An AngIo-A merIcan. who HAD Been
Abroad, but Couldn't Tell what He Had
Seen.
A light-haired young man with an
incipient mustache, red necktie, tight
fitting kid gloves, carrying big cane
amidships, and his arms akimbo, walked
into Randolph street barber shop last
evening. He was evidently well known
in the shop, for he was greeted by name
and spoke Familiarity to several of the
BARRIERS.
$50 tired, you know" he said, rs he
dropped languidly into chair, without
removing his gloves: "Just got back
from Europe, and am really worn out
with sightseeing" The tone was one
of invitation to open a conversation.
II suppose you took in everything on
your trip" one of the BARRIERS, who felt
IL incumbent TO reply, finally ventured.
"Ya-as; saw all there was to be seen.
OF course it's awfully nice, you know;
but one gets tired of seeing SO much"
"Were you in Strasburg, Mr.. ---?"
inquired the artist Of the next chair.
NAV, didn't get there, was in n
hurry, you know" drawled the Eu-
ropean traveller.
You were in Metz, weren't you?"
Nav; really l couldn't stop"
'Oh, you missed 1t by not going" and
the barber ratified on about the big
clock, the Napoleonic monument, the
battle scene and other points of inter-
est to be seen in that section. He men
toned a dozen other places in France
and Germany.
"Yaas, was in Berlin" the shaved
customer interrupted at mention of
that place. The barber pronounced IL
with the accent on the last syllable; the
customer called it "Berleen." a series
of questions about that great city devel-
oped that Mr.. - knew nothing of its
points of interest.
~ was in Lunnon, too" interrupted
the sightseeing customer. "Great town,
Lunnon, you know"
Another series of interrogations about
''Lunnon" resulted in as little informa-
ton in return. by this time every other
customer in the shop was smiling,
pleased at the situation. Something of
the state of affairs must have dawned
upon the traveller, for he said with a
weak attempt mt satire:
"You must have Travelled a good deal,
too. BARRIERS can get chance to see
everything, you know. Don't have to
hurry. Work as they go along"
Eyes, expect to go again ne t year."
replied the second-chair artist, uncon-
QninYC nf thn infan1n1
pose 10 take my time; work enough to
pay incidental expenses, and put in my
extra time in seeing the countries"
''Think I'll not go home tonight"
the traveller said, desiring TO change the
subject and not having wit enough to do
SO in any other way. "Must go out on
Ashland avenue. Got regular evenings,
you know. He, he, he"
And with n knowing look the fellow
paid his check, tipped the barber who
shaved him and the attendant who
handed him his hat, grasped his big
cane by its middle and left
what asses my fellow-countrymcn
can be-" said n cynical customer as he
stepped from his chair
Hes not an American" said an old
gentleman at the end of the line, with
some asperity Hes an Anglo-maniac.
Just like hundreds OF others who visit
the continent-they never see thing.
But then they've been to Europer. Bah,
they make me tired"
1t was little incident. but there is a
whole chapter in many little incidents.
Chicago journal.