The sun., 1892-01-03
PLAYING COURIER.
g,p,risu.es Of Travel in Europe-SiG
Things that Had to Be Dons
and Other Things that
Proved Necessary.
Bv MARK TWAIN.
,ooo,r.sns 1891. By 8. L. clsmsnso

tcopyr.sns 1891. By 8. Ia clsmsnso
A time would como whom wo must 60 from
A., las. .Baines TO Geneva. and from thence. BY
. ..r,cs Of day-long and tangled journeys. to
pavreuth IN Bavaria. should have to hnve
.onr,er Of course to tako care OF so consider
.ole party as mine.
nut I procrastinated. The time slipped
along. and at last I woke up one day TO the
s.ct TINT we were ready to movo and had no
eourlcr. then resolved upon what felt was
= s,oolbardy thing. but was in the humor OF It
Tsaid would make the first stage without
brought tho party from AK to Geneva by
ny.elf-four people. The distance was two
hours and moro. and there was one change OF
cara There wns not an accident OF any kind.
sYcept leaving a valise and some other mat
tars on the PLATFORM thing which can hardly
hs called en- accident, It Is so common. 30
offered to conduct the party oil the way to
Bayrouth.
This was a blunder. though It did not seem
a. AZ tho time, There was moro detail than I
thought thero would be-: I. Two persons
whom We had left In o Genevan pension some
weeks before. must be collected and brought
20 the hotel: 2. must notify the people on tho
Grand Quay who store trunks to bring seven
a. our stored trunks to the hotel and carry
hack seven which they would find piled In the
lobby: g. I must find out what part Of Europe
Bsyreuth was In and buy seven railway tickets
for that point: I. must send telegram to
friend in the Netherlands; 8. 1t was now 2 in
the afternoon. and We must look sharp and be
ready for the first night train and make sure
OF sleeping car tickets: g must draw money
at the bank
Il seemed to me that tho sleepine-car
tickets must be tho most important thing. so
I went to tho station mysof to make sure:
hotel messengers are not always brisk people
It was hot day. and l ought to have driven.
but It seemed better economy to walk. It did
not turn out so. because I lost my why and
trotled the distance. applied for the tickets.
and they asked me which route wanted to 60
b. and that embarrassed me and made me
lose my head. there were so many people
standing around. and I not knowing anything
about the routes and not supposing there
were going to be two: so Judged It best to 60
back and map out the road and come again.
Itook a cab this time but on my way up
stairs at the hotel remembered that was out
Of cigars. so thoughtit would be we'll to get
some while the matter was in my mind It
was only round the corner and didn't need
the cab. asked the cabman to wait where he
was Thinking OF tho telegram and trying to
word 1t in my head. forgot the cigars and the
cab. and walked on indefinitely. I was going
to have the hotel people send the telegram. but
as could not be far from the Post once by
this time thought would do It myself But
1t was further than had supposed. I found
the place at last and wrote tho telegram and
handed it in The clerk was severe-lookinR.
fdgety man. and he began to fire French ques-
tions at me in such . liquid form that could
In$a a. he al - hakv
this made me lose my head again. But An Eng
lishmsn stepped up and said the clerk wanted
to know whore he was to send the telegram.
could not toll him. because 1t was not my tele-
gram. and explained that was merely send
Ing It for member OF my party. But nothing
would pacify the clerk but the address: so
said that II he was so particular would 60
back and getit,
However. thought would 20 and collect
those lacking two persons first. for It would
be best to do everything systematically and in
order. and one detail at . time. Then I re-
membered the cab was eating up my SUBJ
stance down at the hotel yonder: 50 called
another cab and told the man to 60 down and
fetch 1t to the Post ONCE and wait till I came.
had long hot walk to collect those people.
and when got there they couldn't come with
me because they had heavy satchels and must
have cab. Invent away to find one. but be.
fore ran across any noticed that had
reached the neighborhood Of tho Grand Quay
at least thought had-so Judged could
saVe time BY stepping around and arranging
about the trunks stepped around about q
mile. and although did not find the Grand
Quay. found cigar shop. and remembered
about the cigars. said was going to Bay
feuth. and wanted enough for the journey.
The man asked me which route was going to
take said did not know. He said he would
recommend me to 60 by Zurich and various
other places which no named. and offered to
sell me seven second-class through tickets for
VIZ apiece. which would be throwing of the
discount which the railroads allowed him. I
was already tired Of riding second.class on
nrst-class tickets. so took him up.
BY and by I found Natural 4 Co.'S storage
ONCE. and told them to send seven Of our
trunks to the hotel and pile them up in tho
iopoy. 1t seemed to mo that was not de-
nvering the whole Of the message. still 1t was
Il could find in my head.
Next found the bank and asked for some
money. but Ihad left my letter Of credit some-
Snere and was not able to draw. remem-
Dered now that must have left It lying on
the table where wrote my telegram: 30 got
scao and drove to the Post ONCE and went up
sairs. and they said that q letter OF credit had
ndeed been loft on the table. but that 1t was
now In the hands OF the police authorities. and
Nwould be necessaryfor me to 60 there and
prove property. They sent boy with me.
sha We went out the back way and
walked couple Of miles and found
.ae place; and thon remembered
soout my cabs. and asked the boy to
@ send them to me when he got back to tho Post
vmee' 1t was nightfall now. and the Mayor
sad gone tn dinner. Thought would 60 to
S,aher myself. but the officer on duty thought
eluerently and stayed. The Mayor dropped
VI ~ hali past ten. but said 1t was too late to
W anything to-night-come at $3.50 In tho
morning. The officer wanted to keep me all
oighe and said was q suspicious looking
person. and probably did not own the letter of
osouit' and didn't know what letter OF credit
was Out merely saw the roal owner loaye Il
H'hg on the table. and wanted to get It be-
cause was probably person that would
want anything no could get, whether 1t was
.auaoieor not But the Mayor said no saw
hothing suspicious about me, and that
seemed harmless person and nothing the
,na'er with mo but wandering mind. and
u" much OF that 30 thanked him and he
cabs. 80 AA' ''"'o
As wAs dog-tired and In no condition to
snswsl Questions with discretion. I thought I
"oulo not disturb the Expedition at that tima