The herald., 1894-12-10
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Y In travelling with person like one of
two things. He must have entire respon-
sibility, or must. Two is one too many
| to run show.
I confess that in travelling I prefer to
run the show myself, and as usual thing
do 1t exneedingly we'll, although the 9TH
or fellow sometimes will not admit as
much, actuated, a. L. hold, by envy at my
own marvellous grasp of detail.
From these Introductory remarks you
will understand With what reluctance 1
make the following humiliating confes-
sion:
r. There were two Of us, and was run
ming the show, We were at The Hague
and were going that night by the Harwlch
boat to 1ondon. Friends strongly advised
us to take an express that went through
The Hague TO tho Hook of1Holland, and
there get comfortably settled on the boat.
The expsess cakes only a few minutes
and does not stop between the capital Of
Holland ara the hook thereof. 1t was Of
course, the sensible ching to do, but as
said, wes running She show, and I
thought had better plan.
NO." said I; ''we will 60 to Rotter-
dam, drive down to the Harwich boat
from the station. leave our baggage on
board, find when she leaves then take q
carriage, drive through Rotterdam and see
the city,
So we left and reached tho Beurs sta
ton little before o'clock in tho after
noon. did not know what time tho Har
wich boat left Rotterdam, but l knew she
left the hook at 1890, and supposed sho
would leave Rotterdam anywhere between
and O.. This would give us time to see
the city and have good dinner at ono Of
the hotels.
On coming out of the Beurs station
there was not carriage to be seen. We
walked along through that city for half an
hour without seeing O single cab plying
for hire. Rotterdam resembles Venice in
many respects, but In none so much as the
lack of public carriages. Finally wo took
street car that went down to tho wharf.
A man who told us what kind Of street
car to take asked US If we intended to go
by the Harwich boat. answered that wo
did.
'Oh," he said, ~ am sure tho Harwich
boat has gone by this timc''
But that seemed TO ma impossible, and
sure enough when va Sot off the street car
at the termina, = sayy tho flno steamship
Berlin at the ayhart, and J could not help
ronarking 20 II COM ganiol:
IF one pa;G ATTENTION to what everybody
said, one would have no fun at all -
Yes" wss tic reply, "but I notice
they are unloading this boat, and think
that If she is going to sail tonight they
would be putting things on rather than
taking them off,"
1t struck mo that thore was some good
old common sense in this remark, and
there was Just tone of apprehension in
my voice as 1 baijed man on deck and
shouted, when does this boat leave?"
The answer wes Supplying, Tomorrow
night, sir"
"Good graciousr' cried. ''Where is
the boat that leaves tonight"
"She left for tho Hook OF Holland about
half an hour ago, sir"
"Are there no trains for the Hook OF
HollandW shouted.
II think there are several" he answer
ed. "Yov esn aqd out at the Central sta
ton"
Now, sAo Csrt trM station svas at least
two miles bsok aud Is called tho Central
because 10 IL entirely outside the town.
WELL" r ssid to my comrader "thars
seems to bs naasing fer it but to go back
to the Central station, leave our things
there, get dinner and then go down to the
hook. There Is certain ,tc be good hotel
in front Of the ststion; there always is in
European cities"
So we got on the street car and went
jingling back through the city.
After awhile said to the conductor.
Let me know when we come to the Gen.
trail station, will youf"
He answered, "Why did you not tell
me, when you paid your fare, that you
were going to the Central station? Then
could have given you tickets that would
have taken you through. Asit is, you will
have to get out at the next street corner
and pay your fAxe.on another oar"
I was acquiring information rapidly,
but still was NOT pleased
The other cartook us to the station.
went to the tiolrt ofine TO make inquiries
about tho Hook. Of Holland.
''Oh, you wAnt THE boat express, - said
the clerk, 'sthat leaves at 0 o'clock from
the Beurs statiop, two miles from here"
s'Is there no other train that goes before
that from this stationf"
s'Yes, there .is one at $3.50, anotherat
6:15 and one at 7:B1."
''They all reach the hook before the boat
express, supposed"
"Oh, oertainlyi"
~"very well. will take two tickets
now," and I got them.
''Is there q good hotel near the the STA
tioni's'I asked.
There .is q buffet in the station, but
II you want good dinner you will have
to 90 to one Of thA Atrst GLASS hotels for it. I"
H. And where. areIthcyfar
<'Down angthenepter ''of the town and
at the steamboat taudtnrs."