The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-20
THOMAS NJ. BAYNE's AMERICANIsM.
Couldn't ndure European Ways and
and He Proved It.

New York Sun.
Poor Tom Bayne." said an old friend OF
the dead ex-Congressman last night. He
had ample wealth, an assured position in
social life, a lovely and devoted wife. and
an army of friends-everything. in fact, to
live for-when stricken by an incurable dis
His brain must have been affected. for
he was one of the bravest and coolest men
in danger / ever knew. and in his right
mind he would never have hurried out into
the dark in such a shocking manner. / be-
came acquainted with him in the oldest
possible manner.
zerland, In the summer OF 1913, 0he Alps
hadn't been tunneled them. and owing 10
the stupidity or venality OF the booking
in the coupe OF the diligence that L had
paid Tor, and supposed / mad engaged, and
forced 10 take places in the interior; The
cushions stuffy. and, to cap our misery.
facing my travelling companion Inc myself
sat a woman whose neck and chin were
offensive because OF an incurable trouble,
and who carried IN her arms an infant
that, TO all appearances. had never been
made acquainted with soap and water since
the day of its birth. Just as the diligence
was about 10 start in came a lady and
gentleman, who, like ourselves, had been
cheated out or seats in the coupe and had
failed in an attempt TO engage a private
carriage.
the officials of the diligence line in French
adm German, using rhe languages alter
nately and together, and an.ermingling
sundry phrases Of unmistakaole Anglo
Saxon. As we drove of he put his head out
of the window and fired a parting volley
in English that would have surprise a
clergyman. Actuated by a common i'm.
pulse, my friend and / said Thank you
The lady, who, il appeared presently, was
the wife of the free-spoken traveller, re-
monstrated with him for using such Lam
guage, but he laughed. Now, my dear, he
said, i am willing, as you know, TO con.
form to all the customs of this Internal
country. / have slept under feather beds,
eaten all sorts of things without question
as to their component parts, accepted all
the discomforts of the miserable hotels and
worse railway t~rains-tried. In short, 10
accommodate myself TO everything Euro
pean. But / reserve to myself and claim as
my right one thing. I'm damned If l don't
swear when occasion arises, and. further
more, 1 will swear in good United States
fashion,
Then. turning to US. the man said:
would have thanked me for cussing those
stage people. How long have you been N
this God-forsaken region We told him;
do you happen TO have any American
tobacco about your he. asked.
MY companion opened his travelling bag
French S1's Swiss Ss' or italian italia cigars. and being
somewhat particular as to what he put
in his pipe had paid an enormous price
IL across / don't know how many borders.
That's the first decent tobacco I've
o oar n seRee ac eeaxlihs Mew by. fSrk your Troi IeaVe.'
he added. and then bit off a huge. piece.
which he proceeded to masticate with eV-
cry sign of enjoyment; Then he begged
pardon for having neglected 10 Introduce
himself, and gave us his card, by which
we learned that he was Thomas M. Bayne.
of Pittsburg. Our route was the same As
the Baynes for several days. and we fin
ally left them at Geneva. While Mrs. Bayne
and several members of her family who ac-
companied them were indefatigable sight
seers, Bayne wouldn't go about If he could
help Ii, spending all his time. when he
could find an opponent and a table, in play
ing billiards. No country, he declared. was
worthy of mention ia the same breath
with America, and he looked forward with
grave forebodings TO the months that would
elapse before he sighted Fire island light
Somewhere about 4 O'Clock of the morn
ing we were TO leave Geneva there was
a loud rap on the door of our room, and
on going to ascertain what was the mat
ter we found Bayne. wrapped in a bath
robe. standing outside. Say, boys he whis-
pered, you don't want the rest of that
tobacco half so much as l do. Here, swap
IL for thisr
He held out a box of cigars which must
have cost him at the very least 30 cents
| apiece. He was assured that he was wei.
come TO the tobacco without the swap,
but he tossed the box into the room and
scuttled down the long hotel corridor with
a Bon voyage, bons garcons!