The record-union., 1895-09-21
THE TRAVELLER ABROAD.
Tribulations of Him Who Does Not
Study the Law.

|
Study the Law.
Fine for Getting On One-Theolog-
icaI Discussions In Police Station
"A Cure for Cigarette Smoking.
The American who got arrested and
fined recently at a Bavarian pleasure re-
sort because he was not sufficiently de-
ferential to some two-penny- half penny
nobleman was by no means the only VIC
tim to the petty officialism of the Conti-
nent, nor is Germany the only country
in which such things happen. In all
| European countries there are rules and
regulations unheard of in America, or
even in England, which the traveller is in
hourly danger of transgressing in the
most innocent manner. But his inno-
cence-or, rather. ignorance of the law
is no excuse, and will not save him from
punishment. Americans are not the only
sufferers. Englishman travelling on the
Continent just as frequently, perhaps
oven more so, get into these vexatious
pitfalls.
A singularly exasperating, and at the
same time amusing case, was recently
observed by London Telegraph CORE
spondent in Vienna. The victim was an
Engllshman OF high character and social
standing, who had been visiting water
ing place near Vienna, and who had set
out thence for Hungary. His route led
through Vienna, and he arranged to stop
for al hour i'll that city to transact some
business. His time being limited, he
wished TO utilize every moment of 1t. Nc
sooner, therefore, had the train reached
the station than he stood on the platform
and descended sim ulIaneously with the
conductor. The latter approached him
with dissatisfied mien, and said: "Y on
must not do that" II beg pardon, l did
not catch what you said" You have no
business TO jump like that" But the
Englishman still failed to understand
what the man was driving at, and his
blank face said as much. You should
have waited till the train was at perfect
rest and | was on the ground. You got
out as soon as l did myself, and you have
no right TO do anything OF the kind''
"Oh, L am very sorry exclaimed the in
voluntary culprit, but really did not
know. However, it shall not occur again"
On this be was hurrying away, when a
beautifully dressed policeman with we'll
waxed mustachiOs drew near and SOL
emnly called on him TO stop. The Eng
lisnman grew pale and looked extremely
put out for crowd had gathered round
him, and many were eyelng him very
curiously. indeed. He might, they felt,
be only u vulgar cardsharper or d clever
thief, but it was not impossible that he
rI,1 i 90,
murderer or an international knight OF
industry" Give me your national" "
said the policeman. Il don't carry those
things. L am foreigner on my way to
Hungary" Give me your nationals" ,"
insisted the representative OF order. Il
don't know what you want" "He wants
your documents, your passport-you
know" said Jew who was standing in
front of the crowd. "Oh, yes; how stupid
of me. Here is my passport" said the
Englishman, with sigh of relief, as he
handed the document 20 the official. The
latter opened it out, looked at the top, the
bottom and the sides, holding il yard s
length from him, and then glanced sus-
plclously al the owner, saying: but l
can't read this thing" MAY l do ii into
German for your" asked the Briton.
mo, no; you are my prisoner. Please
follow me-" but what on earth have
done? If l have incurred a fine by get
ting out of the train before | should have
left it tell me so, and l will pay the fine,
two fines, if you like, only let me go, for
| am in great hurry. | am going to
Hungary" Come with me, please;
come with me-" was his only answer,
and he was led along the spacious termi-
nus between two rows OF curious people,
some OF whom, having made his ac-
quaiutance at Baden, were obviously
ashamed to betray by glance that they
had ever seen him before. They drew
back suddenly as he passed them.
AN AUSTRIAN POLICE STATION.
He and his captor reached private
door, opened it, wentinto a room, outinto
a long corridor, down a flight of steps,
and away till they reached a dark. i'll
smelling apartment, in which were bed,
a table, some clothes hanging on nails
and few poor people. one of whom was
pretty drunk. This. the policeman ex-
planned, was the station. "Come into the
commissary apartment" he added and
they entered into room, from which
they Immediately jumped out again as il
stung-or, rather, the Englishman was
simply thrust out, the policeman doing
the jumping. "The Imperial-Royal Com
missary is In his shirt sleeves; he has
been reposing; We must wait till be is
ready" explained the officer. "Wait
again? But, good heavens, L shall lot
get TO Hungary to-day if we go on like
this" "It is not part OF my duty TO help
to get any man to Hungary" replied the
officer, 'but to assist the law to punish
those who transgress it. You must wait
here quietly" There was nothing for it,
SO be did wait there long, but not quietly,
for the bite.of some insects is maddening,
and the name of the insects there was
legion. By degrees the Englishman' s
temper became ruf1led to a degree, and
every time he took out his watch he con-
vinced himself that this, that and the
other engagement would have to be
broken Oft il he meant to 60 to Hungary
that day.
At last the door was opened, and a
stout, sleepy-headed man, attired in the
costume of a Commissary-one of the
higher police officers exclaimed: "Y on
can come in now" and they availed
themselves of this permission. What s
! it ali about?" he asked the policeman;
whereupon the latter told him the whole
story in 'his own language" which. be-
sides being unintelligible to the prison or,
was terribly tedious. us it true?" in
CURED the Commissary. quite true"
said the Englishman. Then you admit
that you actually lett the train before
before you had any right to leave il? ?''
That / do not know. left it at the very
same time as the conductor" But that's
forbidden.o II always do it in Lon
don." ~ es, but that is no excuse. Lon
don is in England, Vienna in Austria.
You ought TO know it is forbidden.
was never in England myself but if go
there l will ask my fellow passengers to
tell me what is and what is not for bid
den. You should have done the same.
, You see each country has its own laws,
and II country's laws displease you,
you can stay away from that land alto
2 gether. Now, when L went 10 koumania