Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-09-27
FROM WALL STREET TO NEWGATE
VIA THE PRIMROSE WAY.
BY AUSTIN BIDwELL.

had picked out cab driver, stupid
looking, conservative appearing old fell
low, and engaged him to drive "mich
und meinen freund mach Juterbogk. So
we entered the cab, an open one horse
affair, and started for that town. Our
next objective point was Munich, but as
the train did not leave until noon we
preferred to spend the time in a pleasant
drive and at the same time make assur-
ance doubly sure. Around Berlin the
country is fiat and uninteresting. Our
driver was Grabbed old fellow, but we
managed to extract some amusement out
Of him.
What pleased US greatly was to see
him from time to time take out from
under his seat loaf Of black, dry bread
and cut off slice for himself and one
for his horse, and then, seeing we were
in no hurry, he would get down, and
walking beside the horse would feed
him and himself at the same time.
When we arrived at Juterbogk, we had
an hour to spare, 80 we drove to an inn,
and ordering bottle Of Hochheimer for
ourselves and beer and pretzels for our
driver we passed the time pleasantly.
In the meantime we had touched q
match to the latter of credit, and at
traintime we went by separate routes to
the depot. Each purchased his own tick
ct. To Nuremberg mine was, his to
some nearby city, and at 2:S0 we
boarded the train and were off for
Munich and more profit there on the
morrow.
Tuesday morning at 2 we met at q
restaurant, as agreed, and soon had over
again our Berlin experience, but the
amount we obtained here was only 49,
900 gulden (e1 ,000). Mac, thinking it
best to ask for a round sum, feared,
Munich not being much Of a CONNER
oial city, to ask for too much. In cash
ing his credit, although the amount was
In gulden, the bank paid him in New
Saxon thalers, the thaler being 70 cents
We did not like the new thaler notes
and wanted to change them there, but
there was no time if we were to catch
the 10 O'Clock train. had Macs derby
hat in a box, and in three minutes he
had the hat and spectacles on, and with
his beard again parted the transforma-
tion was complete, and he, a perfect
picture of the dreamy German student,
sauntered down to the depot and bought
his ticket for Leipsic. followed him,
carrying all the cash and documents in
my bag. We arrived at Leipsic soon aft
er dinner. Times were brisk, with pleu-
ty of hustle there, for the great Leipsic
fair was in full blast. Here was an op-
portunity missed. We ought to have had
three or four letters to as many banks.
The place was thronged, and the banks
were paying out and receiving money in
thousands. On the train had sat apart
from Mac, but in the same compart-
ment, which was filed. Arriving at
Lejpsic he left the train, and walking
up the street entered a wineroom,
where I joined him. He scrutinized his
letters carefully, and placing them in
his pocket in five minutes was in the
bank. Seeing the bank was full of Gus
toners, instead of remaining ouside to
watch, I entered and stood among the
crowd, anxious, of course, but letting
nothing escape.
Instead of waiting or trying to trans
act his business with subordinate, Mac
demanded to see the head of the firm.
He was received at once, and upon the
production of his letters was treated
with the utmost consideration. He ask
ed for $4,000 gulden (e20, 0,0O0), which
was given him at once
Soon after 8 o'clock we were on the
train, but for some reason which now
forget we did not arrive until 10 O'Clock
the next day at Frankfort-Frankfort,
the home and still the fortress of the
Rothschilds.
In Frankfort the boerse opens at 10
q m. and closes at 2. During those
hours the bankers are to be found on the
exchange only, and not at their offices.
Many of the offices are then deserted
and fast locked.
Soon as we arrived we went to cafe,
and leaving Mac there and all the mon
ey and papers in the bag l hastened to
the bankers, hoping to find them open.
But when I arrived found the doors
locked. I at once returned to Mac and
said: "We are through. Let us catch
the train for Cologne at once" And tax
ing out all the letters and every scrap
Of paper we destroyed everything.
This decision of course brought a
great relief, for the strain had been
greater than either of US had been will
ing to confess to the other. So, easy in
mind, we ordered lunch. Of course we
would have no news OF George until we
met in London. We had no anxiety
about him. We felt certain he would
come out all right While waiting for
the train we discussed the future and
took it for granted that George would
secure as much Us we had DONE We
counted ourselves possessors Of 500, 900.
OF this fully $4,000 would 60 to our
three hon,st detectives in New York /;
we would spend about another SIC, 900,
leaving US about $23, 900 each. Making
this calculation, we sat down, and with
the cash safe in our hands we were