The Van Buren press., 1895-10-26
AMERICAN MILLIONAIRES
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IL 680W8E TWOMAD UOW kANot ~ ~
II might almost seem that the fol-
lowing sketch illustrating the singular
experiences which sometimes occur to
those travelling through foreign
country could scarcely be true. It is,
howeyer, an accurate statement OF
facts, and can be verified, II anyone
should 10 desire. by communicating
With any member Of the psrty re-
forred To.
There were about forty OF US AMER
fcan tourists, In 1872, under the con-
duet of Prot Armand de Potter, re-
turning together from the North cape
and stopping for . little time In Dem
mark. The day approached for ue to
leavs Copenha9en for Stockholm, on
our way to st PstersburRi and, as our
cnadnetss Thought II wise. We con-
eIuded to charter D train, which hap
peued to be what Is known abroad as
Asut elssa. We had learned that we
could thereby sscure considerable In
erease of comfort with comparative
small increase of expense. But how
little We dreamed of the experiences
which were to followI
As our line Of carriages rolled from
the hoteI to the station, most Of us
were too much engaged with the pros
pectn of the journey to note the attep-
tive gazs OF ths pasaing pedsatrianA or
the stare OF the curious groups gath
cred about the depot.
Soon we were on the cars and had
aettled ourselves comfortably tn our
various Compartments for an all-days
quiet ride in the midst of Swedish
scenery. About an hour passed away
and the whistle blew We were near
inG STATION.
''Good gracious, what crowdr" ex-
claimed one OF the party, a. he pulled
his head in from the window, and
popped it out again.
Immediately forty heads were thrust
out from forty windows, more or less,
and forty people, mentally or aloy'
exclaimed: Good Rraciousl'
The platform was literally packed,
and we asked ourselves; why this
thrnug. sincs no passe naers are to be
- a party of obscure Americun tour
istsYs
When we came to standstiil our
amnzement WAS still further Increased.
The multitude pressed about our win
Aows and soen boarded the train.
"Whers il Mr.. vanderbilty some
one asked.
We answered that we had not seen
bin
well, may see Mr.. SandfordT
"Wfiich Mr. Sanaford?"
Mr. Sandford, Of California; the
railroad man"
s.Oh, you mean Mr.. StanfordY
~fes, he's the one; want 10 see
him"
We told the gentleman that We did
not think he could see him, since We
had never seem him ourselves.
Then he edged up to one Of - and,
in . confidential whisper. aaksd:
(which Is Jay Gould?"
We told him we didn't know.
Hsrs = spruce young man pressed
forward wow. see here. gentlemen"
he exclaimed, with politenesa, hut
considerable suppressed energy, I've
been sent over here by the Journal i
represent especially to meet this party
OF American millionaires, and have an
interview. I have driven ten miles
this morning, and do not want to re-
turn without the accomplishment Of
my purpose"
A '@plain-spoken- tourist from one of
o. western states could now contain
himself 40 longer. SEQ here, strAn-
ger he exclaimed. you'd better eou<
Of your perch You're jAgHed, that's
what's the matter with you You're
s.x<iu' through your hat What ON
esrth are you dreamin' about, any
howl Mr.. Vanderbilt and Jay Gould
and Mr.. Stamford. and the rest of EN-,
Who told you they were on toardr'
~Who told mey' be cried, excitedIy-
who told me7 Look at that, aud see
who told mel and he pulled from his
pocket . newspaper. aud. pressing his
finger against . paragraph. held 1t MP
for Us 70 read As it vas in the Sean
dinaviaa tongue, and as our education
had been neglected in that department,
we were none of US much the wiser,
80 we asked him to interpret II; and
he read this statement, which copied
1T the tirne-
We learn thAs . comDnuy Of American NIL
lionaares VII leave copsnhaGeu on Tuesday
nezr. a private train On their vas to Stock
holm After Waiting that city they intend 10
sp< ad some time IA RasstA Il wouid BE- din
euls 70 estimate wat sse agxrexzse wealth Of
sses. gentlemen would reps-s.ns
Here. then. wzs the cause Of this an