The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-24
GETTING AROUND ABROAD.
Travelled American Thinks People Who Register
Boston" Gel koSl Attention.

n much Travelled American friend Of
mine has been trying a curious expert
ment I'm his wanderings, says the Paris
correspondent Of What 10 Eat" He is
New Yorker by birth, a man of some
means and a good deal OF culture. who
enjoys society ana likes TO know what
people think of him. He has just
reached Paris again, after visiting most
of the countries i'm Europe, and ne de-
clarcs that IL is best TO register as
from Boston, L. :. A.. when travelling
abroad. Ills reason for this H. that,
as a rule, Bostonians receive a defer
ence and attention which is not ac-
corded i'm like measure To those hailing
from other American localities My
friend mas put himself down at various
places i'm Europe as coming from every
city between New York and SAN Fran
cisco, Minneapolis and New Orleans at
different times. and has been treated
in a variety OF ways I'm consequence.
New Workers have snubbed him for be-
ing a "Westerner' when he pretended
to hail from Omaha; Westerners have
thought him SLOW" when he registered
from Philadelphia. Pa. and BOstonians
have imagined he might be fast" when
he put down New York after his name.
The natives Of the countries that ne has
S''ii uhNt btti llANNltu bN MS IItl'Hu-
cd residential cities. They all know OF
New York Boston and Chicago (sincc
the fire and the fair), but many of them
have never heard Of other places in
America.
\ police official Of Russia, with whom
my friend had a little trouble about his
passport, could not be made 10 believe
that Minneapolis is the name of. "a city.
The officials knowledge of Greek was
no
was female appellation and that a.
should be written Minnie \. Polls, and
then H. wanted go know whether she
was Madame or "Mddamoiselle'
He had a funny experience In Turkey
when hc registered from SkancatCles
Everyone there took him TO be an Ind
ian chief doing the grand tour
My friends name Is Barnes. and he
has had much amusement and many
good times in consequence. \ Hunggr-
ian magnatc insisted upon entertaining
him I'm a magnificent way for a month
as soon as hc heard that Mr.. Barnes
OF New York was in town.
This experience reminds me OF the
scheme of "a Chicago drummer Co get
good accommodation at the various
hotels where ne was obliged TO put up
during hiF travels on business. He he
gan as plain John smith" and would
be assigned "a cold. dark room az the
ton of tho house. Then he prenNed
Judge" 90 his name and was given
better quarters. At the next town he
registered as Hon and came down
"a floor Presently hc commissioned him
SELF Major and got bath room at
tachod o. his quarters. Then he went
"tWo better and promoted himself To
Colonel when he was at once given
n good room on tie first noor. IN the
nest town he registered as General"
and was assigned the bridal suite" 9"
at "a discount.
II may amusc some of the natives to
learn that tho usual continental ana
English pronunciation is Boston. With
"a very short % cas- In hoD' and "Shec-
cag.oh" while the Latin races an Say
nef' for new" iu Ncw YORK. and thew
90 not come as near right as that 10
such names aa KeOkuk. Oshkosh Kali
amazoo and Skaneateles