The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-14

to over-reach himself proved his undo.ng.
After five years he left town, owing $40
Co., with the international hue and cry
at his heels. His last raising OF the
wind" was characteristic. One Saturday
afternoon after banking hours, he tele-
phohed to a large importing house to ask
II they could spare the consul 5000 flames
TIL Monday morning" He was rot he
consul, but he got the 5000 francs. Like
the American who starved i'm PERKS he
might have done something of the same
kind at home.
Five Sure Crafts.
In general the resources Of the dead
broke Americans in Paris are fivefold or
SIX. II the consul and amhas5 ador h.
counted as they ought not to be. because
they are SO null and void The e are N
the American churches, (2) the American
bars, 90 the address book Of The colony I'm
all It's uses. ca the gude-interprete act
in all its phases. ana 90 the American
pensions and boarding houses. | ru,pose-
~ omit all swindlns Of confding nor
frehch families, Paris tradesmen and
your concierge as being unsp1rtsmanlike.
unlike the English, the American leputa-
non is stitl good in Paris ard 10 do any
ming TO spoil il is what is worse than
crime The dead-broke American VII
always do best to stick to his own people
as the most remunerative and the safest
course. II is not nice to be expelled sum-
marlIy as having no visible means of
support on the complaint of an outraged
native.
As for the representatives Of the Uni ed
states, the government leaves them a
wide discretion in giving alms-out of
their pockets. Not one cent does tie
country provide for repatriation" The
subjects and citizens of every other gov
eminent may count confidently on tn r.
consuls in the last hesort. Their fun 8
for the purpose of regathering them ito
the home fold. Alone the great reDubl @
of the west has confidence enough in the
initiative OF her sons TO leave them 10
their own devices in foreign land. sick.
starving, wounded-it is all the same to
Uncle Sam. 1t becomes amusing when
the French government. standing arro-
gantly alone in its treaty-stipulAtei rig1t
TO eXpel foreigners without cause stated,
seeks TO deal with undesirable Americans.
To our honor there are few p-ecedents;
| indeed, ! am not sure that there is ore
brought TO its inevitable conclusion. which
would have to be the towing Of the vic
tim out beyond the three mile Hmir int ,
the Atlantic, straddling an inexpensi e
log. with his face pointing to the Jerse y
coast.
Working the Teas.
In this connection we would recommend
teas (by we meaning honest membe RS
of the colony who are almost tempted 20
quit working and live as the lotu -eater-).
The colony being held together by d e,e
teas" they form precious means Il
making new acquaintances. everybody
| giving teas. even the men; and as thcv
are comfortable stations on the road I,
dinners suppers, theater parties the
dead-broke American is careful to take in
as many as the week permits. II is not.
as at home. hard to break into-I will M [
| say society" but at least the companion
ship of the well-to-do; in Paris eve v
American is supposedly an idler with "A
little money, so that he is pas sd along
from tea TO tea without much scrutiny.
At teas one meets ilde. middle-agcd ladie p.
willing to pay even more than their own
way sightseeing. Al teas one me Is g Cd
natured old cadgers, dragged there by
their wives or daughters who turn our
to be gold mines 10 borrowers IneNpen-
sive, genial teas-why, sometimes at
them there are nutritious sandwiches and
cups Of strengthened chocolate 10 be had
for the taking.
"CndEinE"
There is another o'clock tea function
that comes off daily in the "bars"-Ama r
icans-always Americans, although the e
is not one American bartender in the capi-
tai me uCdtlHB tCuIlSN IOiuldupn nOatS
into them as SO many harb1rs Of repe.c
and safety. Why should cot the genial
tourist pay tax TO the bro her in a lc<-
eign land? The borrower turks in tie
barsi There are some fenow-cit 'zens in
Paris who sniff at any loan under a $40
bill. Their tale Of woe. told with "a marlv
| frInkness, sounds true-indee1, IL is true
They need money. Perhaps they have
been reckless. even disspated So are We
dissipated, too, ana reckless. He Q, take
s.! 1t Is the great act Of "cadging." and
The tourist victim learns how mu h It e1ts
into his resources only when he max s
! up his monthly occount
| The e-iuterpretcr act has close rela-
/ lions with the American blrs. -Four tlues
! in five the Yhooplng American. with
! every disposition to paint Paris rcd
| speaks no, a word of French. Nor 'crn
he know his way about. is he not lucky
10 fall on a good fellow in this bar or h I
| who speaks the language ard Is able 10