Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-03-21

let stay idle. 1t would be some-
thing awful it we were to live like
these people do and l hope the
time will never come when we are
SO crowded that we will have to-
do as these people do. 1t is only
when one gets away from America
that you realize what grand
country it is, but it's the same in
all things; man never wants a
church until he hasn't one. II ell
the churches in Missouri Valley
were to burn down today I hardly
think there would be man in the
town but what would want to go
to church and want to 60 badly,
but the churches are there now
and l know of good many who
have never seen the inside of a
church; but back to the train.
About half way from Naples
to Rome we stopped five minutes
for lunch. / knew what / wanted
but I knew also I'd have some
trouble in making the "other"
fellow understand, but when the
train stopped l got of, went in to
the lunch counter, watched fell
low take sandwich, piece of
cake and a cup of coffee. 1 took
the same-didn't say word just
took them; watched the other
fellow when he was through, saw
how much he paid; l paid the
same, got back in the train and
felt as big as the sailors and SOL
diers' monument in Boston. But
when Rome began to come in
sight l knew that it was going to
be another story. l could watch
some other fellow always but l
didn't know where it might lead
me to. Itdidn't worry me, / knew
something would turn up. Well,
at $50 p. m. the train rolled into
the station in Rome, the trip from
Naples being made in about 6 or
z hours, and I started out. Talk
about your cab and omnibus Cline
up" Now imagine if you can the
seneation that would come over
you if you got out of the Grand
Central" in New York City and
heard all the yelling and scream.
ling. Well, just think how much
worse it would be if you didn't
understand word of it. / started
at one end of the line and went to
the other. At the very last omni.
bus a man yells, ''Hotel Mien
Herr" Oh! didn't it sound good
Right there aud then 1 SAID to
myself, every language comes
into play some time in fellows
life, and If those young fellows
VINO are going to school now there
in the Valley, would only spend
the time in studying some of the
languages they are supposed to.
instead Of kicking about it all the
time, they will some day sooner
or later thank Prof. Warner for
having made them do it. 1 tell
you you can't have too many
languages. You can use them
even if you never leave Missouri
Valley. That's a good straight
tip" and the boys in the high
school will be thankful some day
they took the languages.
Well, it didn't take me long to
come to terms with my German
friend and | went to his hotel
with him and spent the night and
incidentally quite a little money,
so the next morning | started out
to size up Rome. 1 bought me q
map of the city, then walked from
one end of the city east and west,
then from the north to the south
wall. l was pretty we'll tired out
when I got through, but it gave
nae quite an idea of Rome.
Then l started out to find a
room. 1 could read the signs
when they said FURNISHED Rooms
70 Let" but that was as far as L
could make out, 30 l started out
with the firm intention of not
coming back until I had room.
l tramped around until I got over
in a neighborhood I liked, then
began the hunt for my sign; saw
one, and right under it said, Q
pianos. Well, that fixed me; that
was the place 1 wanted SO in 1
went and the first man I en-
countered was the janitor. Well,