The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
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tai had just 40 marks. With that found
a pension, paid my first weeks board In
| advance. as provided by the city regula-
tions. and began to enjoy the sights on
marks. paid daily visits to the office
OF the steamship company, in care Of which
had asked my letters to be sent. but got
no mail.
"The Munchener beer tasted good, but
had to refrain and conine my tastes to
looking into the shops along Frederick
strasse. I waited two weeks and no money
came. {.
by this time was behind in my board.
To soothe the feelings OF my hausfrau,
told stories Of paying 40 marks for seat
at the opera In New York, purchasing a
desperation described my private yacht.
from America carelessly tossed into the
air large gilded pocketpiece which looked
like $40 coin
Il could see the hausfrau's eyes glisten
as caught the coin and played with 1t.
Then slipped 1t into my pocket and walked
away.
DO you know T waited four weeks for
money and then borrowed enough money
W Cdpiel speedhy Bo1 I'll dis"oi' pa'"
my debts and was just leaving Berlin when
my letter arrived"
The railroad strike In Rome in May
caused many tourists great embarrass-
ment. Though it lasted for only a week.
it detained many In out Of the way towns.
and prevented others from getting down
to Naples and Genoa to catch boats there
for home
" l.. lnI~ - 4 L. fo,,r b.
as many had return tickets on certain
line and did not have money to come by
another. The delay used up their extra
cash and many had to forego excursions,
even when the roads started again, because
their funds were exhausted. The event
started a general borrowing bee among
tourists who were waiting at the time for
homebound ships.
Letters Of credit sometimes fail the travel
err and leave him or her in financial plight.
Two sisters were spending the summer
in Paris. They had with them a letter
OF credit which for the sake Of convenience
they left with their banker and drew checks
upon the amount which they supposed
was deposited to their credit,
With womanlike careessness they kept
issuing checks until one day they got a
note from the bank saying that they had
overdrawn their account. Much alarmed.
they fastened to the banker and found
that they owed the bank 400 francs.
They insisted that according to their
reckoning, they should still have 1000
francs left, but the banker was equally
positive that they had not and finally be-
came very angry. In despair they went
to their tension, They had only a few
francs left. There the landlady confronted
them with returned check and demanded
an explanation.
sisters. -and the landlady became wrath
full. She threatened to put Ms out have
us arrested and confscate our clothes.
SISTER was in tears but l promised that
dragged out two dresses as security. When
we had paci'ed the landlady we began
to count up the amounts OF the stubs OF
the checkbook.
I'VE found that we had spent $500 and
should have $500 left, if the amount Of our
days, however, before We knew what to
do beyond pawning our watches. Then
we went to the American Consul and told him
our troubles. He went to the banker and
had an investigation. which showed that
the clerk had cheated us out of $780,
or course many a tourist has been
robbed and awakened in the morning to
find himself without a cent. Sometimes
he has been atle to borrow from COM
panion. sometimes he has managed to get a
cable through, but never has he recovered
the stolen coin.
But the most pathetic story Of all is to
hear of the man or woman who planned to
make the trip abroad on just 40 much and
by the time he or she got to Paris Il became
painfully evident that dollar goes about
one half as far as 1t does in the States.
Anyway, think kindly of the brother or
sister who's gone abroad this summer and
keep little extra money on hand. You
may need it for a cable.