New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-03
A TICKET TO EUROPE.
Several Surprises That FOLLOWED II,
Purchase.
By Carolyn Wells

"a, am q country Woman-that Is. I've n a sso.
urDah town; but It is quite near enousb a. -.
Workers. -0As~Ss~
found myself one crisp April morning vz,k,,.
"appHy along the lower portion Of BroaNI-sg -
pulse urged me on toward thu yRatt.---. -. -
OrI9H happens. my impulse was sfde-traeh.a -
~ oeeause OF a WOnan's smiling faca Z WA 80
- ne olces OF the various steamship oou,ua1gz.
anu saw coming down the steps OF ona 80 - :
young woman whose eoun+ensro - e-ss--3A
siorined with Joy. couldn't resist n ssooSA 49,
ae her' and saw that both has banda 80 -
with circulars and booklets Las"
- LeSulLed no clairvoyancs 20 understand en-, Go,
T Ii she had just bought her first tioIr@+ :,
Europe. and II was the Florfou4 s,,,to-s . -
-is uesIre' knew, Wen az II shs has va
me- now she had planned and ecoDo1,t-.9 -. -" :.
anu PROBABLY studied all sorts OF textbooJsx e.
d,a.,s properly enjoy her trip. and make 4 "a
euucatioh as well a pleasure. And a. ? Ioaa.s
a1 ule say cOlored pamphlets she clueObo4 ? -
i-o'eu 20 go IN and acquire &. few for r,,r-.1e
may ss We'll confess az the outset thar 7 a., -
Uliic nature. not only take color nan ~
surroundings bat reflect manners ana ,,,.so - -
accurately and easily as a rairro- A., - 49, IS
siea', odsinesslke office with its mans ara -
IL time tables and steamer plans TIA onfv -
1 did So ny S'As's s-c
w uayS later the postmau BROUGHT r,e an ~,
usually large budget OF mail 7bo g.. -
opened caused me some surprise ana a mia -.
ment- II began. quite eoziIy:
Dear Madam; Learning that you intend saf,-,
i'm .ew aorH IN the near future take tho rs.
er'y OF calling your attention TO the Hotsl xs7.
uppe as most desirable stoppine- visc. a,s
your stay IN this city"
The letter went on detail the advantasa. .,4
'''"'"'s OK tAe Eoteli and gave a complete Hst 81
rates which. for the comforts and Ifiyrrla, 49,,
ised. seemed reasonable indeed Fur non 3, g.
wor'a dld the uroane proprietor OF the Hotel Kan.
s'PSe KNOW that / contemplated a trip sbrosdP 7
'-. Jee dlvulged my secret. and how an ucsaz
Stranger could learn OF it was a puzzle 20 ma
but the other letters were equally AMUSING. On,
from drygoods emporium besouabt me ~ $780,
tAelr wares before going abroad 20 buv Anotb~r
nessed me 20 purchase their shoes and g-a-e fs,r.
lul warnings OF the shortcomings OF Enelish foot
80. Ano'her' and perhaps the most aatterng ~
quested the honor OF taking INV photograph Soeors
sailed But and an seemed ros oni,r -
INFANT or my recently formed plans bur entirely
approved or them and earnestly desired 20 sasxs
me In carrying them out.
win my willingness 20 accept a situation. I AZ
once assumed that somehow the news OF nv IN.
tended departure had crept into one or other ~ ,h
Ne" tOFN daily papers I couldn't understand WIS,
'liS should oe but surely the only possible ex-
plalalloh was my own prominence in the public
eye This, ! placidy admitted 60 myself Ma a,r.
pris!ns' but gratifying. To be sure had vyritts,
Few nondescript verses and an occasional ro,e-
on some foolish thing a fine art but ba,I pot
reached the point where my name was naentio-s4
''e ''ilaI CuF Authors Are Saying and DOING
HoWever-alas! FOR my vainglory-a neighbor
soon explained 10 me that all up-to-dats business
HfIns procure lists OF those who have bOuGht steam
ship tickets. and send circular letters TO each adj
dress This was indeed a blow % my vanity. bus
so interesting the letters which continued "a
pour IN that cared little for the reason % their
sending
One elaborate circular left me hesitatinG as 70
Whether my proposed journey was advisable after
an This letter was from a travel bureau ara
explained now. by the purchase OF n0W-fauFled
stefeoscoPe and tGnumerable sets OF views ono
'puI1 get tar more satisfaction out OF a European
TIP oy staying AZ home than by go.ng abroad 50
rear are ina scenes. the circular assured me- thar
one involuntarily stretches our a hand TO GRASP
what isn't there" Surely. realism need 20 no fur
,her IMAM that; Vet some OvereNaCting people might
demand that the grasped-for taing should be there
Ihen came friends with cuzhi0us-large small
and double-iOiuted. Also. they brought air pillows
ana water pillows and patent cOntrivances for co-
TORT that were numerous and bulky. and adequately
expressed their donors kind interest IN my we'll
being at sea Also came many sure and absoluts
remedies for sickness. or preventives thereof
Had taken them all with me- and had they made
good their promise. not OF the cabin passengers
or the Storage need have been IN for a moment
Interspersed among the more material gifts vas
much and various advice
But. though 1 listened politely. sailed away
with the advice IN confused medley. drifting out
OF my memory The only points that seemed 20 DO
lance Thank YOU" invariably means either Yes
or No nobody seemed quite sure which, and
that IN Ftngland one must always call a telephone
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