The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-18
HARD LUCK Of A
GLOBE TROTTER

/ ~ l. sum y breezy little man blew
into small store in lower New York
carrying n brand new suit case OF large
size and with an extension on one side
that could be opened like a concertina.
As he dropped this piece of baggage
on the floor 1t fell not with the dull
thud of a grip packed for travelling,
but rather with the resilient touch of
a paper collar box.
II am just back, you know" he said
to the salesman, from a few spins
around the world. My track described
a sort of screw of Archimedes, you I'M
derstand.
Il counted Montreal as my starting
point. From there l went by rail to
Vancouver and took the steamer for
Hongkong, stopping at Honolulu. From
Hongkong l went out to Manila. and
came back to Hongkong. | made my
way up the coast, taking in Toxic on
the way, and came across to st. Peters,
burg by the Siberian Railway. From
there l went to Glasgow, then to New
York
II next went across to Frisco by the
Central Pacific and took passage again
for Hongkong. From Hongkong /
came down around the Indian Ocean,
taking in Bombay. Calcutta. Singapore
and other way stations to Cairo,
through the Suez Canal, up to Venice
and through Europe to Liverpool. The
steamer brought me back to New York
again.
From here l went out to the Ber-
mudas and back, went by rail down to
the Florida east coast, devoted a week
to seeing the Bahamas, came back and
crossed over to Tampa, and took in
Cuba. | came back to Tampa, went
up to New Orleans and Galveston, took
trip down to the City of Mexico,
came back and went by the Southern
Pacific to San Francisco.
From Frisco l sailed again for
Hongkong-beatsa all how hard it is to
get away from New York, San Fran
cisco and Hongkong-and from Hong
kong / came around to Alden. From
there / went down to New Zealand,
Australia and Cape Town, then up to
the west coast of Africa and to London.
/ crossed the Channel, went down to
Genoa and took Mediterranean ship
back to New York
From New York / sailed to En-
gland, took a steamer to Buenos
Ayres, crossed over to Valparaiso and
came up to Panama and thence to New
York.
And what do you think?' said the
man, with a shudder. when 1 was
coming down the gangplank here in
New York with my suit case in my
hand l dropped the thing overheard.
Fortunately 1 didn't nave any money
in it and it floated. The pier hands
fished 1t out; but" here the mans
emotion seemed about to get the better
of him, every blamed label pasted on
the thing faxed off
That suit case was papered with
labels of steamships, railroads, express
companies, baggage transfers and that
sort of thing from Montreal thIe times
around the world, and every one of
them either fell off in the water or
curled up and dropped off after the
bag ives rescued. And that bag was |
the pride of my life.
Now, what can you do for me with |
this new bag?" asked the man, very |
seriously. "Of course, stopped at the |
best hotels while spinning around, but |
can't remember the names of all of |
them"
WELL" said the salesman, I'VE have
labels of the principal steamship and
express comps MES of the world, and of |
the best hotels-hotels with such names
as the Palace. the Victoria the
Grand the 'Quinta Avenida-"
The 'Quinta whicha? interrupted
the traveller.
"'Quinta Avenida,' Spanish for Fifth
avenue" said the salesman.
That's all right" replied the trav-
eler. Work in a few Imperials' and
Royals and that sort of thing. Cover
the bag with 'em. Scratch 'em up
little; and, say, If you know any way
TO age the bag and make it look as If
it had been through all the ordinary
and extraordinary vicissitudes of
travel, wish you would do that. How
long will it take? That will be all
right, but be sure and have 1t done on
time, as l am going South shortly"
AS the globe trotter banged the door
behind him the salesman saw smile
on the face of customer whose pur-
chase of a trunk strap had been inter-
rupted.
What do you think of hm?" asked
the salesman. Without waiting for an
answer, he went on: II am almost IN
clined to believe he has been around a
little. Did you notice the fine old
weatherbeaten face he has?'
But | happen to know who he is"
said the customer. He is crank
down on Jamaica Bay, with a fatty
he has put gasolene engine in, and
he spends all his time, summer and
winter monkeying with new spark rigs
that he has filed out of pieces of iron
and brass"