The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-17
HARD LUCK Of 4
GLOBE TROTTER

N Y Sun: a breezy little man blew
into a small store in lower New Yorl
carrying a 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 it fell not with the dull
thud of a grip packed for travelling
but rather with the resilient touch OF
a paper collar box.
'I 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.
II counted Montreal as my starting
point From there I went by rail to
Vancouver and took the steamer for
Hongkong, stopping at Honolulu. From
Hongkong | went out to Manila, and
came back to Hongkong. I 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 I went to Glasgow, then to New
York
Il next went aeross to Frisco by the
Central Pacific and took passage again
for Hongkong. From Hongkong I
came down around the Indian Ocean,
taking in Bombay. Calcutta, Singapore
nd oil To toi
the Suez Canal, up to Venice
and through Europe to Liverpool. The
steamer brought me back to New York
again.
From here I went out to the Ber-
mudas and back, went by rail down to
the Florida east coast. devoted week
to seeing the Bahamas, came back and
crossed over to Tampa, and took in
Cuba. 1 came back to Tampa, went
up to New Orleans and Galveston, took
a trip down to the City of Mexico.
came back and went by the Southern
Pacific to San Francisco.
From Frisco I sailed again for
Hongkong-beats all how hard it is to
get away from New York, San Fran
cisco and Hongkong-and from Hong
Kong 1 came around to Alden. From
here I went down to New Zealand,
Australia and Cape Town, then up to
he west coast of Africa and to London.
crossed the Channel, went down to
Genoa and took a Mediterranean ship
pack to New York
From New York / sailed to En-
gland, took a steamer to Buenos
Ayres, crossed over to Valparaiso and
,ame up to Panama and thence to New
FORK
And what do You think?". said the
nan. with a shudder. When I was
coming down the gangplank here in
New York with my suit case in my
land 1 dropped the thing overheard
Fortunately I didn't nave any money
n it and it fioated. The pier hands
ished it out; but" here the mans
motion seemed about to get the better
# him, every blamed label pasted on
he thing faxed off!
THAT suit case was papered with
abels of steamships, railroads, express
baggage transfers and that
ort of thing from Montreal three times
round the world. and every one of /
hem either fell off in the water or |
urled up and dropped off after the
he pride of my life
Now, what can You do for me with /
his new bag?" asked the man, very /
eriously. "Of course, / stopped at the
est hotels while spinning around, but /
can't remember the names of all of I
1em''
WELL" said the salesman, I'VE have
Ibels of the principal steamship and
xpress companies of the world, and of
he best hotels-hotels with such names
5 the Palace the Victoria the
srand,' the 'Quinta Avenida-'
The Quinta whicha?' interrupted
lie traveller.
8 'Quinta Avenida,' Spanish for Fifth
said the salesman.
That's all right" replied the trav-
er. Work in few Imperials and
royals and that sort of thing. Cover
lie bag with 'em. Scratch 'em up
tile; and, say, If you know any way
age the bag and make it look as if
had been through all the ordinary
I'd extraordinary vicissitudes of
avel, 1 wish you would do that. How
ng will it take? That will be all
ght, but be sure and have it done on
As the globe trotter banged the door
hind him the salesman saw a smile
l the face of a customer whose pur-
lase of a trunk strap had been inter
Ipted.
What do you think Of him?'' asked
e salesman Without waiting for an
lswer, he went on: Il am almost in
med to believe he has been around
tie. Did you notice the fine old
face he has?''
But l happen to know who he is"
id the customer He is a crank (
wn on Jamaica Bay, with a fatty
has put gasolene engine in, and {
spends all his time, summer and
inter- monkeying with new spark rigs 6
at he has filed out OF pieces of iron ,
d brass