The Detroit times., 1910-04-25

Europe-our progenitors. the British,
French and Germans--and has long
ribbons of hicroglyphics running up II
Ike the thread OF screw.
And then there Is =. statue or
Trajan or somebody on top. very sug-
gestive of the statue OF Lincoln in
front OF the municipal courts building
III Washington. ID. c. The chauffeur
pointed out the Trajan monument
iust after we lodged the stone dray
aEd before We were blocked by the
charcoal cart. T. r. machine was
snorting along 20 metres ahead. and
we were doing our durndest TO keen
his plug hat In sight. SO | couldn't take
much time for Trajan. Besides, the
chauffeur's English vocabulary was
quite as limited as my stock OF Italian
words-whiCh is some
And speaking OF being I'm a foreign
cline without any of the language
except what you recall of the college
Frcnch--oh, many years ago! Sup
pose you have big story and rush
tito the reggie posta telegrapho office
ayd want to get quick action on the
wires. Ii is one of my lasting mem
ories--the picture of Thompson plant
81 the Italian in French:
Nous sommes les correspondents
stranger qui yoyagent avec lie Colonel
Roosevelt"
Yes. But, what OF II? The native
can't read ordinary scrip and after a
full understanding has been reached
you find you have to go back TO first
principles and print your message
after the fashion OF the a. b. c. book
IN first grade. And real literary
touches are difficult when the medium
Is SO unplastic and then you must dig
Up the stage money with which you
have provided yourself and let the
operator help himself to whatever
seems best in the way OF lires and
ccntlssimos.
| judge there IL no speed limit in
Italy. Anyhow. II does not apply 10
kings, ex-presidents and the special
spondents who travel EN- suite.
The way the kings auto beat It to the
quirinal was a caution. And In the
afternoon the way r. RS car whizzed
through the little alleys they call
streets. would make your hair turn
white in night.
We had an archaeological sharp
along Prof Carter OF the American
College of Antiquities, or something:
but T. r. cut in on Medieval history
and had Carter backed of the boards
IN about seven minutes.
YES | see ! must disgress | must
go back TO Cairo where 7. r. did one
OF his most versatile turns. 1t was in
the morning that we butted into the
mosque which they call a college and
Z X. called for the travels Of Ibid
Batatatu, the Marco Polo OF Moslem-
ism. | guess have related that. but
did not tell how he received the
octogenarian committee of Egyptians
who compose the African Geographi
cal society and In French discourse
To them on the geographical labors OF
Ptolnmy -in-the-s second century He
assured them that the Ptolomaic maps
OF the upper Nile country had not
been surpassed or even equalled until
within the lifetime OF the spokesman
OF the delegation. IL was great bust
ness All done in French. to the In
tense delight OF the delegation.
And that's the way 1t has been all
down the line. II prize fighting hap
lens TO be the other mans long suit.
the conversation PUSHES enthusiastically
ly along the line of prize fighting. II
il be archaeology or ancient history,
T. X. is right there with the goods.
London Times take notice this Is a
cclloquailismD
And go having In one rather full
afternoon. done Trajan's column, the
coliseum, the Bourghese gallery. st.
Peters, the Vatican. the Palatine hill.
the Forum. and in spare moments
made photographs of an American
private citizen abroad, and sent a full
account OF news features by cable,
Was ready 10 sit down and rest by
writing some mail copy full OF at.
mcsphere and running anecdote of the
days doings.
But when about TO begin | discov
cred that 1t would be necessary to pay
hotel bills. buy tickets for the chemin
DIN fer. engage a berth In the wagon
1T, and learn some more French ana
Italian. so | am just now covering the
story of Traians pillar and Rene.
Armory Bnse Hail Score Bonrd. en-
toNed by either sex, old and young.
Best seats. 25c. ladies' ana children, loo.