The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-02-07


Their Story.
-Four young Americans who left Chi.
cago on Oct. l intending to make their
way around the world without money
have arrived at Paris. The quartet
who are Boyden II. Sparkes. Gilman
NJ Parker. Everett W. Miles and WuI
rem c. Woodward. have had some in.
tercsting experiences since their stare
Here is their story:
"Oct. l was our day Of farewell 10
Chicago Our little fund Of $1G0 was
cut into less than half by the purcha3,
of railroad tickets and by other cy
pcnseS in getting to Boston. We arrh
cd in that city the evening Of the next
day
Across on a Cattle Ship.
"On the following day we went e.
the offices Of beef company whi :.
was shipping cattle to England ou
hoard the Cymric, due to sail that ai,-
cruoon. We applied for positions u,
cattlemen. The manager finally con
ScnlCU 10 arrange llHlltIS.
"Liverpool was welcome haven for
us. although we had only about 81
| apiece on going ashore We added I;
little TO this, however, by writing io.
newspapers during our three days Sta
there, but nearly all our money wda
expended in paying hotel bills and raj.
way fares to London. We had a little
over II dollar apiece upon arriving az
/ the English capital.
Three days later we obtained wUrn
as beef and mutton carriers at tHr
| Smithiield market.
AT the end of three weeks we fouu.
that we had saved enough money to
get two of US to Brussels, so we shooN
| dice to see which were to pay their
/ way and which We're to get there In
any manner we could find. Miles and
| Woodward won. and accordingly we
/ went to the Thames docks and applied
/ TO several steamship companies -
work our passage across the channo.
/ At the Offices OF the fourth compan-
visited we were more than successful
/ After arriving at Brussels we Were
offered jobs unloading canalboats o.
/ the Willebroeck canal docks at 40 cen
| times an hour. but did not accept.
No Money In Ragtime.
I'VE then concocted a plan to make
money by singing songs and playing
American ragtime piano pieces in Brus-
sells cafes. Our first night at this. how
ever, resulted in much champagne, buC
only ] franc 20 Centimes in money, SO
we gave up the idea in disgust. 1t was
then that the two Of us had disagree
mcnt with the other two, and we de
cidcd to part company
"WOodward received several hundred
francs from an accident insurance com
pany. collected on an injury to his
wrist while we were in London. With
, this he paid his and Miles share of our
hoard bill and left with the latter for
Berlin. They were unable to obtain
! employment there, however. and few
days later went to Hamburg. There
they obtained a free passage to Bou-
, logne. spending all their remaining
money except a few centimes in going
TO Paris. where they arrived Dec. -.
"In the meantime we did our best to
obtain remunerative positions In Brus-
sells. hut without success. Finally VIC
were forced to go to an American gov
crnment official in Brussels for aid. He
loaned us 200 francs. with which we
wore enabled to pay all but about 20
francs OF our board bill and buy tick
cts 10 Paris.
I'VE arrived there Dec II with 1T
tie over 10 francs jingling in our pock,
cts From the Care du Nord we went
10 the offices OF the American Express
company. where we applied for posi-
tiOnS In this we were unsuccessful.
But on coming out OF the managers s
office we received the surprise OF our
lives. A tall. broad shouldered man
with weeks growth Of beard on his
manager's Office and reflected our he
wildrred surprise over every inch of
his features. II was Miles,
I'VE discussed our separation Mt
Brussels. decided once more that four
heads are better than two and held q
love feast with : OF the 10 francs that
we had brought from Belgium.
I'VE then obtained lodgings at no
tel in the Rue Trevise. In few DAYS
we obtained jobs as package wrappers
and cart pullers' assistants at the Eta,
bl'Ssements Parker an American con
rern with offices in the Rue des Petites,
EclrieS. Later Miles obtained a like
position with the Establishments Par
Eer, while Woodward got work operat,
ing a multigraph machine for a coal
corporation. He intends to remain
there some time. as he has decided not
10 continue the journey.
"The other three OF us now must
70 to Madrid, the officials OF the Che
minis de Fer du Nord de S'Espagne
having given us free transportation tC
Madrid. We shall probably walk from
there to the frontier. Then we shall
, go 10 Lisbon. Gibraltar, Rome. Lu
rerue. Munich. Vienna. Athens. Con
Itantinople, the Holy Land. Cairo and
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