Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-11-20
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TT WAS satisfaction to have
reached the age Of fifty-two and
u nble to afford that trip to Eu-
rope. First class, mind you, and
for family Of five. None Of those
tourist trips, either. The Magnus
family, the three boys. Dora and Pop
were not going to be tied down to
schedule or belong to any travelling
delegation with tourist" labeled all
over them.
They departed Meyersville one per
feet June morning with what they
called an "elastlc itinerary" and, ex-
cept for the necessary precaution Of
booking passage on one Of the largest
liners for outgoing and returning date,
laid plans to wander az the wind did
blow. r.as ,sU aU.ir..
What with Dora, whose pretty
brown eyes all her life had been fixed
upon the vision of Paris shops In
which to wander; Steve, her eldest,
who dreamed of becoming civil en-
glneer and must see the great engl-
neerlng feats Of the Old world; Bob
bic, the second boy. who was bound
he would collect hotel labels from ten
European metropollses; Leonard, only
eleven, who wanted to see the Alps
that had been crossed by Napoleon.
there were plenty Of reasons for the
Magnus family to travel ad. lib. Even
Pop, who declared that with every
thing so new to him 1t did not matter
much what he saw first, expressed
a great desire to visit Sheffield, Eng
land, as early as possible in the
itinerary. It was not unnatural that
one In the retail hardware business
over period Of twenty-elght years
should harbor a desire to see Shelf
field. 1 la7.l..
1t was worth it, all right, that trip,
Pop kept assuring himself every min
ute and every inch Of the way Why.
just to be able to buy a map Of the
city off one Of those vendors perpet
ually haunting the sightseeing busses
Of practically every town visited, was
worth the price Of the trip itself.
Great think for a man to be able to
afford his youngsters the finest oppor
tunities to sharpen their young minds.
No education like travel And the
wife To see her In Paris was worth
every ache In every bone Of his body.
Dora just bloomed. that's what Dora
did.
Great thing, travel. A man got fed
up on the being soaked part. No use
denying that Certainly Is the limit
the way they tried to put It over on
the Americans. And for his part, Pop
wasn't going to pretend anything
about the galleries. Fine thing for
Dora and the growing boys. Why,
travel made a conversatlonallst Of
one, and Pop did not intend to have
his boys lgnOramuses, like the embar-
raised young men on the backs Of
magazines. who had not purchased
certain sets Of books. laa 9f
Those advertisements on the backs
OF magazines had directed at Pop
more than one secret jlbe. You can
not teach an old horse new tricks, or
undoubtedly he, at his time of life,
would have set about to correct his
own deficiencies. Well, thank God
Dora, sweet one. did not seem to
mind his social short cOmlngs But
the boys were going to have their
chance. Galleries might not be the
place for Il man OF fifty with cal
louses and back OF the neck that
seemed to be the nesting place Of
cricks, but II was pleasure Just to
lonf around the streets and hotel lob
bies waiting, while Dora and the boys
did the galleries or Napoleon's tomb
or that Of the Unknown Soldier
Something to remember for life
time. Something worth having saved
up for during lifetime. Ie,sa h.
There were, OF course. minor catas-
trophies. The second month out.
Steve developed tendon In his left
heel which made It difficult for him
to walk the miles Of galleries, and
half the time he mapped In the hotel,
while Dora and the other boys made
the rounds. sidl uGfa ra ia'
Then, too, as luck would have 1t,
Martin, Pops most valued employee
Of twenty years standing, fell from a
ladder and broke his hip, and that
| left the store practically In the hands
Of young Monroe. Q, salesman of COM
paratIvely recent standing, In whom
Pop placed no great confidence.
But on the principle that this was
probably the trip OF a lifetime, Pops
and Dora's lifetime at least, and GER
tnlnly one which the boys could not
hope to repeat for many n year to
come, Pop wrote a fifty-page letter
Of instructions TO Monroe. and pro-
ceeded TO discipline himself to for
get business" Hraa iUcri boz .4i5l.'
Viennn was q fine town Except
for the fact that no one seemed ever
10 have heard Of "wiennerwnrst I" II
was a treat to be able to SIT out In
front Of cafe and for few pfennlg
drink as fine glass OF beer as had
ever been brewed back home In the
good old days. And Pop had Ger
tainly taken fancy TO Munich. where
you could sit In the IIofbrau house
while Dora and the boys saw the
sights and even n you were no moro
Of drlni;ihg man than Magnus,
whose limit was two mugs OF MUNICH
on. could enjoy the fine spectacle OF
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