A Yankee bachelor abroad; a "wee bit" of wit and fun and some sober facts gathered during my fourteen months' sojourn in the British isles and some parts of the continent . ets of water down over the city which wasswept by the wind in all directions until one found anumbrella a useless article. My trip to Paris had beenpostponed from time to time and now I found myselfwith only a few remaining days previous to sailing forhome and, in order to return in time for the steamer,was obliged to go that evening. The English chan-nel, I was quite sure, was greatly disturbed, for it, likethe Irish sea,
A Yankee bachelor abroad; a "wee bit" of wit and fun and some sober facts gathered during my fourteen months' sojourn in the British isles and some parts of the continent . ets of water down over the city which wasswept by the wind in all directions until one found anumbrella a useless article. My trip to Paris had beenpostponed from time to time and now I found myselfwith only a few remaining days previous to sailing forhome and, in order to return in time for the steamer,was obliged to go that evening. The English chan-nel, I was quite sure, was greatly disturbed, for it, likethe Irish sea, is easily excited, which I had just rather than leave for America without seeingParis, which I had always heard spoken of as the finestcity in the world, I concluded to undergo the severepummeling that I was sure I would receive from thisold body of water. When the storm abated a weebit I turned my steps toward Cooks office at LudgateCircus to purchase my ticket. On my way I passed a lady and gentleman whom,at a glance, I knew were Americans, and I wonderedfrom what part of Uncle Sams great country theyhailed. Shortly after my arrival at the office, they. A TYPICAL FRENCH by Chas. K. Wood, of I land Heights, N. J., in 1897. 334 A YANKEE BACHELOR ABROAD. entered. She came up to me and said: This is , is it not? It is, I replied, but you have the advantage ofme. Just then the gentleman stepped up and said: Thisis Mr. and Mrs. D—, and reside in the same city inwhich you do and I have frequently seen you. Alhough I had no recollection of ever seeing theirfaces before, yet I was wonderfully pleased to meetthis excellent man and his wife whom I have sincecome to know. They were the only ones I had metfrom my city during my absence of fourteen making some inquiry about the accommodationon the steamer of the clerk in the office, he said: Take my advice and buy a first class ticket, for youwill need the very best this evening for comfort. D
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