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Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals

CHAPTER XXXV
19/35

At all the stations the officials received me with marked respect; everywhere the same remark met me--'Your system, Sir, is the only one recognized here.

It is the best; we have tried others but have settled down upon yours as the best.' But yesterday, in travelling from Corsoer to Copenhagen, the Chief Director of the Railroads told me, upon my asking if the Telegraph was yet in operation in Denmark, that it was and was in process of construction along this road.

'At first,' said he, 'in using the needle system we found it so difficult to have employees skilled in its operation that we were about to abandon the idea, but now, having adopted yours, we find no difficulty and are constructing telegraphs on all our roads.' "At all the custom-houses and in all the railroad depots I found my name a passport.

My luggage was passed with only the form of an examination, and although I had taken second-class tickets for my party of four, yet the inspectors put us into first-class carriages and gave orders to the conductors to put no one in with us without our permission.

I cannot enumerate all the attentions we have received.
"At Hamburg we were delighted, not only with its splendor and cleanliness, but having made known to Mrs.Lind (widow of Edward's brother Henry) that we were in Hamburg, we received the most hearty welcome, passed the day at her house and rode out in the environs.


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