The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-04-12
TIPPING"
By Thus Title 10 KnoWn the Gus
tom OF Fesing slsspins-Car
portsro.

tu0 UvcI2ge AueTiCaE clifZ-u. Wuc'
travelling especially. is the lsvishnes
with which he spends his loose change
% long as the purse remains plethoric
And even when that generally con
venient article has become attenuatet
and long drawn out, aud the pieces ]
contains are as scarce ~ pawn broker
friends. the typical native OF the h"m
Of the free will toss his last quarter 4
. sleeping car porter with as careles
an air as though he owned stock in tia
International Electrical company a
Chicago. Thi. trait Of the universe
Yankee was long ago discovered au'
turned to profitable account by fur
eisners of every nationality. creed ant
color. until the arrival of a denizei
of the land of Uncle Sam is regarded
as but the coming Of a pigeon to be
plucked. 1t is observable. however
Of late years, that the desire 10 take
advantage Of this weakness Of the
nomadic American is no longer con
fined to countries beyond the water
hut has become firmly implanted ia
his native soil, and the custom o.
fleeing travellers in everv available
way is growing rapidly. In the East
ern cities, and more particularly al
the popular watering places during
the fashionable season, it is next 10 ~
imposeibilIty for the transient guest t.
obtain the attention for which he j.
charged an enormous price without
submitting to an additional tax in the
shape Of fees TO walters, porter.,
cbsmbermaids. check bow. aud bell
boys. The ''tip" may not be, aud
generally IL not, demsnded openly.
but in various wave. and By devices
horn Of experience, the underling soon
brings the victim 10 q realizing sen.e
Of the situation. His meals are hail
served, and bis G. fee cold: some Of
his baggage is liable to be carried Ia
. wrong room; his quarters will not
he put 10 order until late in the day !;
undue quantities. Of dust will remain
on his outer garments, aud he can
wager heavily on the bell-boy drinking
half his matutinsl cocktail, and fill-
ing the glass with water from the
Convenient pitcher. La particularly
obdurate casee, where either the OK
chequer will not admit. or the idea has
become fixed that Sc or IS per day
should he ample to secure nil accum.
modations. il has been found necessary
to have the arm j"siled BY q brother
waiter ct the proper moment. with
the re ult OF depositing some portion
Of q plate Of soup upon the "fender's
raiment. But, as a general thing, a
resort to this heroic treatment is not
rendered necessary, the petty annov-
ances generally causing an nnc0ndi-
tional surrender before til. expiration
of twenty-iour hours. The itching
palms are crossed with silver and all
is lovely for a season, when he notes,
~ his establishment. that bis wants
are being looked after bv a new set of
attendants. and the lubricating process
has to be repeated.
But it is while En- route that The pii-
grim is compelled TO submit To his
FIRST extortion. and it is probably the
most contemplate one in the long sud
rapidly growing catalogue. After
paving 81 for u bunk. six feet by two
and half. or about the dimensions of
az ordinary tomb, and sum sufficient;
to pay for goud bed and three square
meals at any second-clsss hotel 10 the
he Is confronted by the por.
ter, who. with the complexion of an
old saddle and the impudence Of q !
1etective, demands his fee Of quarter. !
while it il not on record that larger !
'um was ever refused. All visible
signs of any service rendered for this
sum exists 10 the polish supposed to
be given tn the foot gear, aud this i.
generally like the old woman's style
If combing her hair. which consisted Of
! click aud promise" Csrping per-
IONS have been disposed to fnd fault |
with the sleeping-car management tor
allowing this condition Of affairs, but
'uch parties do not know that the
of wages paid these male
:hambermaids il regulated By the
mount If travel and the consequent
otal to extracted from the pockets
{ the public. During the months
vhen travel is comparatively light the
maximum paid the p"rters OF the
'ullman company is $50 per month. i
While the Wagner and Woodruff lines
ave reached s25. but rarely exceed /
20. As travel increases ihi. sum is ,
ut down as low as IS, and by two Of
he companies, in several cases, no
ages at all were paid for severa, {
,onths. "What difference does it Z
rake to the companies" said An off {
er Of one of the sieepins-car lines the
Their day I" . reporter Of The times, {
so long as the public stand it 4! A pro-
nged howl will be raised against the
onopo'y if the price Of bsr,hs was I
Used to 81. Is. but the quarter doesn't d
EN- much to most people after tie 81 h
I'VE been paid out the night before. q
ID SO it is made to answer the same +
lrpose. 10 be sure there - no act. v
Il right for requiring this fee. and no a
70 is compelled to pay il, but custom is
% sanctioned it. aud even the closest si
avelrrs reckon in porters' fees rs q
evitsble expenses" y
THAT custom is good deal stronger 50
an law, too. said a gentleman pres |
t. especially when n man is sit IT
ted as | was the other day. was Il
turning from the East, and had Just A
q cents left in my packet when the III
made his rounds. I ~
ls reading nv paper and hsnded the "
10 70 him with a sort of Q kuilty d.
ling and without looking up. but HI
didn't move ON for . moment or in
DIT seemed ~ hour-aud / act "
lily felt him looking At me through b