Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-08
A "TIP" IGNORED.
The Unfortunate Experience OF News-
paper COrrespOnhcnt.

The Unfortunate Experience OF q News
paper Correspondent.
England is often referred to by Amer
leans as n land of tips, This is as UNI
just rs if an Englshman were to refer
to this country rs the land of the tipsy.
| know many instances where tips have
been refused, and one OF these always
have felt little sore about, and think
still my English friend took mean adj
vantage of the innocence of stranger
in strange land. This is how it came
about, Detroit, as all the world knows,
bought an island Of about eight hundred
acres with the intention of making
park of it. Being in London at the
time | thought would gather together
a little information about the excellent
and extensive parks Of the metropolis
and send it over to the Secretary of the
Detrot Park Committee.
was walking through the beautiful
Temple Gardens by the Thames en-
bankment with my friend. the English
man, when we naturally lrifted to the
subject OF parks, and | said TO him:
II want to fin | out what can about
parks, TO send to Detroit. How had |
better set about it?"
That depends on what you want to
know about them. + rSt trj and con-
central, what m'nd you have on the
part cular class OF information you want,
then perhaps | can help YOU"
81 wa t al the information there is
on the subject, lwa't' mixing Of going
up To tlc British Museum reading room
and asking the attendant TO bring me
the books they have on parks"
"IhGtsa good idea; II Brilliant idea
When the assistant, pile around YOU the
two or three ton, Of books they have on
that .lect, | suppose youll expect
your + d5 to get up Il relief party and
dig you out.
"What would You do9"
"Well, wouldn't begin with all the
books the British Museum has. Now
here are the Temple Gardens. one Of
the lovcl'e3t PARKS ia the world. I'll
Introduce You to tho chief man, and
Won caa interview him."
There's llydI Park, for instance ;
that's sor, OF typical London park.
How could find ont what | wanted to
know about that?'
Writ to the Ranger
"I'll do that SAY. hadn't better
offer him tip Of some sorl2 A hall
crown or 50? Wouldn't he answer my
letter tie more readily?'
This SCENE to strike my English friend
as u grand scheme, lie looked ut me
with admiration. aal il was 50 seldom
that | adval need any ideas that quito
met his approval that | colll not help
feeling gr,tiucd.
You've got the plan at last! That
would be JUS. the thing. DO it deli
calely. you know. Use little diplo'
macy. just intimate in m oif-hand,
wholesouled manuer that you don't
mind a half crown or so, and II that
dol't fetch him nothing Will. e"
II suppose \ letter addressed The
Ranger Of HYDE PARK, London, would
rcnc him all right"
"lcs, that wo II do"
When | got ba K TO tn oIiceI wrote
RAN er of Hyde Park.
"DsNR SIt-l am dcsirauR OF ONtl n NJ
what Information can about Hyde PARK is
cost annually cost o. construct on, numl 81
OF people cmpl ed. otc unl Thought per
hHps you won d be- good enough to mail m(
an pamphlets thHt YOU have ~ reference "a
the matter. | shall he glad to pay postage
aul other expenses, unl II you would do uo
the favor to accept half n crown for YOU
own trouble shall be Obliged to You.
81 have the honor to remain. sir.
Your obCdcnt servant,
"LCKE SHARP"
waited day after day but received
no reply. Every time We met my En-
gl.shman expressed surprise that the
Ranger had not jumped at my half
crown o1er, lie seemed 10 have told
all his friends and mine about the mat
ter. and when they met me they seemed
grieyed that the Ranger had not writ
ten. They always inquired. never
saw people SO anxious to help person
on. At last the man whom | consider
entirely 10 blame, said to me, as we mel
on the Strand;
by the way, did il ever occur to You
to find out who the Ranger Of Hyde Parl
is?"
NO" answered. "Do you know
him?'
Not personally. He is the Duke o.
Cambridge, he'd OF the British army
and unclr Of the Queen. Luke Sharp
IN Detroi! Free Press.