The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-09-21

TIPS.
,yA.. H. Hai.tead Think. About Them

hat He Hol8te00 EnAuAS AUO~S q
says the Cincinnati Commercial 4
lexette: An ever present trouble OF /
~ traveller In Europe-and am sorry I
3 think the custom is spreading IN {
4 merlca-is doping the servants. one
,ever knows when ne is done paying
~ int Is Qets and for what is sup j
sn.esd "a be dune for him. No voyage !
4 madeacross the sea but 1t terminates
n enrrow and anxious inquiries, byIii
Ehnse Wto have not long been initiated !,
q "a iust bow much must be peId 70
~ parsou and that person ana the
nther ners0n. and. sfhe zinfOrmattop ID
navar given twice In precisely the
sarne terms: and The veteran travellers
~ emba rsnsseds BY the great exPecta-
tIons 6s6ocIated With the service and
SSSver quite satisfied. There are GER
tSin auticipations that one who pros
Noes to have the ordinary comforts
nnnot afford TO neglect. II you are
sending q party not initiated In for-
aIen delights across the ocean, and are
moi roiua yourself, It is good plan TO
sea ths head steward and give him 50.
Thaf will bear fruit. II there Is any
thIna good In the ship your folks Will
nj IL This does not discharge the
obligation to the dining-room stewart
81 10 the berth steward, who must
have 10 shllliDgs or marks or francs
each before you land, and you might
a well note now that there Is deli-
cate adjustment by which the two
officers are never combined 10 the
same Individual.
In the case Of ladies, of course, the
stewartless must have quite as much,
aud 1t Is safe to give her more. Sne
viii not refuse 1t. The Kindness and
tenderness Of the stewardess 10 me
sick lady passenger are enchanting,
. and you may be sure she VIII DC
wrathful If the tokens Of human SYM
pathies she gives are not realizsd Ia
cash. Her devotion may be tender,
but It means money and when the
lady 10 the case Is pretty SICK ano
needs good deal of attention (ano
when 1t is needed IL Is needed very
badIy) It Is Just as well to give hel
some silver or gold piece before you
get far TO sea. So many passengers
, have deferred action until the last day
Of the voyage with the steward and
stewardess, and the rest of them, ano
then manifested conservative spirit
in pecuniary matters, there Is q back
ground of inquisitive indifference
amounting TO hostile suspicion ano
II there is any stringy meat, stale
vegetables, bad fish, damp fruit, o
hash that has been hashed too mucb
or prunes that have made too man!
trips. Ii you don't show indications
a Kindly and liberal disposition durlpl
the firsi three days you are apt to int
the Objectionable articles presented 4
Won several times daily, and series
impassionable barriers Is erected
against redress. II you have nc
tipped the head steward you need nc
20 TO him with your grief. The til
ping trouble pursUes you on all IN
ships alike and in every hetel. 70
are charged for service, and are e.
pected TO fee the servants. II you d
not speak the language of the countr
the boy who speaks your langual
and the other, too, has you In HI
grin. The touching time is when 20
dare to 60 away. You do not NIL
anybody then. They are all Their
each regarding you with sad, expe
tant gaze, and the scorn with whie
they can regard an unusually sms
piece Of change Is one Of tho most h,
initiating Of dramatic exhibition
The. great majority of persons sui
init humbly and contrltively
this dlspensation, and make the
escape with empty pockets. l.
me urge the use of a bulky lot OF sms
money. It is needed In self-defense.
have never seen a more grievous e:
preston on the divine face OF ms
than appears when you are obliged
announce that you happen to be witt
out change. A sense OF heiplessne
goes with such declaration, and ii
actual bankruptcy OF your condition
advertised. The tipping causes yo'
bankuotes to be converted into goi
your gold into silver, and the silver
dwindle into copper, and the copper
vanish altogether, and, after all, "
never. can be quite certain that "
have done the generous and righteo
thing. You must go forever haunt
with the reputation of stinginess.
am proud of my British ancestors, wi
In their journeyings to and fro on
continent squeezs their sixpences al
hand out pfenings, pennies or cer
lines, as the case may be with
most severe Discrimination. do n
know what would become Of us wh'
abroad II 1t were not for the austeri
Of the British gentleman who goes
and down the continent more sad