Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-10-08
TIPPING = NECESSARY evL.


I. ss-~psaxe~r.
10 believe In tipss- exclaimed the
travelling passenger agent Of one of the
trunk line running out Of Chicago ~ he
Sas giving q small company the benefit
u his experience n 10 how to travel
with the least iuccnveui~ne. and dis
comfort well. you may lust bet
vour bottom dollar I do. believe in
them thoroughly and believe n great
variety of things about them I be-
lieve. for instance. that they are one OF
the most blankesy- sy-blank-hlank cat
ra@~s that were ever foisted upou any
people.
1T IS not very long ago since took
. trip out to the Yellowstone park
bad my wife aud little boy along and
ne had a splendid time. We made up
our minds 10 rough IL while We were
<one. and TO throw all eonventiouaii-
ties aside Tor the time being. and To
think OF nothing or care ZOE nothing.
bot taking the most out Of cur holiday.
Dust-stain~d and trarei-woru we
reached Denver. but hadn't time to
stop there long enough - tidy mp a bit
We had TO leave by the next train In
sar sleepingear we foand a esg negro
ss porter. tie was A. cunning and as
| surly-iooking ~ he was big. and made
| sp my mind that he wozid be rather a
tough kind of a fellow To get into a
squabbie with
We were all tired and N .ssou rs the
hour warranted me in asking hin TO
make M aur births for - dik -
IAN right. boss he rwpises4 in no
| srniabie tone OF VOICE. 'TfI make up
Four birth n soou a. can ge. around
so IL. but there are lots ahead of you
Nou'u have 20 wait your turu
Would you believe H. that rascal
made mp every berth in the ear befor.
ne made mp ours Had I. when request
Iny him to make mp the berth. slipped
. quarter into his band y0u would have
seen the aIaerity with which b.. wozld
have done wha: I asked We woalsi
have been ~ sleep half an hour at lsass
before IL was possible for N To turn ia
knew that very well. ba: Thought
would have the fun Of keeping him in
suspense concerning his tip as long as
cSuld
Well. we went 90 sleep and the darky
bad ali night 70 rue the fact that he
bad n passenger on board tha. wasn't
going to tip him
'On getting up the mex: morning I
f0cnd that nv Shoes were very in.ais-
ferently polished. but thouxhs
wouldn't say anything about L. x~nt
to the toilet-rooua. washed and dressed
but my brave porter never of-er-si 10
dust me of or render me the leass A.
sis;ane- in enabling zse 10 book trim
and neat.
AT last thoaght % myself This
thing has x0ne far enough. I had bet
ter give him his tip and see what the
result viii be- Well. I slipped hiaa
Hfty cent pieee. and yoa never saw a
more astorsshed looking darixy in your
life when he first caught sight Of the
soin in his own hand His manner
changed from that moment He was
all obsequiousness and an xiety 20 help
- ~ay boss, my brush must have
been damp when polished your shoes,
De said Theyo cut shine very good
Come back here and iet me give them
another shine
"'All right I said Go ahead znd
will follow YOU As did so noticed
that in passing my berth he picked mp
nv little boys shoes that he hadn-t be-
fore touched at all Well. he put a
oatent-leather shine on both He welt
81 me from head TO heels with his
broom till not speck of the dust that
had been accommodating for three weeks
remained on nv garments, and he
turned me out of his hands as tidv as
a dude
Say, boss he remarked after
awhile, I have 90, some things here
that found in the aisle last night near
your berth Are they yoursy And
opening locker lie took from il 4
bunch Of keys. little ivory foot-rule
and some other odds and ends that had
-arried in my pants pockets How he got
them don't to this day know IL may be
that they slid out of my pocket as lay
on the berth. or he may have picked my
pocket while I was asleep for all /
know OF this I have always been
sure. however. that would never have
got one of those things back had IL no.
been Cor that ffty-eent tip
Look here. >ar.' I said after
awhile. you didn't expect that tip. now
did you
He grinned from ear TO ear as he re-
Piled Well now. to tell yoa the
truth. boss. | was \ little scarey about
L. You see. you were n ittle tough
looking before | busted you OF Ny
sight is beginning TO fail me and
wasn't able to see the gentleman under
the dust
That l. but one experience could
relate TO you sfty like it 70 show that
10 IS hopeless To get along smoothly
through this world without tipping
your way rs yoa go--Chiczgo Post
SAN FRANCISCO m '4e.