New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-14
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

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who can't help forgetting some things had an ex-
| perience the other evening which Is not common
He had taken friends the theatre and after
ward they went to hotel In Fifth-ave for supper.
When the waiter brought the bill the host Gscov-
cred error Of 80 cents in the addition and handed
II back to the waiter. The waiter apoloSzed, took
away the bill and shortly returned with 1t. While
the host scanning the items second time he
ran his hand in his pocket for his money. BANK
look over his face, and he said to the walter:
Il have forgotten my money, keys and everything
will you expain to the cashier and tell him tina; |
will send check tomorrow? Ny name is --
"Oh" answered the waiter. never mind about that;
III pay the bill. sir" This having a waiter ofer
to pay ones bill rather stunned the hcs.. but as
he was not known in the hotel he thought the wisest
tnaK tho 10 wee ws nSe svinc e XII right Ernest
IL IN my way downtown in the morning
To- do that sir said Ernest. You could hand *
TO me the next time you come in me neXi morn
Ing when the for2etful man went 10 the hotel To- re
imburse the waiter he gave him n rat tip.
course. That was what Ernest was counting on
Fashionable hoe,s and restaurants would drive a
Bowery proprietor to suicide with their apparently
lax and reckless business methods. 1t is the desire
OF welknown resorts to save tfeir patrons from an
annoyances and embarrassmenis. An absent-minde1
shortly after he became engaged to be married.
invited his ancec. her married sister and party TO
the theatre and aferwarl to supper lie ordered an
extremely good supper and WAS feeling rather p ud
might have away from his home without any
money 4 hurried examination showed that this was
Just what he had done. Now. man likes to play
the fool before the woman who has recently prom
ised TO marry him. and This man Immediately
felt "paniclSy" He left tire room in ratiled" con-
dton to make a clean breast Of the affair 10 the
cashier When he reached the desk the cashier said
10 him before he could give word or explanation:
Nov. know }ust what you are going to say.
You have forgotten your pocket-nook Don't think
sent.minded man went back to his guests with 4
suddenly improved appetite for supper
The IDEAS of tipping vary the world over. In
Paris the waiter considers that he has legal claim
TO tip equal to 3 per cent of the amount of the
bill II man luncheon which costs % cents the
waiter is perfectly satisfied with Tip which, in
American money. would amount to cents. OF
course he will gladly take more. but he is content
with the cents If a gave dinner which
cost 800. the waiter would expect $50. He looks
upon that per cent his unquestonable right
1t is as il there were law upon the subject Of
tips" In New-York there is a characteristically
careless American amiability about clipping In
the fashionable restaurants men who spend money
freely give tips which amount 10 about 10 per
cent Of their bill II the bill IS So the waiter gets
81 II 1t is so. he gets s., etc But Americans VINO
petronize the socalled swell resorts do not follow
percentage rule In giving fees where the amount or
the bill is small For the most trivial service they
give 10, 10 cents or quarter OF uodi =
wealthy Frenchman. following the custom ,, oil ms ms
taurant in this country who served him light
luncheon the Paris per cent fee The bin wa 80 90
walter was so astonlshed that he stood STOCK sun
and watched the Frenchman ul ne iei' the roo'''
An old man from the South who was crossing
Broadway between the Postofiice AMI the As'or
House became greatly confused By the cars inc
trucks and the cabs, and endeavored to turn back
Seeing that the situation worse In this direc-
ton he again turned and managed 10 stumble
.aong until he had almost reached the sidewalk
Here he fell. and lie was within an ace OF being run
over when a big policeman. Selling him by inc
arm dragged him up to the sidewalk. He was
hallv frightened man. and was pale and trembling
That was a narrow escape for me. mister he
said 70 the policeman . 49,, .,,.-,o-.
should be mighty careful in crossing Broadway
How did you know was a Stranger" asked
"necause you said mister" answered the police
man dryy.
people who build their hopes claims against
the Government having more disappointment
,han ever in these times What Is the use said
/ n LAWYER the other day "of pressing a claim III
/ Congress nowadays? Suppose you get 1t through
what good is ii going To do you? The Government
can't pay You can't get appropriation 20 Safely
/ the claims Claims which were passed long ago
haven't heen paid because there is no money 70 pay
/ hem and If YOU open your mouth 20 !ngres-n'h
about appropriations. they shut up IKE cIaHls. -"
ne v.b6 have claims would better not count on
! getting any money out of them for some time
! The American woman never thinks she IS too ola
TO learn and all credit to her for her good sense
In a school for learning foreign languages IN inns
city all the pupils out Of their teens many OF
them married women. and one might easily wonder
why they should voluntarily 70 Ddck 10 S''"''
again and drudge over the French Irregular Verhs'
4 married woman however. perhaps solved the
one.tion: Il wish you would find out for me- she
asked the writer what are the charges Of may
school for foreign l3ngnagrs. 1ou 80 ny -.
Girls are growing up and | must polish up my
French, which have; am AFRAID limos. 40,
Fotten so that Sh"'' De 1''e - S''e
An Enrlishman a few DAYS ago pointed to truck
on which three or four boys were taking nde'
That's a thing you would never see IN hhBidh"'
he remarked The drivers there always nave long
lashes TO their whips and beabor any youngsters
who ever dream Of such thing. Even II small
! boy Jumps up behind cab or private carnage
some passcr-by viii call 10 the driver 10 "iiP
! behind The driver knows at once what Is wah'eu
| and the lash comes do"n on the youngster. tl'hA
YOUR way is far and away the better and there IL no
doubt about it that you Americans are much easier
going and more long -sunering than we are why.
! there would BE- not in am EaghsA tpMh IL ,ne
1itbv condition that yours are and az far as mat
concerned DO think 2 ,,d 6aa' yE are P re-
/ sponslbic. just pour encourager les auiTeS'
another thing that has struck me-" said the
Engllshnan lis the confidence Of the public In the
honesty OF the people. have noticed that the tops
| Of YOUR small posoi'ice boxes have always papers
and packages piled up on them, ana yet hoOouy
seems TO help himself TO them. The London tough
| to use one Of your expressions. would think thht
| the 'softest snap he had ever run across idper'
and packages would 20 in second ana me stamps
| would soon be converted INTO drlhkdphS az "a.
nearest public house. Throughout England one Pos pos,
boxes are large circular iron boxes apDu t ms
| In height. ana can take almost any slzed mail
Lawyers, as a matter Of fact. are as rule ex-
| ,remelv amiable with their debtors. Some lawyers
of extensive practice and ample incomes nave
happy-go-lucky way Of sending in bills some ufne
A New-York lawyer who is extremely successful
in conducting cases. and so not worried ABOUT hhd-
ing bread and butter for himself ana MS iai"S' ~
| Gently made a flying trip on business to the Pachc
| aiued fhere lOngcr than be hAl