New-York tribune., 1896-05-24

individual for instance. orders Which ''e' iii,
consumed and the other caterer may nav
to fall in with a different lot
ALI, SORTS OF PEOPLE TO BE SEX r'O'
yes there are all kinds Of people 10 oe "a
TO- man travelling alone insists upon s'','.'e
big table which would accommodate i i.ncer
he could lust as we'll sit at small one Il pa 80,
who declares that ne can't ride back"aiu .ohia
down into the only desirable vacant seat -, 90 ,or
though a lady stands just behind hlH % "a
a place There IS the traveller VINO co'. ,or
breakfast 80 late that the ear IS all SET !" .t
FOR the next meal. and the cook bothe'eu ~ .ra,
keepIng things hot for him. and who complains '
the fare IS wretched. and the man VINO 'u'''9 ~ -,
s o'clock and fumes because breakfast l. "0' a.
There is the man who gets the ouAe1 poi w. c..e
OUT a cocktail for him over night, pcc@u9c '"e ~ w
,bev will he going through in the morning WIZ @ pr
mi, hIs bofoy"-Sreaifast toddy, and then storms
because the drink Il INT ana mas Desn s ,nnk their
long have heard 3 OF Sfn 5er3use they did
them cleaned. and OF othSE .rs Of contact
yitb the travelling public one comes to know many many
phases and many OF the toiDes 90 hc sneciai train
system. think 1t would lie more h'tlhs ~ 'e'''
! Il extravaganza" -.b ,,.,.an, life
"RaroadinS amt exactly he snoSths norteT
that pcople take II TO be-. said the bufeI-cdr poo
on Wagner car as he settled ms ma m'1rc InkeG the
bottles into their ice bed and cosed ana went 70
square Tin box containing cigars ~ you "ai' al ,bc
give satisfaction You must De on .q how much Out
81 temper you might be- owing to one paI1esS pD y,th
finding fault, have 10 be SUllllns Ii,,
the next one right along Then it5 plece pr ss, G vii 1;i
on the car moor. bigger than gram 9l sd,.' h1
wants to appear mindful Of the compalys reputa-
ton and so reports you In the mater o. tips, Po 80
get dollar and he has his meals TO pay ior an, ana
sleeps only at odd times when he's on dq{y "a lSu,.
he not really supposed 10 sleep az ALL re Is respo.
slbe for ali the linen that he uses all ne soap
matches. combs and brushes cleaning CONS,
and II spttoon Is missing or a tower not ac0'N'N
for. he has to make 1t up. ,o,,o,, Dro,,l1ed
Are there 10 sleeping accommodations p''''''D
mo He can make down good berth in the iittls lie
compartment back oi the smoker ne hs bc Ing
and be be out on the platform ready 10 help
any passengers that may be boarding 'ne Tram 4'
How do YOU account. for the falling off in tips?"
ne asked
THE FALLING OFF IN TIPS.
II think It's this way" returned the serving man.
knitting his brows "A while back 1T was only the
rich people VINO travelled on these extra comfortable
trains They knew they had privileges that the com
mon people couldn't enjoy and they liked the feeling
and were generous to- the porters accordingly. now
adays anybody that can raise s. or $40 buys berth
and :;s here IN ,hs smo"s bsRs Tsa
that the whole business Is made cheaper somehow
snd g he only \: Ssed pr to M ye Or
two Besides that, men require great deal more
really does more work and makes less money,
There arc great many things 70 be learned ABOUT
before took the buffet I kept accoun, OF my linen
myself all the sheets. plllow-cases, towels, my own
SH .y.ynns ,5 34 Of @ R n H to y as
Would inyariasly be some article missing when the
the person employed by the company who took tho
bmsSess 10 s;rip he beds at the end OF rip and
count the linen. After ct MIN manage the account
even and had no further trouble about lost pieces.
They will tell you the same thing in the dinng-car
partmen being Stamped or marked, in fact the name
OF the company being woven riEht IN II, X seems
s aWSy Ha any 9HeSv 9s should venture 10 take " '"'
"Ge, to know human nature? I should think
porter would. provided he was not complete block
head. There's all kinds travelling every day. There's
ne man yho comes on board IN IN oad l nllnor.
isn't iit FOR pig wonders how reliable company
can tolerate such vie cigars. thinks the chairs are
nm Portable and II tho porter Is busy and decays
answering his bell a moment he n'es nio rage
ana swears that the man Is not III tor MS place.
on the train; tronolc In his business or dsappon-
ment In some scheme he hoped to carry thr3ush,
sorry Tor the abuse he has heape on the porter and
IN 'n' '' T"Iur LIZ xI ~, %aesnne"r %,,s O. ali al
smiles during the nrst part OF the Trip and at the
ne leaves the train dissatisfied, without remember
/ Ing the porter at all You may brush him OF ana
TX hi. cases and 'rol-ups' and try all you can 20
/ Some men want their berths made up right after
/ dinner. and then there's the smart man. who wants
/ to make people th.nk that he goes 70 bel
/ before / or o'clock and so sits up drinking and
! porter on the watch.
THE POPULAR COMMERCIAL MAN
"Of all the people who travel rich and poor, give
me the commercial man or the sporting man. they
are always free-handed. whether they really own
any property or not. And the drummer is such
good company like to stay round and hear his
stories II he makes an Acquaintance who Is going
20 De Of use to HIM in business way. and he nearly
always does. why he grows lveiier and liyelIer and
! Is 20 be very liberal 10 the porter Iney are
great jokers. happy fellows, these traveiiins men.
hats. -hafuf - And aN N M.
travel amt free | used 10 be In the service years
ago. when seepers were first put on. when thero
weren't any books and magazines provided for tho
passenger. and the lights poor that they
could not nave read 4 they wanted to (only those
days were days when VINO could tell good
story was appreciated. The train stopped twenty
much longer to make the trip that everybody well
J coined a lively man who was good company
Of Whisky ia and LIQUORS on hand and could resze
a good sum. All the mattresses FOR the beds were
the robes and blankets piled up on another. often
the men who had those Identical sections wanted
and there was no end OF confusion. WHEN they first
put buffet and served lunch it was all very
| different 10 the way it Ia done nov. Just li,ue
alcohol lamp FOR making tea and coffee. and very
simple fare indeed. Now there is the great urn Of
[ s)ne and no end OF canned dellcacies-soups and
IN onv IM bS bes auav OF mn te
era sperm oil Is usedoil 50 safe that II VIII actual
a good deal Of heat start It to burning, but after
being once started II goes along all right.
ITO go back to the different kinds OF passengers
actors and actresses are splendid passengers. They
| want great lot OF waiting on but they tip every
! time In all the years that I've run on the road
I've never had n preacher give me anything. Per-
haps they paid the others. don't know. IL a man
puts his wlfo and child board and speaks 10 the
| porter about them. that's sure to he good job
! because he makes Il worth his while 10 see after
| them the best he knows. but the majority OF ladies
Give vou at the but 10 cents or so. and even
| very rich ones seldom give over 80 cents. From so
! to sl2 IS the average sum Il porter makes in tips
| from New-York to Chicago The company gives
him from 500 TO 800 month according to his value
| A porter who is the right sort honestly trle9 10
| he ns attentive to the passenger who doesn't tip
as 10 the who does. and never by wcrd or sign