The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-22
EDITOR BoK's AWFUL ExPERI-
ENCE IN THAT TOWN.
Everyone Seemed to Think He Was
Easy and Prices Were Advanced on
Him in Startling Manner-Syste-
matte Robbery Practiced at Every
Turn-How to CircunNent Thieves
Who Expect to Live Of Of the
PIlblic.
Ladies' Home Journal. (


Getting pessmistic ?" asked with
/ smile.
mo, not at all,' he answered.
Think about it."
The next day had to go to New &
York.
I took a Pennsylvania railroad
hanson to hotel adjacent to Madi-
son square.
How much ?'' asked, as alighted.
"Eighty-five cents" said the driver.
I took out the schedule of fares
which I had borrowed from the in
side of the hanson"
twenty-five cents for the fare
read off; 80 cents for a valise car
ried on top
I gave the driver 35 cents.
IT would like an Evening Post" I
said to the newsboy Of the hotel, and
I gave him a dime.
Thank you, SIR he said. ii
my changer" T asked, as T read
SO cents" on the paper.
Ten cents in the hotel replied the
boy.
1 called the chief clerk, and got back
Z cents.
I ordered and ate a light dinner
costing $1.4O, and gave the waiter Is
cents as fee. He looked at the two
pieces Of money contemptuously and
muttered to another waiter standing
by, '"That fellow'll get rich quick.
I called the manager and said:
'This waiter has just brought me
$1.40 worth of food that did not be-
long to him and which he is paid to
serve me. I gave him 10 per cent of
the bill as a fee-the most 1 can get
only accepted that fee contemptuous-
ly, but chose to insult me-"
I left. SO did the walter.
I called a cab to go to an uptown
theater, twelve blocks away.
1.-TWO dollars" said "cabby," when
we reached the theater.
1 called policeman, told him
whence 7 had driven, and asked him
how much 1 should give the driver.
"One dollar" he said.
I went into a Broadway florists
shop and asked how much for bunch
of 100 violets.
Eight dollars he said.
I told him to fix it up and then
asked to see the proprietor.
The proprietor came and verified his
salesman's price.
1 explained to him that I knew
from whom he got his violets and how
much he paid for them-$2 for the
hundred. I argued that I would al
low him 81 as his profit, and 81 for
his rent, the box in which he put
them, which cost him. 10 cents, and
the ribbon with which he tied the
flowers, which cost him about cents
Four dollars would represent a profit
to him of $50 per cent.
"Take Them he said. you're in
the business, I guess.
I paid him 81.
mot a seat left said the man in
the box office of the theater, except
what you can get from the specula-
tors outside"
I called for the manager.
Within three minutes I had two
seats directly on the center aisle, eight
rows from the stage-the choicest
seats in the auditorium.
I drove back to the hotel again IN
cab.
'Two dollars and fifty cents,' said
my "cabby'' this time.
T called policeman once more, and
again Compromised" on the correct
fare Of 81.
I was walking along Fourth avenue
with friend when he pointed to a
pair of andirons in a shop window
and told me he had sold them to the
proprietor few days before for SIS.
/ II wonder what he Is asking for
them?" h added.
'Suprosa / find out" I said, and I
| went FL vile my friend remained OUT
side
q -. cir" said the man; they are
| f,,o sldirons. Brought them back
VT, me week ago. Just unpacked
tn I'm this morning and put them in
tie window a few hours ago.
Indeed" said; where are they
from?"
Holland. Picked them up myself
in an old house in Amsterdam. They're
over hundred years old. The family
didn't want to part with them, but,
finally, I persuaded them-persuaded,
you know he said with grin. They
cost me $40 with the duty and I'll let
you have them for that, just to make
| a sale.
i / assured him I would not feel COM
Portable taking the andirons without
; some profit to him!
; He showed me out to the door, and
as he saw my friend join me outside 9
peculiar look came over the face OF
the antique" man.
How much to the Twenty-third.
! street ferry?" asked Of a hackman.
1.-TWO dollars and fifty cents, and
I'll get you there in fifteen minutes,
} was the reply.
one moment, Salu, anu CAREY
the carriage attendant.
Zone dollar and twenty-five cents
he said.
But we did not get there in fifteer
minutes. The horse walked!
AS I stepped out of the carriage {
gray diverted porter took our tWt
grips and carried them on the boat
! gave him 10 cents.
: THANK you, very much, sir" h
said, lifting his cap.
I was surprised, and called hin
back.
Just let me have what gave you,
I said.
Certainly, sir" he returned polite
e Iy,, as he handed me the dime
Then I gave him quarter.
It was worth ito find one ma
lin New York honest enough to be sat
isfed with small fee and to thanl
you for 1t politely.
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