The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-05-26
Prices In New York.

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4 pocketfui Of money and IL willing 10
systematically robbed st every turn, said
friend TO me.
Getting pessiuiaisy | answered With
smile.
/ No; not at all, he answered, Thin
about It.
TIE next day | had to 20 to New iorl
! took a Pennsylvania railroad hAnsoi
to hotel Af jicent TO Madison fquare.
How much asked A. aligh,ed.
Eighty I've eents, said the driver.
took out the schedule OF farcs, which
hsd borrowed from the inside Of the bar
som.
Twenty Ave cents for the fare, rea
III, 10 cents for vAlise carried on top.
gave the driver s5 cents.
| would like an Evening Post, ! said I
the newsboy Of the hotel, and ] gave bin
dime,
Thank you, sir, he said.
NY chArg. 7 / asked as read ~ eents
on the paper.
Ten cents in the hotel, replied the boy
| call d the chief clerk aud got back
cents.
ordered and ate light dinner costini
81 10 and gave the writer fifteen cents 81
fee. He looked at the two pieces O
money conlemptuously and muttered to an
other waiter standing BY, That fellow'l
get rich quick.
called the manager and said
This waiter here has Just brought mt
81 40 worth Of food that did not belong L
him and which he Is paid to serve me.
gave lin 10 per cent Of the bill asa fee
The most can get for my money Ia pei
cent. He not only accepted that fee eon
temptuously, but chose TO insult me-
/ left. SO did ther waiter.
/ called a cab to 20 to an uptown the
ater.
Two dollars, faid "cabb," when w
reached the theater.
/ called policeman, told him whence
had driven and asked how much ] should
give the driver.
one dollar, he s,ii.
went into q Broadway n)rist's shoI
and asked him how much for bunch Of
100 volets.
Eight dollars, e said.
l told him to fix 1t up and then asked to
see the proprietor.
The proprietor came and verified hia
salesman's price.
explained to him that knew from
whom he got h,a violets and how much he
paid for then 50 for the hundred.
argued would allow him 81 for bis profit
and 81 for his Mt, the box In which nc
put them, wLicl ST :. 10 seat r., and tue
ribbon with which he tied the iioweis'
which cost him about cents. -Four dollars
would represent pref. to him OF 100 per
cent.
Take thu m, he said. You're In the busl-
ness, guess.
paid him -.
Not a seat left, said the man in the boz
tflice Of the ihester, except what you can
gst from the spectators outside.
| called for the manager.
Within three minutes had two seats d.
rectly on the center aisle, eight rows from
the stsgo--.he choicest seats In the audi
toIium.
drove back to the hotel again In a cab.
Two dollars and fifty cents, said my cab.
by this timo
called policeman once more and again
compromised on the correct fare for q
dollar.
The next day friend asked me to lunch
with him 10 what is Known as very "swell'
restaurant.
/ ordered a bowl Of milk and crackers.
I wanted to see what would happen.
II happened II took the combined ef'
forts Of two walters aud the head waiter
to get my il nple order straight, and then
all three stood In row full. Of interest to
ee what would do with such a strange
order. SO far back is the childhood of the
average New York waiter
When the check came, my simple order
cost GO cents.
called the manager and asked him to
poiht OUT on the til Of fare how the price
vas arrived at. He studied and then
figured ont that had had the equivalent
Of pint Of milk and my crackers number
ed jlst exactly eight!
Change that check to 20 cents, he said
begged my friend to allow me to pay
the check. / had special reason.
did 10 and gave the walter 10 cents as q
fee.
lie looked at the dime, q pptd the coin
10 the air and put itino his pocket Without
word of thanks.
asked him TO let me see the coin for
moment. lie did 20. put 1t 10 my poe
ket ard strobe out.
can still see the look on that walters
face. IL was study In expression ]
went into an "antique" D shop and
saw an old Dutch plate.
seventy.nve dollars, ssId the smiling
sslesgiil.
Aud this delft shoef asked.
Ten dollars.
Real delft, suppose ] asked.
Oh, yes, sir, she rei lied.
FROM Delf', In Hollandi
Yes, sir. We imported !. direc, from
there.
ssked to see the proprietor. He veil.
n d all his sslesgIrl had fsid. Then
spoke Datch to lin.
ID this shoe from Dali; asked.
thsd OF course never seen Delft or Ho'.
lard. II was ike 80 much Of cur 20 cslisd
Dslit- made In Germany.
Ard the s75 plate was fired me for sS !!
A few days sfterwaid ! was agsln 10
New york Ard ssuutered into another