Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-08-14
.SPURNED SMALL TIPS
TWO Similar Incidents With Very
Different findings.
\ CONTRAST IN METHODS.

la CONTRAST I'm METHODS.
One Of the Experiences Was In New
York and the Other IN Philadelphia
| and the Outcome Left the Honors
With the Latter City. n,
Recently witnessed couple of
tipping incidents that, 1t occurred to
me, illustrated a certain difference of
spirit in two cities, . o bserved Wash
| ingtonian who gets about good bit.
"One of the occurrences took place in
| New York and the other in Philadel-
phia.
1.-THE New York incident reduced my
collar almost to a starchy pulp merely
to look at. although, of course, it was
none Of my business. SD
IAN elderly, dNnifed, goateed man,
who struck me as SEEING q not very
prosperous southerner maroened in an
uncongenial environment, entered
big brass band Harlem restaurant and
took table close to mine. He ordered
sardine sandwich and a bottle Of
beer. AS he addressed himself to the
beer and sandwich with no very mani
fest gusto, it seemed plain that he had
entered the place chiefly for the pur-
pose of listening to some of the band
music and that he had given his mod
est order as sort Of method of pay
ing for his enjoyment OF the music.
The elderly mans bill was 80 cents.
i II, ,,4oo,d n no ,dn1lo y. ~, ~, 70 ,lo
'@The waiter picked the half up, CIV
ing vent at the same time to sort of
smothered snort, and, pulling two
dimes from his change pocket, tossed
them In front Of the elderly man and
stood waiting, with glare on his face.
The elderly man tucked one of the
dimes into his pocket and gently push
ed the other over to the edge Of the
table for the waiter to pick up. The
snort which the waiter gave this time
wasn't smothered at all. and then he
deliberately tipped the ten cent piece
off the table on to the floor.
1.-THE elderly man flushed from where
his white hair left of at his forehead
to where his somewhat frayed but i'm
maculately white collar began. Any
body could see that he felt the insult
and the humiliation keenly.. Just as
he picked up his hat from the chair be-
side him to go out the pompous head
4 waiter passed close to his table, and
the elderly man summoned him.
"'Sir,' heard him say in low
tone to the head waiter, who listened
to him with stolid Indifference, 'one Of
your walters has just subjected me to
a gross and uncalled for indignity.
Reluctantly and entirely against my
! viii, but yielding to the custom which
prevails In this city, gave the waiter
for his own use sum of money
. amounting to just one-third the price
Of the food and drink Of which{I had
partaken. Before my eyes he con-
1 temptuously threw that amount of
money on the floor, wherefit still lies.
have summoned you to inquire If
such gross disrespect toward a guest
has the approval Of the management
Of this blishment? rN~ 49,.
''The lordly head waiter shrugged
i his shoulders with sort of bored dep
recation and without a word Of reply
4 turned his back upon the elderly man
: and strolled away. The elderly man
arose and walked out, his face still
crimson.
1.-THE other tipping incident took
! place a few days later in Chestnut
/ street restaurant in Philadelphia. A
I man at the table nextSto mine had or
I dered couple Of deviled crabs and a
4 bottle of ale. His bill was So cents.
He gave the waiter a dollar bill. The
I waiter brought back a quarter and
L two dimes on a silver salver. The
4 guest picked the quarter and one of
& the dimes from the salver. The waiter
Il gave grunt and chucked the remain
ing dime off the salyer on to the table,
then walked away with q growl In his
throat The guest picked up the dime
| and stuffed 1t into his change pocket
I Then he summoned another passing
1 waiter and told this waiter that he
! wanted to see the manager OF the res
4 taurant at once. The manager was al
( the table in less than minute. The
( guest told him what he had to say IL
y q few quiet words.
K "tTell No. 10 to report here to me,
said the manager to the first passing
\ waiter.
\ s'No. 10, the waiter who was 80 fal
\ above dimes as tips that he tosset
y them back at the givers, appeared In |
I jiffy.
"'Go to the cashier and get you
I time said the manager to the waiter
Then put ON your hat and coat ant
come back here to me-
il "The waiter walked away and wa
back presently, with his coat on ant
4 his hat In his hand
I You are suspended for q week
said the manager to the waiter, sbu
before You leave want you to apolt
4 gize to this gentleman for your cor
4 duct
On, there's other hash houses 1
\ Phillie, guess said the waiter I'm
nYISIentIy turning 70 1o M