The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-10
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ume ringing n bell.
Then the chorus began TO assemble. Lads
and maidenE in the person Of walters whom
l had never seen. and chambormaids OF
whom l had never heard. began to swarm
into the Office.
After they had ranged themselves pic
turesquely the boots began to arrive. Some
from n~eighbOrinR hotels who had heard the
bell came running in and grouped them
selves behind the maids. Then a head
waiter who looked like a tenor came ssris
Ously in and I expected that In a moment
l would hear:
Ills the very first day Of May,
Though we've not n thing to say.
We will stand here anyway.
stand awhile and sing.
looked at Messenger and asked him
what IL all meant.
Its in our honor" said he. We've got
to she'll out"
And sure enough IL was. We had to
disgOrge pro rata to all the assembled ones,
and Messenger said afterward that he
thought one or two Of the guests came in
for certain Of our ~gratuities.
When we stepped into the bus. quite
innocent Of coins of any sort, ! listened.
expecting to hear:
Now. in spite OF rainy day.
We have gone and made our hay.
And I don't care what you say
When the Yankees come this way
We get what they bring.
unnerved for some time. The attack had
been 80 sudden.
In Ireland there is nothing to equal this
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feel grateful-or at least il does make him
express gratitude. l have yet to hear
curses in Ireland.
But when you visit private houses you
don't know what to do. Tips are expected
there not 10y everybody. but by maid and
c~Oachman. anyhow. and you wonder what
is the right thing TO do.
To be sure you have caused trouble.
You have placed your boots outside your
door. just a. you nave IatterIy lea rned to
do ~ home. and il was a maid who gave
them that dull polish that wears out in "A
half hour, Leave polish behind when you
leave America tina seems. by the way.
to be the motto Of a good many travelling
Americans. but 1 referred to the kind that
you can see your face in when impa rted by
an Italian.
10y 49, 49, W 'cNAA -
that he will pardon me for repeating. AS he
doubtless never heard il.
Once he was spending a week end in
America al a house where the men BACKED
their own shoes or else bad thein lone ON
the ferryboat, and without thinking Mr..
Bangs put his shoes outside his bedroom
dOor
Along came Mrs. Hostess and said 10
herself, oh. there are MIR. Bangs's boots.
| don't IKE to ask. Mary TO black them. I
guess | can do IT,"
And do il she did To the best Of her elbow
grease. Then she put them back
On her way to bel her sister passed MIR.
Bangs's door and saw his boots outside.
-Oh. dear. Maryll never lie able 10 shine
those. guess I'll do it,"
And she also impaired a hIstre 10 the
footwear Of Mr.. Bangs.
MIR. Hostess had stayed downstairs TO do
some shutting up, and hen he passed the
bedroom door there stood the hootS.
-Ha Glad | saw those. " said Mr.. Host
ess. "Mary'd make a mess of II. III shine
EN- myself. English custom, that"
Mr.. Hostess thought they looked almost
shiny enough to have done until Mr.. Bangs
reached New York. which was Il mild
compliment to the united efforts of Mrs.
Hostess and her sister, but he put in an
amount Of energy hat caused them to re-
feet his sweat bespTinkled face. and when he
put them in front of the door they were
good for two days at least.
would like to a that Mary passed them
on her way to bed and shifted al them with
disdain. but this is a true story and | must
not add frills.
That day Mrs. Hostess happened to speak
Of the shoes. and then it transpired that all
had perspired, each one inspired by the same
thought.
And IL Mr.. Bangs remembers a very
brilliant polish within the last ten years he
knows where this happened.
I had an experience when on my way to
visit Lady - in County Monaghan in the
central part OF Ireland.
just how much to tip a coachman of a
lady 1 did not know. A shilling did not
seem enough, and two shillings seemed a
good deal. and the fellow did not nave the
of an English cOachman. He
was simple and kindly and was willing to
taIk to me, although he never ventured a
word unless I spoke to him.
When had alighted at Ballybully station
a ragged man had seized my valise and on
sscertaining my destination had carried
IL to a smart jaunting car driven by a liv-
cried driver. l offered him a . and
he looked at il and said:
Sure. you're too rich a man to be con-
tint with that"
So to cOntint meself | gave him sixpence.
Just what 1 had paid for having my trunk
carried 1870 miles. and climbed TO the car.
On the way to the estate Of Lady Clam
carty Ito give her a name also) I figured
on what I'd better give. To give too much
would be as bad as to give too little. Still
IL it cost a ~sixpence for my suit case TO go a
hundred yards a three mile drive should
be worth a half pound at least.
At last. just as We were driving in at the
lodge gates, | fOresaw that | must make
haste-as 10 would never do to hand out my
tip in the presence Of my hostess-so I
reached over the well and handed two
shillings 20 the driver.
He seemed surprised and pulled a bit
hard on the left line. There was a swerve.
a loud snap and the step Of the car was
broken short on against the gatei
I was conscience stricken. but said not a
word for a minute. Then the driver said:
i've been driving for twinty-three years
and niver had an accident before"
He had jumped out and thrown the step
into the well between us.
I had visions Of the sacking OF the old