The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-09

rpail, ahu 'hIhe0 away, once more {,
ho recalled
"Oh, pawtahl"
"Yassah!"
Il think wen put Oh my slippahs.
"Will wes"
You might hand mo that largo bag
No, stupid, the othah one You might
open ~. No it'sin the othah ono An
that's it. Nou may set It down"
Mr.. Wcdgewood brought forth :
pott can and pair Of red slippcrs
The porter made another effort tc
eHcspe, his thoughts as black as his
face Again the relentless recall:
"Oh. pawtah, think wen unbutton
my boots"
lie Was too weak to murmur vas.
sab lie simply fell on one knee
and got to work.
There WAS a witness to his heipless
rsse-a newcomer. the American
counterpart OF the Euglishman in all
that makes travel difficult for the lei.
low travellers. Ira M throp was zeal.
ous to resent anything short OF pe-.
lection, Quick and loud OF complaint.
apparently impossible to please
In everything else he was the op-
pos'te OF the Englishman. He was
burly. middle-ogcd, rough. careless in
s'tire, careless OF speech-as uncouth
and savage as one can we'll be who Is
pla.nlr man OF means.
" was not enough that n freehorn
Afro. American should be caught kncel.
Ing to an EngIishman But when he
had escaped this penanee. and ad.
vsneed Hospitality 10 tho newcomer,
he must be greeted With snarl.
Say, are you the porter of this car,
or that mans nurse?"
Il can't tell yet. What's yo' mum.
ba. please"
The answer was the ticket The
porter screwed up his eyes to read
The pencilled scrswl.
"Numba sem Hesb she is boss
Right next 10 lot OF women. IIi
bet. Couldn't YOU put me in the mons
end OF the carr"
Not ve'y well sub. I reckon the
cah is done sold out.
With grovl of rage, Ira Lathrop
slammed into the seat his entire hard
baggage. one ancient and rusty vaiise.
The porter gazed upon him with in
creased depression. The passenger
list had opened inauspic:ously with
two of the worst types of travellers
the Anglo,Saxon race has developed.
But their anger was not their worst
IN
R limited way, an expert in human
character.
When you meet a stranger you re,
veal your own character in wnat rou
ask about his. With some. tho first
question is who are hir people?'
With others, What has he schieved?"
With others. How much IA he WORTH"
Each gauges his cordiality according
to his estimate
The porter was not curious on any
OF these points He showed p demo
cratic Indifference to them His one
vital inquiry was:
How much Will he tip?"
His inspection OF his first two
charges promised small returns. lie
buttoned up his cordiality. and do
termined to waste upon them the ir- :
redueibIe minimum OF attention =
II would take at least bridal
couple 10 retsore the balance But
bridal couples in their first bloom c
rarely fell TO the lot of that porter, for a
wnat bridal couple wants to lock t.
self in with q crowd Of passengers for
the first seyenty-two hours OF wedded :,
bliss
The porter bsnisbed he hope as .
vanity Little he knew how eagerly
he young getaways from that
wrecked tsxicab desired TO he bridal
couple, and to catch this train
But the Engrshmsn was restive
again
"Pawtsh say, pswtahl"
"Yassah!'
What time are We due In San Fran.
,isco?"
San Francisco? San FrsnciseoT
Ne are doc thsh the evenin' of The
9th day This bein Monday. hat
ought TO bring us In abote Th' zday
'venin'"
The Yankee felt called upon to
heck the foreign usurper.
"Porrterr!"
."Yassah,'
Don't let that fellow monopollze =,
'ou He probably won't tip you AT
H."
The porter grew confidential:
"Oh. ! know his kind. sab They
on t tip ron for what you do do. hut
hey're ready letter writer's to the III
for what YOU don't
O."
pawtsh I saT. pawtah' II
Here, porrtsrr II
The porter tried 70 initiate ths
rish bird. and he IN two places at . !,
nee. The American had coin In y