Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1893 — Giving the Clerk a Tip. [ARTICLE]

Giving the Clerk a Tip.

Detroit Free Press. The swell hotel clerk felt that he had taken his guest’s measure very accurately as the newcomers set down his bag by the counter and reached for the register. “What are the prices of your rooms?” inquired the stranger. “Two dollars and upwards.” “Two dollars and downwards you you mean, don’t you?” inquired the guest meekly. “No, sir; it is just as I said. If you want cheaper rooms you will have to go elsewhere.” The guest was as serene as a May morning. “On what floor are your ?2 rooms?” he asked. “Top floor.” “Anything on the roof?’ The clerk looked surprised. “Of course not.” “Where are o»your high-priced rooms?” “On the lower floor.” “You don’t go up from the 12 rooms to get to them, do you?” “Certainly not.” “You go down from the $2 rooms to get to them, don’t you?” The clerk began to catch on. “Yes, sir,” he said. “If you—” “That is to say’” interrupted the guest, “your prices ares 2 and downwards. Give me the best you’ve got in the house,” and the clerk bowed so low that his diamond stud was thrown completely into the shadow.