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Show 1 !i teJSaTALEsT3fflBk PORTER WHO REFUSED TIP. Put Pride of Race Above Claims of His Pocketbook. A good-looking porter who is in command of a parlor car running westward did something notablo tho other day ho refused a tip. It is believed among travelers that tho ovont was unique. Fow colored porters por-ters aro built that way. This was an aggravated case of Obstreperous Ob-streperous Traveler. Ho camo from Down East somo whore, and his conversation con-versation indicated that ho was connected con-nected with n trust, porhaps with two or three of thorn. Ho was seeing tho West, and oxprossod . himself volubly upon tho sights as thoy vnried with tho chango of scenery. It was a hot afternoon and most of tho men gathered gather-ed in tho smoking room occasionally sipping something that tho good-looking porter concocted, nnd all tho timo listening to tho ripplo of tho Traveler's Trav-eler's remarks. The negro problem brought tho crisis. "No us for 'cm, no uso at all," broko out tho talkative traveler between be-tween sips. "There's Just ono way to settle tho negro question deport om." "That's what John Templo Graves says," suggested a man on tho long leather cushioned seat. "But ho's wrong about it ho don't go at it in tho proper way. My plan is tins: amp an tuo negroes 10 1110 north polo or as near to it as ships can get, set 'om nshoro with food to last a few weeks, and then go off und leave "em." Ho sipped and tho good-looktag porter standing In tho door listened with indignation pictured In ovey feature. But tho travclpr was generous gener-ous and ordered "cold high balls for tho crowd," and ho was compelled to miss somo of tho conversation. .. "Yes, of course," tho porter heard when ho camo back with loaded tray. ! "They'd freeze to death, every moth- cr's son of 'em, and that would sottlo tho thing for nil timo. It's tho best j plan anybody has thought out for stopping tho everlasting tnlk about M it. I'm going to presont it to Congress 9 next winter. Here, porter " nnd ho H tossed a five dollar bill on tho tray. ffl Tho cxpenso was ovon money. Tho j9 tray camo back with tho chango. Was it divided into halves, quarters and 9 dimes with tho inovltablo suggestion ! that only part of it should bo picked M up? Not much It was a crisp two- dollar bill. m Tho traveler lifted it gingerly; then looked up at tho porter, but that indl- M vldunl's back was turned and ho was 9 half way to tho door, through which m ho Bpcedily disappeared. 9 Tho crowd in tho smoking room 4H roared, the travoler pocketed tho bill jS with, "Well, ho's Bhy a half dollar this 9 trip." '"Sposo I'd tak his money!" sneered 9 tho porter later. "Wahnted to freozo us to def -I beared him. That kind of S fo'ks ain't mnh kind." And that is how tho good-looking M porter established a record. m |