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February 3, 1909
The Hartford Herald
Hartford, Ohio County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
A gentleman shooting in Scotland tips a keeper £1 to forward his gun to another estate, but upon arrival, the keeper demands another £1, detaining it until paid. The estate owner refuses to intervene, as he pays the keeper no wages.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
TIPS IN SCOTLAND.
An Example of How Some Servants Win Their Wages.
A gentleman was invited to a shoot in Scotland at two places close together. He arrived at the first place, and immediately after his arrival at the first house received a telegram calling him back to town. He, however, determined to have one day's shooting and to proceed to town by the night mail.
At the end of the day he gave the head keeper £1 and asked him to send his gun and cartridge bag over to the other place for which he had an invitation and where he proposed proceeding in three or four days' time.
On his arrival there after his visit to town he found his gun, etc., had not arrived, whereupon he wrote to the keeper, asking him to forward it at once, and he received a reply stating that when he (the keeper) had received the other £1 to which he was "entitled" the gun would be forwarded. It was detained till payment was made.
The gentleman wrote to the keeper's master and received a reply that "he (the master) never interfered between his guests and his servants in the matter of tips."
The gentleman ascertained that the master in question paid the keeper no wages, but left him to get what he could out of the guests.
An Example of How Some Servants Win Their Wages.
A gentleman was invited to a shoot in Scotland at two places close together. He arrived at the first place, and immediately after his arrival at the first house received a telegram calling him back to town. He, however, determined to have one day's shooting and to proceed to town by the night mail.
At the end of the day he gave the head keeper £1 and asked him to send his gun and cartridge bag over to the other place for which he had an invitation and where he proposed proceeding in three or four days' time.
On his arrival there after his visit to town he found his gun, etc., had not arrived, whereupon he wrote to the keeper, asking him to forward it at once, and he received a reply stating that when he (the keeper) had received the other £1 to which he was "entitled" the gun would be forwarded. It was detained till payment was made.
The gentleman wrote to the keeper's master and received a reply that "he (the master) never interfered between his guests and his servants in the matter of tips."
The gentleman ascertained that the master in question paid the keeper no wages, but left him to get what he could out of the guests.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Tipping
Scotland
Gamekeeper
Deception
Servants
Shooting
What entities or persons were involved?
Gentleman
Head Keeper
Master
Where did it happen?
Scotland
Story Details
Key Persons
Gentleman
Head Keeper
Master
Location
Scotland
Story Details
Gentleman tips keeper £1 to forward gun after shooting; keeper withholds it demanding another £1, master refuses to intervene as he pays no wages to keeper.