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In fact, as long as I had the exact change everything was lovely. But when I gave the collector a bill he never came back with any change and I had to give it up. IN FACT AS LONG AS I HAD THE EXACT CHANGE EVERYTHING WAS LOVELY BUT WHEN I GAVE THE COLLECTOR A BILL HE NEVER CAME BACK WITH ANY CHANGE AND I HAD TO GIVE IT UP
in to wire back that it be forwarded on the next train, giving or rather offering a tip of a few shillings, but the chief would not give him any satisfaction. The next day the captain tried again, offering a tip of an English pound. This had the desired effect. In a few days we discovered that the English Consul from Yokohama was on board and laid the matter before him. Not long after this the train chief came and apologized and gave back the tip. I have wondered many times whether or not the captain ever received his baggage. The dining car was a regular saloon on wheels. The first thirty minutes were spent by the waiters in soliciting orders for drinks. If you did not order anything to drink you were always served last. I had heard that it was almost impossible to get anything to eat on this train unless you were liberal in giving tips. So I started out to break the record--to cross Siberia without giving a tip on the diner. All went well for a couple of days. I was served all right. CHIEF OF THE TRAIN TO WIRE BACK THAT HAD BE FORWARDED ON THE NEXT TRAIN GIVING OR RATHER OFFERING A TIP OF A FEW SHILLINGS BUT THE CHIEF WOULD NOT GIVE HIM ANY SATISFACTION THE NEXT DAY THE CAPTAIN TRIED AGAIN OFFERING A TIP OF AN ENGLISH POUND THIS HAD THE DESIRED EFFECT IN A FEW DAYS WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGLISH CONSUL FROM YOKOHAMA WAS ON BOARD AND LAID THE MATTER BEFORE HIM NOT LONG AFTER THIS THE TRAIN CHIEF CAME AND APOLOGIZED AND GAVE BACK THE TIP I HAVE WONDERED MANY TIMES WHETHER OR NOT THE CAPTAIN EVER RECEIVED HIS BAGGAGE THE DINING CAR WAS A REGULAR SALOON ON WHEELS THE FIRST THIRTY MINUTES WERE SPENT BY THE WAITERS IN SOLICITING ORDERS FOR DRINKS IF YOU DID NOT ORDER ANYTHING TO DRINK YOU WERE ALWAYS SERVED LAST I HAD HEARD THAT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ANYTHING TO EAT ON THIS TRAIN UNLESS YOU WERE LIBERAL IN GIVING TIPS SO I STARTED OUT TO BREAK THE RECORD TO CROSS SIBERIA WITHOUT GIVING A TIP ON THE DINER ALL WENT WELL FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS I WAS SERVED ALL RIGHT
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