A Book of Burlesques 59 – Mencken · Library Across
Literature · Humor
A Book of Burlesques 59The First Man
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Literature · Humor
A Book of Burlesques 59
The First Man
MenckenEnglish
Naturally. That's the tip fixed by custom. You may almost say it's the unwritten law. If you gave the conductor more, he would hand you change. Well, how I reason it out is this way: If five pfennigs is enough for a car conductor, who may carry you three miles, why shouldn't it be enough for the elevator boy, who may carry you only three stories?
