Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-11-12
please register your name, says he.

Please register your name, says he
DO what, says ].
Register your name-writc it tier
in that book '....
Certainly says Land did Nov
then, what about breakfast, for I'm al
hungry as grizzly BEAR
go round in there says he, pointing
to door, 'and you'll get it.
went round in there, and found
dreadful big room, two tables to match
and lots walters, but as for the break
; fast, that was nowhere. All could see
on the table was little bran bread
some milk, and some butter and melas
ses. Well, thinks l., this is pretty
slim chance for breakfast at the Asto.
House, but then there's a heap in aname
any way. May be they'll make it up Al
. dinner. Consoling myself with that lasl
idea, (which, under the circumstances,
think was a happy one), poured some
melasses on my plate, spread some but
ter on piece Of white bread, and cat
away.
At last, waiter came up and asked
me what I'd have. looked all around
to see if there was anything worth as k
ing for, but not thing could l sec. I
supposed, Of course, they must have
coffee, and so Itold him I'D take cup
of coffee. I'd have asked for meat, but
it occurred to me that perhaps it wasn't
fashionable to have meat for breakfast,
and that such request would expose
my greenness; 50 l let it slide, deter,
mining to make it up when | come to
dinner. The coffee came, and as | sat
there eating away by myself ! thought
Of what I'd heard, namely, that Yankees
could live on faith and catechisms, and
that this came nearer to it than any.
thing I ever saw before
By and by the waiter came back, and
says he. what will you have roc, sir 7
AS | knew of nothing else TO ask for,
says I, III take another cup Of coffee.
He brought the cofee, and as l was de-
termined to do my best, 1quit the white
tbreadf and tooKlto aneFor1ssn7ur while !
then | changed back to the white, and
SO kept on till made way with what
ever there was in my reach, and then
went out to pay for my breakfast; de.
termined to leave the house, as | would
not be imposed upon in such a shameful
manner. ..s... ID
SAYS I to the clerk, Look here want
to know what I've got TO pay for that
breakfast | gotin there !!
six shillings, sir said he with an in
sinua,ing smile. ..
was mad. Says I, See here, stran:
ger, / never dispute mans bill. but ]
m ust ask how you can have the face to
charge a man six bits for snch break.
fast as hatp
What do you mean, sir 2 said he.
.Why, | mean just what say. Six
bits for cup of coffee, and some bran
bread and butter! why, ] could have
got as good breakfast at any eating
house for dime. ....7s.. r,. -
Didn't you have anything else 3
why, | eat everything there was TO
eat, and suppose couldn't have done
more .....t-s,..,a .g.....- s.
Did you call for your breakfast, sirl'
says he.
.Didn't1 tell you,' said |, ,'that want
ed my breakfast, and didn't you tell me
to 90 in there, and I'd get itP
well, but didn't you tell tho waiter
what you wan,od:' said the darned fool
what good wouldit have done if !
hadr says !, getting rathy. i eat all
there was on the table, and my mother
always taught me never to ask for any
thing didn't see on the table, for it
wasn't polite, as the folks might not have
it, and it would make 'em feel bad to be
asked for what they didn't have
But didn't you have bill Of fare .
saidhe.
"A what Z said |.
"A bill Of fare, says he.
What's thatl' says ! /; beginning to
feel rather streakcd, for fear I'd been
sold after all, and had shown grecnness
enough to- rejuvonate the whole city.
Just look here. says he: this is what
I mean. This paper contains list OF
all the dishes we have torbreakfast' we
don't put them on the table, as they
would then get cold. Each person asks
for what he wants, and it is brought to
him, hot from the kitchen. Do you un'
dcrstand Z" l.Ha. U..
.Un.dsrstaud,' says !, 4 guess so.-
Do YOU mean to say you had all those
nice things within hail, while | break.
tasted off that cussed old brown bread