The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-01-16
TAKING THE EDGE OFF
THE CHAMPION HUNGRY MAN PAYS TaoH VISIT

looking hungry-eyeu, oouas I,,,th
J low STEPPED into q restaurant on roul "
street and said be wanted CUP. OF col
lee and, q piece of bread and butter.
THE waiter told him that the place SOLD
nothing short of a complete dinner
and the price was fifty cents. Sald the
stranger, "Well, you see, ! ant real
hungry, and | only want little coilce
and bit of braad.7 .at 90 sa
Waiter--lt makes no differnce, we
sell a whole dinner for fifty cents
land nothing else. =,
| Stranger-Yon give whole dinner
for fifty cents? -.
Waiter-Yes, whole dinner; roast
meat, potatoes, succotash, bread, but
ter, pie, pudding, coffee and tea.
Strangcr-Well, ! s'pose you give IA
man all he wants to eat! .v
| WaiterAOh, yes; we fill you up tor
fifty cents, and give You sold, good'
Iplain meal.
Stranger-Well, I've half a mind to
eat with ye. The fact is, the ole woman
give me half loaf of bread and apiece
of cold corn beef for bite, and eat
that up at Carpenters jes now with a
glass OF beer. | thought Id like good
cup of coffee and little bread and but
ter to kind o wash the thing down,
but We say We can't gime that.
Waiter-No. sir. Wen give you,
as I've said, solid, square meal Tor
fifty cents. You can eat as little or
as much as you please.
The strangers eyes opened and
looked thoughtful for moment, and
then, striking his list on the table, he
Exclaimed, by gun. | bIceve I'll take
it. aint right, real hungry, but bring
on Yer roas' beef and taters, suckitash,
tea, coffee, bread, pie and puddin'.
Bring 'cm on BY gum, I'm in for a
square meal, and my fifty cents WORTH
The waiter hurried to respond. and the
way that strangers knife and fork
PLAYED between his mouth and the
plates was caution II CREASED light
ming. Ii beat half dozen pair %!
castinets, and sounded more like one OF
/ Billy McAlistcr's bone solos than any
thing else we ever saw. The waiter
stood agLast, and when he turned up
with the third plate Of roast beef the
proprietor, pale AS marble from 4 Yer
mont quarry, called him aside behind
| the bar. FOR Gods sake, who is tha.
fellow" said he: ''hc eats rictu-ls a.
/ fast as trcslnng-macIinc swallows
straw The strangers plates were
| beginning 10 show bottom again, and
/ his eyes were running mp ana down
| the room for the waiter. lie did mt
stop in his eating. bat sinply turned
his back and Let fly against the wall
with his heels. "Ci' me more roast
beef and tAtcrs," he shouted. Tie
landlord raised his hands in horror.
Great heaven, James. he'll clean lis
ont" said he, as the waiter sprung for
the kitchen. "Aint We got morc'n wun
kind OF pic?" inquired the stranger.
ION yes" well, then, bring it on,
and giv's sum o that pud'n, too. Jcm.
my, I was only hungry, how Id clean
You out! Bring me two cups of coffee
aud cup of tea, too, ain,t only lis
beginuin' 10 cat" The landlord lis
tened with dismay, and stopping the
waiter, as he entered the kitchen for
the fifteenth time, walked socmnly up
to the stranger and said: "Sec here.
we amt got enough i'll this house to
feed you. Just go on now, | will call
it all square. You needn't pay a cent
for what you have had' The stranger
became indignant and declined, saving
that his appetite was just coming, and
winding up with very, very emphat-
| ic Hanged if ! will" 4 bright
thought struck the landlord as he
walked off in mental agony Hasten
ing to the bar, he .jerkod open the till,
pulled out a half dollar, and rushing up
to the stranger. placed it in his hand.
Here, here" said he, take this and 90
right up to the Holly Tree Inn, and
clean 'em out. Go on. They'll feed
you till you bust, for fifty cents
"Well," said the stranger, as he gradu-
ally arose and stretched himself, at the
same time putting the scrip ia his vest
pocket, Il don't mind of | do take it
amt very hungry, anyhow. | only
wanted a cup of coffee and piece OIL
bread and butter when | come in, but