The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-07-30
ABOUT ICE CREAM.
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asked him what he wanted, he re-
Piled
"Corn beef, fried potatoes, pickles
and mince pie"
"I'his is not a restaurant this is
an ice-cream parlor,' she said
"Then why did you ask me what
/ wanted forl Why didn't you bring
on your ice cream ~
She went after il, and as she re-
turned he continued:
you see, my dear girl, you must
infer--you must reason. Il isn't
likely that would cone into an ica-
cream parlor to buy a grind>stone,
/ is it, You didn't think | came in
here 70 ask if you had any baled hay,
did you ~
She looked at him 10 great SUR
prise, and he went on:
'lf owned a hardware store and
you came in, would infer that
you came for something in my line
wouldn't step out and ask you if
you wanted to buy a mule, would
| II"
She went away highly indignant.
An old lady was devouring dish of
cream at the next table, and the
stranger, after watching her for amo
meni, called cut:
"My dear woman, have you found
any hairs or buttons in your dish 2"
"Nercy no y she exclaimed, as
she wheeled around and dropped her
spoon.
"Well, I'm glad ofit," he contin-
ued "lf you find any just let me
know.
She looked q; him for half a min
ute, picked up the spoon, laid it down
again, and then rose up and left the
room. She must have said something
to the proprietor, for he. came runs
ming in and exclaimed
Did you tell that woman that there
were hairs and buttons in my ice
cream ?
No, sir
You didn't
No, sir, | did not merely re-
quested her, in case she found any
such ingredients, to inform me
Well, sir, that was a mean trick.
My dear sir, said the stranger,
smiling softly, did you expect me to
ask the woman if she had found
crow bar or a sledge hammer in her
cream 1t issimposs.ble, sir, for such
articles to be hidden away in such
small dishes
The proprietor went away, growl
ing, and as the stranger quietly sup
ped away a5 bis cream two young la
dies cams in, sat down near bin and
ordered cream and cakes. lie wait,
ed until they had eaten a little, and
then he remarked
Beg pardon, ladies, but do you ob~
serve anything peculiar in the taste
Of this cream
They tasted, smacked their lips,
and were rot certain
Does i. tas to you as il plug Of
tobacco had fallen Into the freezer7
he asked.
All =! kan they exclaimed, drop
ping their spoons and tryiog to spit
out what they had eaten. Both
rushed out, and it wasn't long before
the proprietor rushed in.
See here, what in blazes you talks
ing about he demanded. What do
you mean by plug tobacco in the
freezer F.?
My kind friend, | asked the ladies
if this cream tasted Of plug tobac
co. ldon't taste any such taste, and
| don't believe you used bill Of to-
bacco in it
We'll, you don't want to talk that
way around here continued the pro-
prietor. My ice-cream is pure, and
the man who says it isn't tells bold
lie
He went away again, and We
man with long neck and sad face
sat down and said to the girl that she
would take small dish of lemon ice.
1t was brought, and she had taken
about two mouthsful when the stran-
ger required;
Excuse me, madam, but DO you
know how this cream was made
have you an idea that they grated
turnip and chalk with the cream
She didn't reply. She slowly rose
up, wheeled around, and made for
the door. The Stranger followed af-
ter, and by great good luck his coat
tails cleared the door an instant too
soon to be struck by a fye>pound
box Of figs, hurled with great force
by the indignant proprietor. As he
reached the curb stone he halted,
looked a. the door of the parIor and
s0ilioQulzed
There are times when people
should infer, and there are times
when they shouldn't. suppose if
| had asked that woman if she
thought they hashed up a saw-miIi
in the cream she'd have fels circus
lar-saw going down her throat,
A WESTERN physician has just dis
charged a case of continent small pox
vi bout a pit. He painted the face
OF his patient with colIodion and