Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-08-14
ABOUT ICE CREAM.

| lie snppcu INTO an lco-crcam saloon
very softly, and whom the girl asked him
what he wanted, he replied
"Corn beef, fried potatoes pickles and
minco pic"
This is not restaurant ;'this is an
ioe-oroam parlor," she said,
"Then what did you ask mo what
wanted for9 Why didn't you bring ON
your ice,cream 2"
She went after it and as she returned
he continued
You SEQ my dear girl, you must infer
you must reason. 1t isn't likely that
would come into an ico.oream psrlor to
buy n grindstone, Is il ? You didn't think
that l came in here to ask you il you had
any baled hay, did you ?"
She looked on at him in great surprise
and he went on:
"lf owned n hardware store aud you
came in, would infer that you came for
something in my line. wouldn't step
out and ask you il you wanted to buy n
mule, would ?"
She went away highly indignant. An
old lady was devouring a dish of cream
at tho next table, and the stranger, after
watching her for n moment called out;
"My dear woman, have you found any
hairs or buttons in your dish ?"
Mercy no I" she exclaimed, as she
wheeled around and dropped her spoon.
Well, I'm glad of it," ho continued.
"lfyou find any, just lot mo know"
Sho looked at him for half minute,
picked up the spoon, laid it down again,
and then rose up and left the room. She
must have said something to tho proprie-
tor, for no came running in, and OK
claimed
Did you tell that woman there were
hairs aud buttons in my leo cream ?"
mo SIR"
"You didn't"
"No, sir, did not; merely requested
her, in case she found any such ingrcdi-
ents, to inform mo-"
"Well, sir, that was mean trick"
MY dear sir" said tho stranger, smil.
ing softly, "did you expect mo to ask the
woman il she found crow bar or slodge
hammer In her croamY IL is impossible
sir, for such articles 10 bc hidden away
in such small dishes |"
The proprietor wort away growing,
and MS the stranger quietly supped away
at his cream, two young ladies camo In,
aud sat down near him and ordered cream
aud cakes. He waited until they had cat,
on little, and then he remarked
beg pardon, ladies, but do you OBJ
serve anything peculiar in tho taste o
this cream ?'
They tasted, smaokod their lips and
were not certain.
DOCS il taste MS If u plug Of tobacco
had fallen into tho freezer ?"
"Ah kah I" they exclaimed, dropping
their spoons and trying TO spit out what
thoy had eaten. Both rushed out, and IL
wasn't long before tho proprietor rushed
in.
"See here, what In bazos are you talk
ing about 7n no demanded. "Whnt dc
you mean by plug tobacco In tho froezer1'
my kind friend, asked tho ladies /
this cream tasted Of plug tobacco.
don't taste any such taste, and | dom
believe you used bit of tobacco In 1t =
"Well, you don't want to talk that
way around here" continued the propri.
otor. my leo cream Is pure, and tho
man who says II isn't tells bold lilo -
IIo went away again and n woman with
long neck and sad face sat down and
said TO tho girl that she would take I
small dish of lemon Ice.
IL was brought, and she had takeI
/: about two mouthsful, when the strange
inquired
Excuse mo madam, but do you know
; how this cream was mado-havo you NJ
idea that they grated turnip aud ohalI
with the cream p
She didn't reply. She slowly roso up
wheeled around and made for the door
The stranger followed after, aud by grca
good luck his coat tails cleared tho doc
nh instant too soon 10 bo struck by iv'
pound box Of figs hurled with great force
by tho indignant proprietor. A. h,
reached the 1urbstono bo halted, looked
ut tho parlor and soliloquized
"Thcto are times when people should
infer and when they shouldn't. Isupposc
n had asked that woman If aho thought
they hashed up n sawmil In tho cream
she'd have folt u circular saw going dowr