The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-06-27

/. was popular restaurant.
The secdy customer who had fingered
for half an honr over . dOughuut
revel. brushed the crumbs OF his psnta-
looms with his ix5 napkin AMI ap-
preached the cashier with AZ sbstrscted
air. A he handed over his dime he
remarked
Mister, l think you and could do
little business"
How So :" said the cashier.
Why. have noticed that th. folks
who patrofixs this bashery seem to 60
in mostly for cia,n ciiowder and beef
hash aud do1gbnuts They ignore the
more rsck<FcA> elements Of the meal
such - quail on toast and weston
steak You'd realize more profit il the
pablo partook more extensively Ut the
i1xnries Of the season, 50 TO speak
wouldn't you,"
Il reckon. replied the check-taker.
Have you ever noticed. continued
the seedy customer. that man Is An
emulstive icing: He is guided and
governed by public opinion rather than
ty his own ideas
The cashier nodded
Exactly. New do you sec what I'm
driving at: Public opinion, influenced
by hard times. says doughnuts ani
clam chowder. You wan. to educate
public opinion up to the more elevated
standpoint af quail on toast aud ven-
sion steak
How are you going to do it 7"
That's Just what I'm coming to.
That's where my inventive genius comes
in. You and put q job up on them.
Every dag about this time / come here
for dinner. | look over the programme
and yell out A; Here. waiter, turtle soup,
fried oyste $, pate de fois gras, aud .
pint Of Rosierer and the waiter he
sings out the order so that the whole
room can hear. The folks that have
just come in say to themselves Hello.
this is kind of stylish place. 1t won's
do TO eat baked beans and Goldfish balls
here. and then they will follow my
example more especially # the waiter
does his part we'll. and can infuse tone
Of sarcasm in his voice when passing
along the order for clam chowder aud
hash 81 as to make the cheap feeders
feel their insiguifcancc Things would
soon wo. X around if some ent-rprising
man would set the example"
We'll. said the cashier, you or any
boty else c.n order just what you like,
provided you pay for it."
Tn afraid you hardly appreciate
the Importance of my idea. In order
to insugurate the system il will be
necessary TO disregard the immediate
pecun,ary outlay Now. my PROPOSE
tion is that should oficiste ~ epieeu-
rean excmplar. will soon rouse the
spiii. IT emulation by my apparent
reckless extravaganza. l will, by rev.
cling III the dslicacies which would APP
psasc the appetite of Lncullus. stimu-
late others To like lavish indulgence.
| shall assist the process by casting
around me glanccs Of scornful deprecis-
,ions ut those grsveling souls who per-
sisi IN partaking Of humble fare. Here,
now. for instance. assume an air of
sit calmly and eat clam soup while l
was looking at you-and devouring
boued turkey"
mo; l should probably get up and
kick you" WAS the answer.
"Ah, but most men would take it diff
ferently They would say, I guess l
can afford boned turkey as we'll as that
fellow and they would order oil the
luxuries they could think of II would
catch EN-. tell you. Now, to come
right down 10 business. | amt ambi.
,ious; l don't ask any salary. All
want is to order what / like free gratis,
aud I'll set right to work and we'll
bring about the biggest revolution in
public opinion You ever SAW. What do
you say Is It IA bargain"
Il can, see Us 1t would exactly pay
me" saii the restaurant man. Il guess
things have got TO work around gradu-
ally"
"You don't seem to have much enter
prise" sadly observed the ericuresn
exempiar. wv bat kind Of one-horss
beaneTy l. this. anyhow You may put
down venison and quail in your lying
programme. and hanged if believe
you've got any IN your old chowder
mill. III offer my services 10 some
frst-elass establishment"