Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-09-06
ABOUT ICE CREAM.

1
He slipped into an ice cream saloon
very softly, and when the girl asked
him what he wanted, he replied:
"Corn beef, fried potatoes, pickles
and mince pie
''Ihis is not restaurant-this is
an lee cream parlor," she said.
''Then what did you ask me
what I wanted for? Why didn't you
bring your ice cream?''
She went after it, and as she re-
turned he continued: -sr
"You see, my dear girl, you must
lnfer-you must reason. 1t isn't
likely that l would come into an ice
cream parlor to buy a grindstone, is
lit? You didn't think came here to
ask if you had any haled hay, did
you?'
She looked at him in great surprise
and he went OH:
''If l owned hardware store and
you came in, l would infer that you
came for something in my line,
wouldn't step out and ask you if you
wanted to buy mule, would I?''
She went away highly indignant.
An old lady was devouring dish of
cream at the next table, and the
stranger after, watching her
moment, called out:
"My dear woman, have you found
any hairs or buttons in your dish?''
"Mercy! no?" she exclaimed, as
she wheeled around and dropped her
spoon.
''Well, / am glad of it!'' he ex-
claimed; ''if you find any just let me
know"
She ,19f l9pksq1 ka1 at t.ll him 6qE minute
proprietor, for he came running in,
and exclaimed:
''Did you tell that woman that there
were hairs and buttons in my ice
cream?"
mo, sir.
s'You didn't?'' as..
"No. sir, did not; merely re-
auested her in case she fouLd any to
inform me-
"Well, sir, that was mean trick"
MY dear SIR said the stranger,
smiling softly, "did you expect me
to ask the woman If she had found q
crowbar or a sledge hammer in the
cream. 1t is impossible, sir, for
such articles to be hidden away in
such small dishes?''
The proprietor went away growl-
ing, and as the stranger quietly sip
ped away at his cream, two young
ladies came in, sat down near him,
and ordered cream and cakes. He
waited until they had eaten little,
and then remarked
"Beg pardon, ladies, but do you
observe anything peculiar in the taste
of the cream?''
They tasted, smacked their lips
and were not certain.
"Does it taste as if plug of to-
bacco had fallen into the freezer?"
he asked.
"Ah! hah," they exclaimed, drop
ping their spoons and trying to spit
2ut what they had eaten. Both rush
ed out; it wasn't long before the pro-
p.ietor rushed in.
s'See here, what in blaZes are you
talking about?'' he demanded.
s'What do you mean by plug of to-
bacco in the freezers?' "My kind
friend, L asked the ladies il this cream
tasted of plug tobacco. I don't taste
any such taste and / don't believe
you need a bit of tobacco in it!''
"Wen, 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 woman
4 with long neck and sad face sat
down and said that she would take a
n small dish of lemon ice.
t 1t was brought, and she had taken
1 about two mouthsful when the stran-
S ger inquired.
y Excuse me madam; but do you
know how this cream was made
e have you an idea, that they grated
e turnip and chalk with the cream?"
ofl She didn't reply. She slowly rose
y up, wheeled around, and made for
p the door. The stranger followed
le after, and by great good luck hiseoat
st tails cleared an instant too soon to
IN be struck by five pound box of figs
Id hurled with great force by the indig.
c. nant proprietor. AS he reached THE
ne curbstoae ne hated, looked at tue
OF paflar. anu soiloquized;
nd There are times when peopl,
lie should inter, ami there are tiinas
d. when they shouldn't, 1 suppose If
-. thad asked tllat woilla if SHE tlloassiia
). shey has Led up . saw -lliil i'll I'll
~ cream she d have felt = circular sa,
ar going down her throat. ---Detroi
of Free Press,