The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-05-23
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ne was q man with triangular smile,
= cold. ,steel-gray eye, land ~ face a
clean-shaven as u ;priest. He sat down
Ut the end of the dinner-table; tucked a
napkin under his chin smiled patroniz-
inly at the bowling waiter, and said:
bring me good tony dinner,
Thomas: No soup to-day-thanks."
"Yes, sah."
"Plenty of substantials-turxey,
second joint, remember"
AYES, sab, }" ~.
with dash Of cranberry sauce"
"Yes, sab"
"see that the vegetables are all warm. !"
" md Thomas" calling him back !;
" the roast beef must be rare and fat
don't forget" -,
"Yes, sah-yes, sah."
Then he stroked his face with the air
Of lpan on the best terms with himself,
dipped lump of sugar into his glass of
water, crushed it in his mouth, dropped
back into graceful attitude, and occu-
pied hisaself in watching the other guests
until the waiter returned with his din
ner heaped upon q tray.
Thomas" he said, a. the writer ranged
the dishes in semi-circle before him
"you must do better if you expect me to
remember you, as I'm in the habit OF do
ing. The last time was here-the day
Senator Matthews was with me-you
brought me a dinner good enough for a
king. But this is shabby, Thomas
shady, after the way I've always looked
after you-" tapping his breast pocket
ai0nifcanflv tafho haLod ov.%o-e m 81, a
half shell are missing. Thomas, l don't
see any lobster salad or wine jelly. You
must use better taste, or shall have to
wade through the bill of fare myself,
Thomas, and have such headache do
not like to do it. The beef seems cooked
to a crisp, and looks rs tough as finance.
Take it all away, Thomas and try again.
See if you can't do justice to your reputa-
ton. Remember am ill, Thomas, and
don't be sparing of the dainties. You
know my weakness the palate in
the right spot, and it's the same as putting
your hand in my pocket" with = wink
that opend tine darkey's face from ear to
ear.
"Yes, sah-yes, sab. Get right dis time
Gin1. See de mistake-took ye TO- Gov
neh Williams beg pardon, sah-beg
pardon see We fe'h in de face.
We all gifts fused sometimes many
gemmen COMM"
And the waiter, with many apologies,
lavished his best bows upon the self-as-
sertive stranger as he gathered up the
dishes with great alacrity. In 4 few
moments he returned with the choiset
Wanda Tho ho,,,o nG1~1ol .~l 49,. 49,
met with such unmistakahle evidence of
approval that he stenped over to broth
er waiter and informed him in an exult-
ant whisper shat he haa just foddered a
member of the Cabinet with the best of
satisfaction and would get five dollar
fee sure. The other offered him dollar
for his chance, and lost his friendship
from that moment.
''Thomas.''
''Yes, sah."
The waiter was bowing at his side in
an instant, and received tho order for
dessert, which he proceeded to execute
with the utmost dispatch, not forgetting
to include a good display of rare deli
cacies. as his own voluntary tribute to
greatness.
With folded arms he took his position
behind the char of the stranger, and
waited impatiently for the moment when
he should see something glitter ~ it was
slyly slipped under the ed &c of the plate
for he felt that member of the Cabine,
could not consistently swerve from the
gold standard.
'Thomas."
"Yes sah."
"These fgs have been exposec to the
air for same timea"
''Yes sah.''
'Bring me some from a fresh box,
please. My stomach is very delicate TO-
day"
The eye of The stranger watched the
retreating form of the sable child of hope
until 1t passed through the door; and
then the man arose and hastily left tho
room. Gentle reader would you know
who SO baselv abused the confidence ol
the susceptible son of Ham7 You shall
it was Chicago drummer!