The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-01-24
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Tho following good story il soll
ola landlord wIo kept = "e5.e'h
hotel, and Nho tried 10 oy'r re''l
gresn looking sneat Iho st'Gs
drew up at his rNncne one day witn
o passenger list ~ b,sS Ssriy thEt II
rsiucnd the ospcctaut sal smling
Hsn.iAc. to stats of despair, and to
AZ .Dbtrusa calculHtiou %! bls prof!
.nd loss account Am"uT the few
ldsG begiimmed rasarAscr" that
f.od in - feast uu tho good Things
.pread on b,s hospitab'' ooaTd. "tS
\ ysrdant looking iudiyiiol'' "h"
tightly c.uDchel ems 81 those old
fashioned. capsc!Vus mouih'ca'pst'
llSs.wiLh vast bDwcilud drpth tnat
on,. .sraudfnthuls used III their l"ili
criuIs, aud tina. were usually ilIen
9Th two shirts au6 a mouth n pro
Y!sicus Tuis particular carpet b"&
v.s uotablo only for the app.ten.
s..reme paucjty OF its c1ntentS, ana
wien our verdant tvevelcr sloni
away haslfnily to tho unoccnpi'd
aal Of the ioug G,aIiug ta1ie, aui
aeatad himceli in one ut the cha!rs
he deposited his dusty blg on VI
cant chair IT. his sid. coinJa.tu
ously did he attack the vinnis be-
fore him, that B3niitce tapped ilm
or The shoulder several times h"fore
h., o-,dno.d n dollar, the usuai
price Of meal ,
Your bill is two dollars, asid
bcniace
Hay
Two dollars. il you pleaeo.'
Gosh al darn il. landlord be
sSclsined, you dou't nIsan to say
voa tax fellow two dollars FOR a
neal like this p
"Onr charge is r dollar for every
-hair occupied at tao table fonr
Bag mvnopolIzea soat' and tLe
oaarge for il is the same as for Il
person."
"But, iedge, zee here. now. the
bag hain't eaten a burned mouth
iul."
Cant help that there are tho
yisnds before il, and II 1t don't par
take Of them, it 'is not my fault
Come, sir, pay over / haven't time
to argue tho matter.
"Waal. squire, maybe its all right
but it's seeins mighty tongh on lei
low. Here's your two do,iaIs.
And the owner of the bag sal
down and heartily finished his meal
amid the audible smiles OF bis fell
low passengers and tho very percep
tihle grin OF ezuItation on the land
lord face. HE meal done. he turn
ed 10 his bag. opened il, shook on
isa ereases and folds, and With pro
vokins sang froid thus addressed il
loud enough for all in the room t'
hear
II beg your pardon Mr.. Bag, fol
obliging you to wait for the seeon(
table. Hungry. oh should thiuLL
so, with nothing inside OF you butt
shirt and paper collar, and there
isn't much Substance in them. Lik'
rost beef, ell Here's a nice piece
Weighing dozen ponnds, l guess
Whew You took that in ono gulp
and il don't seern to distress yo'
either Try this roast OF lamb 7
can recommend it. Sorry tho min
sauce is all gone. Biscuit Yes
here's hnll plate full Biscuits M
rather trying on ones dig sstive una
chiuery, they say so suppose yol
try o plateful of bread on top O
them Will yon have spring chick
en- Two? Well you are cheeky
bat here they are. You don't wan
10 stick them. l soc. Some NOR
biscuitf There you have en-"
Suiting his actions to these words
the owner OF the bag stuffed into it
eapscions interior everything edibl
that lay within reach. regardless G
the constsrnation depicted in Oh
face Of the landlord, who rushed a
To stop him