West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-27
TRY OUR DINNER.
Soup cRd Tr0 hinds a Near
nFFoR 20 CENTS We

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| The old gentleman gazcd at the sign
| Tor minute or two, and dropped into
abstracted thought, expressing himself
aloud:
Try our dinner" he unused, chat
hearty, and I'd like To see anybody sling
more hospitality into three words than
| you get right there. Talk like that takes
right hold of aman by both hands and
says, I'm glad TO sec you step in and
we'll try To make it pleasant for you
Soup and two kinds of meat eh
! Well, If that wouldn't make hungry
man wipe his chops and think of home
should like TO know what would. Ii
starts off right too, and it winds up well
soup Is always my starter when want
dinner thatll put Christianity into
me. While the waters gone to fetch
/ II man has time to go through the bill
of fare on walk and pick out the very
cream of the kitchen. Two kinds of
meat is enough, ana enough il feast
wherever you find it. And all for
twenty cents Talk about hard-pan
this man digs clear down below il, and
covers his sign all over with Bene.
iactor,' though he don't say it i'm 40
many words. He's man with n soul
incapable OF mercenarv thought and
ought To be encouraged. The public
should testify its appreciation and back
up the philanthropist wherever IL
finds him. will represent the
| public and stimulate this unselfsh
| publican with smile or two
OF approval. 1t will crafty him, and
| perhaps add another handful of beans to
the SOUP" and so saying the man crossed
the hospitable threshold, and was mo-
toned toward table by sallow-faced
waiter
want To see the proprietor himself"
he said, poising against the counter.
Have him step this way, if you please, ,"
" lie is busy in the kitchen, sir, saving
up the meat" said the waiter.
Well, he can step this way minute,
l reckon, when he hears it's little bust
ness matter"
Is it a-a-billP'
oh, no, my dear sir-no bill"
" Was il 10 get an advertisement, sir,
you wanted TO see him2 / don't think
1T will do any good"
Clear out and bring in the old man.
want TO pay him tribute" said the
man jabbing his hand into his pocket rs
though he meant business
Cuj uiyJ bdlu Ine waiter running
toward the kitchen, which was behind "a
screen in the rear of the room, d" if you
want TO pay him something he'll be
right here in a second"
And sure enough he was He was a
beefy man, with face very red and
sweaty. He came forward with bright
expectant look, but dropped IT suddenly
as soon as he saw his visitor was a
stranger. He had hoped TO find a re-
mOrseful and penitent sOaker who had
/ scOoped him out Of three weeks board.
You are the proprietor here, ] pre-
sumo ?"
" Yaw-dot So"
You extend general invitation "
the public to try your dinner%'
pud oud mine zine for dem peoples
I 20 hah zoom timers for dwenty zends, if
/ dot was vat you vas zay nit me"
" Yes, just 80. And you commence
that sign with soup. May ! inquire if
onions comprise one Of the staples in
| the compoundP
Mine Cot Vat vas dem dings?"
/ " DO you put onions in the soupY
vas haf me two kints. In vun
vas vix onions uDd Garlic, but dot unter
/ kint vas make stdraight for desc 'Ner-
lean beoples"
You also stipulate two kinds of meat.
May ] inquire Of what they consist p'
Twenty zends," said the boss. stoop-
ing 10 m p his streaming face on the
corner Of a table-cloth.
" Mono. What kind Of meat have
you gotp
" Cow und pOrick"
] suppose you garnish with mintP
Nixverstdayp
OF course the board is embellished
with vegetable, fruits and berries in
season P'
" Der coup vas goot-1 like him
minezelf."
Never mind the soup--weve passed
that OF course you make n respectable
display in pastryP
The Dutchman looked puzzled, shook
his head and said he had been in this
country six years
simply wished to inquire whether
your D'cHa also includes dessert-pastrv.
confections and the like, you know"
ton't vas remember me zOmedings
you vas owe me ShOn zay you vas want
TO bay me-"
" Yes--yc but ] must have iuforma-
ton first Your dinner is tempting and
substantial as far as learned DO you
give a man potatoes and cabbage with
his soup and meats|
" Haw- -dey vas i'm der zoup, und
zoom carrots" and the Dutchman
smacked his lips and made move
toward the kitchen
Hold on just another minute
please. About the wind-up, now. Dc
you give n man dash of pic. pudding
raisins, nuts, ice-cream or anything ol
that sort to finish up with 2"
" Nix-nOd mOsch bis vas nod :
Grand Hotels for all dem stdyle unc
nonzense dot proke mans up already
Desc hazh gOnzen vas run for money