The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-04-16
The Victim Of Confidence
Game.

He was a man with q triangular
smile. u cold. steel gray eye. and face
as clean shaven as a priest. He sat
down at the end of the dinner table,
tucked o napkin under his chin, smiled
patronizingly upon the bowing waiter,
and said:
Bring me good tony dinner,
Thomas. No soup to-dsy-thanks.'
|Ycs, sah.'
Plenty Of substantials--turkey, Sec
ond Joint, remember
Yes, sah.'
With dash of cranberry sauce
Yes. ssh.'
See that the vegetables are warm
Yes. sah.'
And Thomas. calling him back;
the roast of beef must be rare and fat
don't forget.
Yes. sah--yes, sah.'
Then he stroked his face with the
air of man 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 occupied himself in watch
ing the other guests until the waiter
returned with his dinner heaped on a
tray.
Thomas he said, as the waiter
ranged the dishes in semi-circle before
him. you must do better if you expect
me to remember you, as / am in the
habit of doing. The last time was
here-the day Senator Blaine was with
me--you brought Us q dinner good
enough for king. But this is shabby,
Thomss-very shabby, after the way
have always looked after you. tap
ping his breast pocket significantly.
The baked oysters on the half-shell
are missing. Thomas. | don't see any
lobster salad or wine jelly. You must
use better taste, or l shall have to
wade through the bill of fare myself.
Thomas. and have such headsches |
don'f~ like to do it. This beef seems
cooked TO crisp. and looks as tough
as finance. Take it oil away. Thomas.
and try again. See if you can't do
justice to your reputation. Remember
am i'll. Thomas. and don't be sparing
of the dainties. You know my weak
ness-touch the palate in the right spot
and it's the same thing as putting
your hand in my pocket with wink
that opened the darkey's face from ear
to ear.
Yes. sah--yes, sab. Git il right
this time, Genl. See de mistake
took you fo' Gov'neh Williams-beg
pardon. sah--beg pardon-didn't see
ye fab in de face. We all gifts fused
sometimes--so many gemmen comm
And the waiter. with many apologies
lavished his best bows upon the self
asssrtive stranger as he gathered up
the dishes with great alacrity. In o
few moments he returned with the
choicest viands the house afforded, and
this time met with such unmistakable
evidence of approval that he stepped
over TO q brother waiter and informed
him i'm an eYultaat whisper that he
had Just foddered member of the
Cabinet with the best of satisfaction
and woali get five-dollar fee sure.
The other offered him dollar for his
chance. and lost his friendship from
that moment.
Thomas
Yes, sab
The waiter was bowling at his side in
an instant, and received the order for
dessert. which he proceeded 10 execute
with the utmost dispatch, not forget
ting TO include q good display of rare
delicacies, rs his own voluntary tribute
to greatness.
With folded arms he took his posi-
tion behind the chair of the stranger.
and waited imratiently for the mement
when he should see something glitter
IS it was slyly slipped Under the edge
of the plate-for he felt that member
of lthe Cabinet could not consistently
swerve from the gold standard.
Thomas
Yes, sab
These figs have been exposed to the
air for some time
Yes. sah,'
Bring me some from o fresh box
please. My stomach is veiy delicate
to-day.
Yes, sah.'
The eye Of the stranger watched the
retreating form of the sable child OF
hope until it passed through the door.
| and then the man arose and hastily
left the room. Gentle reader, would
Won know who it was that 90 basely
abused the confidence OF the suscepti-
BILE son of Hams You shall 1t was
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