The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-11-25
The Sugar Bowl.

Upon each Of the tables ranging along
the walls in Hunts dining room there sits a
sugar-bowl. 1t is placed upon the end OF
the table rcmctest from the wall, and wher
waiter takes all order no shovcs the bowl
across the table to the other end. This sig
| mites that customer occupying a seat at
that particular table has given his order,
and by this simple plan tho other walters
arc kept informed as TO who is waited upon
and who is not. One day al honest farmer,
who was innocent of the tricks of CITY
restaurants, entered the place, took a scat,
and, pulling the sugar-bowl on his table
back toward the wall, proceeded to help
himself to a nIIlh. lie was not noticed by
any of the b'sy walters who were hurrying
back and tor,h filling orders and clearing
away dishes. The old fellow remained in
his scat for fifteen minutes, patiently OK
pcc'ing some one to offer to take his order;
but, no one appearing to see him, he got
mad at the apparent neglect and tried to
hail three or four passing WATERS, who
failed to grasp the situation. After half a
dozen Sights, rs he thought, the honest
farmer stretched forth his mighty paw and
gathered waiter by the napc of the neck.
Squaroly lmprisoning the startled hash col
lector, the ycoman addressed him thus.
"Sce hyar, young fellcr, you needn't
think cos l don't put on style and wear
store clothes when come to town, that
l amt just as able to pay fer what chuck l
eat as any drcsscdup galoot in this country.
Why, I'll buy yer burned old shop and
burn il down. Now want you to fetch
me great big four -cornercd meal--the bes
III the place, and lots OF it, dye hear ne z"
The young man, as soon as released
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cular Granger, and tho customer took his
scat once more, but this time further away
from the wall. Reaching back he pulled
the sugar-bowl to tho nncr end of the
table and dug out another handful to stay
his hunger until the big meal should arrive.
The sugar-bowl was now OH the end of tho
table which significd that the old farmer
was not waited upon, and in an instant a
young fellow stepped up to him and asked
what he would have.
81 sent IL fcllcr after my grub" replied
the man from the country.
The waiter pushed the sugar-bowl to the
rear and walked off. Tho farmer again
pulled the bowl out and went to exploringit.
Another waiter, spying the bowl on the
outer end of tho table, tackled the rural
rooster, who impatiently answered that he
had no use for him. This waiter gently
propelled the sugar-bow, to the wall, and
bounced away about his business BY this
time the countryman was thoroughly
aroused. Taking hold Of the offending
bowl he savagoly drow it to the front, but
had no sooner done so than he was ap-
proachcd by youth wearing an apron,
who carried him a bill of fare, and stood
waiting for Instructions ''Goto the devil!"
clustered the farmer. t'You'rc almighty,
all-tircd willin' to get me something to eat
since you found out that ain't beggar.
One fcllcr is enough to git what | want,
and he's done gone for 1t" u
The waiter took hold Of the sugar-bowl
to place it where 1t belonged once more,
but the farmer wouldn't have it.
Fetching the young man stroke across
the jaw, ho sang out:
"I.ct that ere thing alone, dog gone you
Yer fearful 'fraid that I'll cat half cents
worth of yer blasted old sugar. III pay for
all the stuff swallcr in this shebang, and
l don't want nobody comin' around me
showing dishea outen my reach. Now you
just clare out o hyar,"
by this time the boys tumbled to the old
mans innocence, and allowed him to omunch
his sugar in peace until his dinner arrived.