The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-04-23
The Thin Man From Dayton,


Yesterday moraing, soon after Tue eat
iugstands on the Central MatIiat ita5i
been thrown open to the mAw OF the
hungry public, and while HRS. M&er>,-
der was telling q small bow that ahs
| could hold up her right hand and swear
| that she never used Deans in Der coffee,
q stranger c&me, along and asked if he
| could ger bite to ear. RiTs. MaggudeI
has been on the market G0r many FEARS,
! and she thinks ste knows q thing CT two.
| She has f&ttered herself that she could
tell 10 Il bite just hCw much q customer
could eat, anG she has fer. vealg hsa SD
uadiSgnj3ed contempt for thin bodied,
sp&ce faced Inan, who try to chew their
coIfac and nince their toast: r s.#.-
This stranger was 4 lit&ie better than
asiE-foot shadow His foreground consist
cd Of L 8bi9fcOIlor ,1g16 mouth as big rs i
Inlnce. pie, and the. perspective revealed
nothing p2<t two na!lo@ eyes set felagw q
tnin Inc of sandy eyebrows, He re-
marked that he hal just arrived from
Dayton, and WIS ssoEAe what hungry. bur
| wanted lirat TO enquire lsaB much his
| breakfast W0utl c0sGa him, as. be was
rather sAor* of funds. $50 *ss.rH 5.
40, suppose you may be able to wor-
~ Gown SIX or sever, cents worth Of
| provisions &Aa a aup>o& Coffee she re-
! piled. i..9.""- ... e. .@ a...
sSQppose you Say twenty-five cents for
| all want to eat?" he raid IS the corners
| oE his eVes began to witch. /:
Mrs, Magruter looked him over, and
mentally cnlculerGd that she would MAXI
just thirteen cents by the bargain, ana
she replied:
" must have my Aon4y in advance
you know - 5f rE@a
She sad that was the understanding
| and wiaEed at the woman in +he neZi
stall. The thin man from Dayton dont.
led up on a stool, opened his neuto. ana
q fried sausage went cut OF sight SO
quickly that the last end seemed tt
/ smDke. A fried cake followed, then d
second sausage, and after d gulp Or TWO
the man handed out his cup with the
words, ,'phat tastes like real coffee; ginl-
me some incra.' @@
While she vas filing the cup lie roi
away with two hot biscuits and slice oI
beef, and tae coffee came Just in time K
wash down d bunk Of minCe-Die. Fix
! cOuld use both Gruls and his mouth a
once, and he attended strictly 10 business
| When Mrs Maoruder had filled the third
| cup her smile had quite vanished. She
saw that she wouldn't come out ever
without resorting to strategy. and she be
gan asking questions. The man an
\ awered none OF them except by a mourn
ful shake Of the head Crash! crasl
went his jaws, and lie reached out from
the shoulder like clock Mrs. Ma
gruder called his attention to dog-fgh
across tha way, hnt he ate faster tha,
4 ever. The BELL struck nine, and she re
marked that big corfagration was rag
ing at the Union Depot, but the man dix
not raise his eyes. a
| When Mrs. Magruder discovered thu
she was at5least SIX shilIiues behind, sb
said that she was q 'spoor widow wit
five children to support. ~
GLOW / do pity y0Ht" replied the man
az lie passed his cup Wita one hand sd,
raked III biscuit with fhe other. +
Then tIrs. Nagruder tod d story abou
I a man dropping dead on f'le market gh
day before, on account Of ogeraating, bn
the man5fgot away with two sried cakes
ana replied:
Curious how some folks will MAX
hogs IF themselves =
At Length Mrs. MagrutlEr wanted t
know much longer he could stand it, ant
che thin man from Dayton gave her d re
pEoachful glance, and answered:
4 Have | thus carly fallen in will
!, sWin6lers and faIaihers9''
4 She let him 60 On FOR three OF ton
Z minutes more, and then she limited tia
detective was providing around there
J. evidently "spotting some one.,,
! IT hel only give me twenty, five min
!. utes 60 finish my breakfast, he can tax
! ms and DO hanged !" answered the man
ard his arms worked faster than ever.
Mrs. bIagrlder was cornerea Sh
y iaid his money down, and asked him, TO
) the sake Of her poor orphans, to NOV
s on, and leave her ut least one fried cak
| as a business foundation. He pause,