West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-08
The SugarBowl.

Upon each OF the tables ranging along
the walls in Hunts diuing-room there sits
Sugar-bowl. IL is placed upon the end of
the table remctest from the wall, and when
waiter takes an order he shoves the bowl
across the table TO the other end This sig
mites that a customer occupying seat at
that particular table has given his order,
and 10y this simple plan the other walters
arc kept informed rs to who is waited upon
and who is not. One day an honest farmer,
who was innocent of the tricks of city
restaurants, entered the place, took seat,
and, pulling the sugar-bowl on his table
back toward the wall, proceeded To help
himself 20 pinch. He was not noticed by
any OF the busy walters who were hurrying
back and forth filling orders and clearing
away dishes. The old fellow remained in
his seat for fifteen minutes, patiently oN-
pecting 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 10y the nape of the neck
Squarely imprisoning the startled hash col
lector, the yeoman addressed him thus.
think cos | don't put on style and wear
store clothes when | come to town, that
| amt just rs able TO pay for what chuck
eat as any dressed up galoot in this scountry
Why, I'll buy yer burned old shop and
burn it down. Now | want you TO fetch
me q great big four -CoTnered moal-thc hes
In the place, and lots of il, dye hear me ~
The young man, as soon as released,
started To fill the commission OF the mus
Cular Granger, and the customer took his
seat once more, but this time further away
from the wall. Reaching back he pulled
the sugar bowl to the outer end of the
table and dug out another handful TO stay
his hunger until the big meal should arrive.
The sugar-bowl was now ON the end of the
table which significd that the old farmer
was not waited upon, and in an instant IA
young fellow stepped up TO him and asked
what he would have.
IL sent feller after my grub" replied
the man from the country.
The waiter pushed the sugar-bowl To the
rear and walked of The farmer again
pulled the bowl out aud went TO cXploringit
Another waiter, spying the bowl ON the
outer end of the table, tackled the rural
rooster, who impatiently answered that he
had no use for him. This waiter gently
propelled the sugM-DOW To the wall, and
bounced away about his business by this
time the countryman was thoroughly
aroused. Taking hold of the offending
bowl he sayagely drew it to the front but
had no sooner done 80 than he was APP
preached by u youth wearing an apron,
who carried him bill of fare, and stood
waiting for Instructions. ''Goto the dewitt"
clustered the farmer. you're almighty,
ALFRED willin' to get me something to eat
since you found out that amt bcggar
One feller is enough to git what | want,
and he's done gone for it,"
The waiter took hold OF the sugar bowl
TO place it where 1t belonged once more,
but the farmer wouldn't have il.
Fetching the young man a stroke across
the jaw, hc sang out
''Let that ere thing alone, dog-gonc you
Yer fearful 'fraid that I'll eat half cents
worth of yer blasted old sugar. I'll pay for
all the stuff | swallcr i'm this shebang, and
/ don't want nobody comm around me
showing dishes outen my reach Now you
just clare out o hyar."
BY this time the boys tumbed to the old
mans innocence, and allowed him tomunch
his sugar in peace until his dinner arrived