Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-24
A MIXED BEVERAGE.
Puzzled Walters and Interested Spectators
"A Sensitive Customer.
Nan Yer Crrr,1

New York SUM-
4 quiet little man, with a muffier around
his neck, mittens on his hands. ear tippets
on his ears, galoches, and the various other
appliances by which men who are always
troubled with coils may be distinguished
from nen who are not, entered the Aston
house rotunda the other evening. removed
his wrappings, climbed upon a stool, and
patiently waited to catch the eye Of the man
who was attending to the wants OF those at
the luncheon counter. There were a num-
Der II men about, and the place was rather
quiet. Tie attendant came briskiy to TIE
counter, slammed down napkin, q knife
and FORK, ami glass of water with one turn
of the wrist looked the little man very hard
in the eye, and said:
well, sir, what's yoUrSi'
"A little miroe pie. please"
@Mincs PIE, Jerry!" the attendant yelled
TO tho man outside. Then TIE quiet little
man said impressive.y: I'D like You, if
you please, to get me cup of coffee with a
little tea in il. Don't mnle noise about it,
you know, but just do it quietly, see.'
-An right, sir. Jerry, Two cups Of coffee.
Ehi Oh, no, Jerry. two cups of tea-what's
that sir! Why, of course, Jerry, make that
O cup OF coffee and tea"
fifteen feet, looked pained and Undecided,
then shouted back: How many cups of
coffee do you want.'
By this time the little man was very red,
and he ross slightly on the foot rail and
leaned over the counter. Say, / don't SEQ
why the hull house should be taken into this
thing" he said plaintively to the attendant
sJust order Inc one cup OF coffee with a
little tea in it,
Jerry, one cup of coffee-ro, ons cup OF
coffee with little tea in it
How much teal" yelled Jerry.
Just a little tea" said the attendant
briskly, "and hurry it up, will your
Now, that's very strange thing to drink, !"
said very large man with red nose and
glasses. to the late conner. is that drink
that is common in your part of the country"
No. snapped the little man, it amt
Then another diner a Little further along
lookei at the little man moment AMI said:
is that good drink for dyspepsia, sirf'
The little man discouraged all references
to the drink, but the interest in it was enor-
nous Jerry first arrived with full
fiedged cup of tea, and then he went back
and brought some coffee, but before the tea
was put into i. lie wanted to know if the man
wanted milk in the tea before the tea was
mixed with the coffee. The house had heard
it. and three or four loungers had gathered
around by this time, and VIXEN the beyerag,
finally arrived III proper shape there
WAS band Of spectators around the lite
man. who WAS gradually growing excited.
He gulps1 down a portion Of tho cup anil
the comments OF the bystander', who were
all very courteous, and ten asked the at
tendant husl,ily for a check. Here new
difficulty arose and it was not until the
opinions Of several If the bystanders were
had on the subject that single check was
finally agreed upon After the man had
grabbed it nervou ,ly an pain it, Jerry came
blithely into the room, bearing the mince pi,
aloft. The man had paid for it, but in the
excitement of the coffee AMI tea episode hal
forgotten K. ami the pie remains 20 his credi;
at the A>tor house to-day. The chances are.
however, that he will never claim it.