The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-22
NOT To BE FLIRTED WITH.
A Waiter Girl Whose Tongue IL a
Terror to the Drummerss
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Terror to the Drummerss
New York sun.
SCRANTON. March 9.--At one of the
Scranton hotels there is a handsome.
rosy-cheeked girl waiter, with large,
expressive hazel eyes and beautiful
brown bangs, who is more than
match for any and every fresh Gus
toner that tries TO make himself un-
duly familiar while she is doing her
duty in the dining-room. Her clear
complexion, big. bright eyes, abund-
ant hair, fine neck and shoulders, and
the grace and ease with which she
trips from table to table, attract the
attention of every commercial lady
killer that comes along, but in her
manner she gives them no excuse for
being fresh around her. She is as in
dependent as a man, and she knows
how TO take care of herself good deal
better than the generality OF pretty
girls do. A new customer at the
house asked her one morning if she
wouldn't accompany him to the thea
ter. and her reply surprised him.
II never saw you before, sir, and
theater?"
i've seen the play" he said. land
it's very good one | know YOU
would enjoy il, and it would give me
great pleasure to take YOU
well, if you are so anxious for me
to see the play just you buy me a
ticket and I'll go alone. I'll not let
you take me as sure as you live"
The man saw that he had met a girl
that wasn't to be fooled with, and he
felt little ashamed of himself. But
he was equal to the emergency, and so
he gave the handsome waiter two re-
served seats, and she got another girl
to 60 with her. The next time he
| came around he didn't invite her.
Where are you going TO be tonight
| little after o'ciock?'i another fresh
commercial fellow asked her at late
dinner one day, and she answered as
quick as flash:
II shall be right where belong, and
ii you are where you belong you won't
get into any trouble
That settled him for good. There
was a big rush at dinner one day, and
the bright girl was doing her best to-
ward seeing the guests promptly when
three fresh chaps. who had come in
| together, were seated at her table.
| She flew around in hurry, and when
| she had got ready to take their orders.
4 they dilly-dallied with their bills OF
fare, said simple things TO the busy
girl, grinned foolishly at her, tried to
guy her. and made themselves gener-
ally disagreeable. She waited patient
! ly long enough to have served them
4 all around, and then they heard this
from her pouting lips:
/ Did you gentlemen come III here
/ to dine or TO be funny III you came
/ 10 eat, | will serve you as quickly as
can; If you came TO be funny, per-
haps I'd better serve other people I'M
! I'll you get over being so.
| They gave their orders mighty
quick after that, and they behaved
themselves real well all through the
meal
| Half an hour after the regular
breakfast one morning n late sleeper
sauntered into the dining room. and
was waited upon by one of the girls.
She gave him the best the house
afforded at that late hour, but the
. food didn't suit him, and so he called
+ the handsome waiter over 10 him and
said
WHAT'S the matter with that other
girlP She didn't bring me half a
breakfast
Then he got this answer:
Il don't know what's the matter
with her, but / can tell you what the
matter is. The breakfast hour was
ended nalf an hour ago, and You'll
have 10 put up with the best we've
got. and she gave il TO you.
lie didn't say any more.