The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-02-22

bay rum turned two shades whittier |
than the powder he spread % freely |
on my face when asked for my bill.
which xas seventeen dollars
.Oh. that'll never do. objected the
F, reporter
That's what said. bat the boss Of
the shop said twas always ten dollars
for dye The lotion. porade and
| hay rum were FIVE dollars hair cut
Scyenty-iiye cents. shampoo the same;
shave. twenty-five cent; bay rum on
face. ten cents"
hut fifteen cents i yet unaccount-
cd for persisted the reporter.
Yes. well. The boot-black got that
and he wanted quarter. but he con-
scented to compromise on that when
told him they only charged = nickel al
Clinton"
..And you mean 70 tell me you raid
such an outrageous bills"
THAT did or course l knew Il
was somewhat cxorbitani- but ] was
stranger and the iive or six BARRIERS IN
The shop all said the prices We're what
all swell people paid and i was only
ignorant fellows from the country that
made fuss about IL That WASH the
worst on IL
"Then you have had other expert
: encass''
~ should say so. Do you suppose
: I'D complain II il was only seventeen
: dollars You see. l stopped Al the
hotel on the European planet your
, meals where you want EN- and pay
T, for what YOU order. | didn't know
much about that sort Of thing. but
. friend az m.nc who had been in hers
on a visit told me il was lots chcapei
= than paying three Or four dollars
= day
You found II so. did you7"
= Rather not. replied the youns
fellow. rs a sickly smile Played ovcl
: his face. I've good appetite Worl
\, on farm in the summer time AM
teach school in the winter lost N.
= school Just before Christmas because
whipped the son Of one Of the direct
ora That is. he pitched into me b
:, cause l forbade his speaking 20 IA
Girl during school hours. and think
81 cot the best OF the fight To p
!. honest. Others amt Of my opinion
But about my appetite: ! am a goo
~ eater. winter and summer. and ~.
after leaving the harber--hop saw
restaurant sign When got in thing
looked pretty nice. and the wai-c- VI
awfnlly polite. taking my overcoat an
hat in one hand With q box an
scrapc. and pushing my chair undt
me with the other hanl- Well whe
the bill ~ fare was handed 10 me.
70 sortcr upset me biz To .e.l YOU Il
truth. twas the fr-t time ever "a
one. I've been used 70 having Il
food put before me on the table ~
Il eating without any questions"
q And you told Tie waiter 70 bring
!" all Of II. did yousf
he THAT wasn't mr. object read oy
he this and that. trying 10 make MP y
20 mind iu-t what did want. but took
re 20 much time that the dairy got \
ID patient ana came 70 my rescue -
uE- IMINEIl4W4A-E
II said | guessed il was. but bic
he YOU. didn't have any acquair
an ance with III Seeing hesitated.
said that some folks liked broiled viii
Gc f-h. said supposed they d
II Then. looking over my shoulder,
he thought that iulienne soup was vc
al good didn't deny that PrOPosi'ic
7 either. What do you think q
NY omcletfc2' asked the African 4
ton him supposed il was very digestib
And vegetables he continued 4
I'VE ciarcd thought vegetables were "
err useful 10 4 hungry person This ma
mt him smile. and when ! told him
the mirh, bring me New England 4
md ncr and half q pumpkin pie he cal
the near 10 Laughing outright lie bronG
ply me 4 paper and told me should by
hlt- my ordes- in very few minutes
elf cot very tired Of waiting and VI
rh- dered Why restaurant cooks were
ter awfnlly slow. understood i a
bic on
DO Drunk. was hes'
e. ~ don't know abDu. that: hnt g
re- sidcrinr that the idiot 81 d darsy x
20 IL for granlel wanted every thing
had suggested and that the cook p
on. pared every one ~ he dishes. III
be used due diligence
80 .-And yon have the effrontcry %
irst me yon stood that kind of nonSens'
for .-Of course ! knew il was nonscr
ave cal in the stupid waiter 70 80 interp
ity- my remarks. but what was 70
int The articles were there and b.
had hungry. ! did my level best 70
the justice to the cook skill il was
md. sauare-f meal ever ate and hons
one IL. | didn't feel hungry again
( txcniy-four hours Still. II was 4.
DSy- expensive. for when looked at
che. bit OF cardboard the Niger brought
p in | found seven dollars and fifteen c.
hair scored against me
lose Il am not surprised that you
,mb anxious 10 leave town." said the
, 70 porter. in disgust. After two :