The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-04-05
EATING HOUSE REVENGE.
Sad Fate of n Frcnchman Whose rriCkcr'
Caused Him Considerable Trouble.


Caused Him Considerable Trouble.
Parlcz yous Francais, monsieur? -
" Not Dy Ia &c majority replied
somewhat harshly, for did not relish
having my mcditations disturbed 10y a
beggar. "Pardonnel moi, monsicur?' ~
The manner OF the man was charm-
ing DESPITE his scedy clothing and
the battered tile which hc held i'm hi,
hand he looked like a gentleman. or
one who had once been a gentleman.
III you can spin your yarn in En-
gli,h I'll listen 10 it, said, still
somewhat brusque'y, for was skcpti-
cal on the subject OF bcggavs and be
lievcd that indiscviminatc almsgiying
was a mighty bad thing for society IN
general.
In broken English he uufoldcd a
piteous tale Of wee. He was "a dentist.
lie had como over from Roucu "a month
before. He had spent all his littc
store Of money trying 60 get work,
and now he was reduced 10 the painful
necessity of appealing for charity.
"Ah, monsieur you have lc courage
and zc confidence OF ze young, but
monsieur, zc SHOWS Of 2c winters are
beginning TO come on me, and when
one suffers zc hungaro zc heart gets
ccld, and it is very bitturc monsieur '
Skepticism couldn't withstand such
talk and such "a manner took him
TO "a restaurant, gave him "a good din
uer and "A dollar bin and shook hands
with him at parting and wished him
good luck; aud when went homo and
smoked my cigar fc,t oE mighty good
terms with myself And | congrat1-
lated myself That was not kc some
people who stick to cu,t-iron princi-
PIE, and never discriminate i'm their
application.
4 week later saw my French gem
tlcman again lie didn't see mo. lie
wa, doing the bHud-pcdd cr act ON
the Bowcry The spectacle was dis
astrous To my sclf-cstccm All this
happened several months ago.
The other day "A familiar voice
N'hllb'h III my car az l'"-' 't7
Francais, monsieur
In moment ! conceived "a Gcudish
plot TO secure revenge. lie had OBJ
viously forgotten me. listened TO his
pathetic story. took him TO "a cheap
restaurant, whore price and quantity
are supposed TO atone for all defects in
respect TO the quality OF the fare
served.
Monsieur is too good, said the
Frenchman when we reached the en-
trance and could snin the odors that
came from within. IL fear zat trouble
him too much.
"Not at all, not at all intend to
give you a treat that will mako you re-
member me.
lie shrugged his shoulders slightly.
but stepped in. | informed the pro-
prictor privately Of my little scheme,
and gave him the order for the French
mans dinner wasn't hungry my
self | would smoke ciga" First
there was set before him "a Gyc-ccut
bowl Of stcaming soup, into whose in-
gradients it would not be iudiciou, 70
inquire too closely.
The Frcuchman made slow work
with IL, and hadn't half finished il
when ne protested that "zr hungaro'
was satisfied.
You will ob'igc me by eating il
all.
"PardOnnrz moi monsieur
you Internal -wiudlcr, If You don
eat every thing that have set before
you, I'll have you arrested.
"Sacrc,' hisscd the Frcncimau,
rising with the intention Of jolung
through the doo'.
"Sit down, you chump" exclaimed
the proprietor, putting heavy hand
on his shoulder and forcing him into
his scat
Before he got ont that Frcuchman
eat mess named Irish stew am al-
legged bccf-tcaS pie, "a plate loaded
with something that bore AN outward
resemblance 10 sausage. assorted
vegetables ana couple OF tO-callcd
mince pics.
The sufTcring- Of the Ercuchman
were piteous 20 behold but revenge
is sweet Besides, IL was cheap, for
IL cost only twenty-five cents Should
we ever meet again, that Frcnchman
will remember me- Shelf ,ld tEug ,
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