Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-05-19
YOUNG WOMEN ORDER ALUNCH
The Dihculty of Making a choice-How
IL Looks TO a waiter, Who Sees
Variety of Human Nature.
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Two young women entsr well-known
uptown restaurant for luncheon AS they
sit down one of them begins to tell how
hungry she is, while her compsp ion echoes
her sentiments with ferver. II thought we
should never get here, says the first. 81
am actually faint, " says the second. land
| am going to eat and not talk a bit. Each
of them seizes bill of fare and begins to
look il over. The frs. runs her eye up and
down the sheet, evidently in doubt. At
times she pauses for moment as if she
bad decided what to order, but che
seems to find nothing satisfactory. Her
friend has begun an entirely different ex-
animation. Starting at the top of the list,
she goes down it slowly, examining every
thing carefully. Il seems as if she were cure
TO hill upon q choice. When she reaches
the last wcrG on the last page, she looks up
and signs. What are you going to order,
she asks with an air of resignation. 81 am
sure 1 don't know" is the discoursging
reply.
The waiter who has been standing stock
still, moves his feet little uneasily. Let's
begin on the soups, Jen, says one, and they
fall to studying the soups. After pause,
the one addressed as 'Jen" suggests in an
apologize manner mock turtle soup
On" Gays the other, 81 thought tomato
would he nice" 81 don't care, so long as
it is something" is the reply.
Nov, Jen' You don't want tomato.
You only say that TO please me-"
az do, too, you know DO "
You might be frank about it, coolly
There is no reason why we shouldn't
have both"
The waiter YEARLY changes from one
leg 20 the o:hsr.
Well, then, I'll order mock turtle"
But don't want mock t-rtle; you
know l don't. l won't have IT."
The waiter moves off silently jas. in
time for them to turn ard see his back.
Isn't this vtxpg'" says the one who
had suggested mock turtle soup. 81 shall
make complaint about that man. "The
waiter, having noticed that they are look
ing for him, hurries across the room.
''Will you bring ne some mock turtle?"
SAYS the one who wanted tomato soup,
severely.
mo, no don't" protested the other.
Tomato, served for twO," The waiter
looks on helplessly, but does not make a
start,
Nov, Jen, don't be perverse,"
You are perverse.'
Then comes dignifed pause, followed
by a respectful cought to remind them that
their order is still hanging fire.
Then says one. let's just have some
plain consomme"; and consOmme it is.
After the waiter returns with their order,
each says that she hopes that the other is
satisfied. The waiter goes away and re-
turns three times to get the rest of the
order He tries the shutting of feet and
changing positions, but they have fin
ished their soup now and are discussing
gowns Finally the waiter has recourse to
the respectful cough again, and they both
look up.
"Oh, what shall we have next?" asks
"Jen"
'It's such bother to order. 1 wish
papa was here. He doesn't have auy trou-
ble,"
81 don't feel very hungry now; any
way. Suppose We don't wait any longer,
but go around to get our hat"
"All right" gratefully.
Let me pay for the check; l have Just
the amount"
mo, let me; want to get a ten-dollar
bill changed"
mo. l insist
Another pause and other cough. The
waiter takes the check and the money and
starts for the cashier desk In moment
he is back again. THE quarter is punch
ed" he says, with bow.
''Oh, Jeu, now you will have to get the
bill changed"
"Jen" hunts around for her purse, finds
it and begins to look for the bill. 81 know
have it," she says "but where is it2"
After going carefully over all the bills she
remembers that she spent the $40 bill down
town. "Hereis five. any Way - she Rays