Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-11
A MATCH FOR THE DRUMMERS.
Comm erciaf Lady-KilIers Can't FIirt with
This Pretty Waiter-Girl.

AT one of the Scranton hotels there
is handsome, rosy-cheeked girl wait
er. with large. expressive hazel eyes
and beautiful brown bangs, who is
more than match for any and every
fresh customer that tries TO make him.
self unduly familiar while she is doing
her duty in the dining-room, says
Scranton, Pa, correspondent of the
New York San. Her clear complex
ion, big, bright eyes, abundant hair,
fine neck and shoulders, and the grace
and ease with which she trips from ia
BILE 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 Independent as
man, and she knows how 10 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 accom-
pany him TO the theater, and her re-
ply surprised him.
81 never saw you before, sir, and
why should you invite me to go to the
theater?
i've seen the play" he said, "and
it's very good one. l know you
would enjoy it, and it would give me
great pleasure to take you"
''Well, if you are so anxioes for me
to see the play just buy me a ticket
and I'll go alone I'll not let you take
lie, as sure as you live"
The man saw that he had met 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 90 with her The next time he
came around he didn't invite her.
where are you going to be to-
night little after o'clockp" another
fresh commercial fellow asked her at
a late dinner one day, and she an
swered as quick as flash:
Il shall be right where belong, and
if 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 share to-
ward seeing the guests promptly, when
three fresh chaps, who had come in
together, were seated at her table.
She flew around in a hurry, and, when
she had got ready to take their orders,
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 pa
tiently long enough to have served
them all around, and then they heard
this from her pouting lips:
did you gentlemen come in here to
dine or to be funnyP If you come to
eat, | will serve you as quickly as |
can; IL you came to be funny, perhaps
I'd better serve other people until you
get over being so.
They gave their orders mighty quick
after that, and they behaved them
selves real we'll all through the meal.
Half an hour after the regular break
fast one morning late sleeper saun-
tered into the dining-room and was
waited upon by one of the other girls.
She gave him the best the house af-
forded at that late hour, but the food
didn't suit him, and so he called the
handsome waiter over to him and
said:
whats the matter with the other
grip She didn't bring me half
breakfast"
Then he got his answer:
Il don't know what's the matter
with her, but l can tell you what the
matter is. The breakfast hour was
ended half an hour ago, and you'n
have to put up with the best we've
got and she gave it to VOun
He didn't say any more.