The Meeker herald., 1889-10-12
and you told tho waller to bring in


patleut and came to my rescue. said
he: .Porterhouso steaks pretty nice
said | guessed 1t was, but. bless
YOU, l didn't have rny aequaIni-
anco with IL Seeing ] hesitatcd. he
said that some folks liked broiled white
hsh. said l supposed they did.
Then. looking over my shoulder. he
thought that julionn, soup was very
good. Ididn't deny tina, proposition
either. Mia. do you think of an
ome!ette?' asked tho African. ! tod
him | supposed It was very digestiblc.
And Vegetables ho continued de-
clnrel thought vegetable, were very
useful To hungry person. This made
him smile, and when | told him he
Nigh, bring me New England din
ncr and half pumpkin pic lao came
near Ia laughing outright. iis brought
me n paper and told me should have
my order In very few minutes !
got very tired OF waiting and won
dered why restaurant cooks were 10
awfully slow. ] understood II later
on"
Drunk. was hcg'
IL don't know about that; bat con
sIdcring that tho idiot OF u darsy took
1t for granted I wan,oi every thing las
had suggested. and that tho COOK pre-
hv used duo diligence.
And you have tho efroniery 10 tell
mo you stood that kind of nonsense
"oi course knew /, wa, nonsensl-
cal Ia the stupid walter 10 % interpret
my remarks. but what wa, ] Ia do'
Tho articles were there. and being
hungry. did my level hos, 10 do
justice 10 tho cooks skill. i, wa, the
sguare,t meal ever g,o. and. honest
~. didn't fool hungry again Tor
twoniy.iour hours. SIN. II wa, Ilgh,
expensive. for when ! looked NJ tho
bit Of cardboard the Niger hrough, me
found ssvoa dollar, and d'i.en cent,
scored against me-"
Il nm no, surprised that You aro
anSlou, TO i.av, town" said III, re-
porter. In disgust after TWO such
guy, n, tina. you oush, 10 bo satisfied
to t,ny n, your rural home for III, next.
ten years"
II suppose ought. bat. you 100. !
haven't got ,hrchsi yet. IN. next
morning wAnIcI to $50 III. city
bit. 20 l called "a real innoosn,-!oois-
Ing cahmas aud told him Id Ike To
ridc around town bit 'wsn, to Sc,
tho sights. 'spa-,?' ko asked. with n
winning smllu uppl his face. Exactly.
told him
Tho reporter groanei.
II 800 you anticipate what. coming.
f. wa, lut, ten O'Clock In ia. morning
when We started oui and dld'n, shake I
hgm on unul midnight"
Il should ,hlas you w-r. too drunk I
by tina, ,lmo 10 know the hour"
Drunk uPoa honor never took
u drink In ,Hy life. iol sec he
wouldn't suffer mo TO GO Id Ind .
enough Of I, n, coon n, NO had had
dinner. abou, two o'clock"
eve. do you .AyP'
why. yo.. sir. II. said that ali
ruai .cntl-mun treated eahmsn To
dinner " kua on, r.d!s.. dldn't wish
20 10 unernll-msniy. you sno~. bui
what mn appetite tina; fellow had. ane.
besides. h. wa. .om-Nha, cpicnr-nn
In hi. ,a.,.s; phcAsan,-. fried oyster.
por,crhousc steak. and such 'hings"
What. all n; Quo slt'insf"
"wcii. no, exactly. bat. you .-c.
,hcro was suppus aud then. after
,hca,er. hc !n,!.,.d on wsnd-up
meal"
"And you actually took him 10 the
,h.aipr With you"
IL did. and no ga, In bad humoi
all through tho performance because
l hadn', ;ssoa "a private box. lie
.aii h. wasn't Accustomed 10 sitting
out there among common people In
tho parqucL'
That's fact; tho gallery would
hayc suited him better"
"WH,n', ,hir'y.iiyc dollars rather
high for him To charge mc9'
''Siucc no consented to On, with
YOU sunday times and accompany you
q dollhr.and halt seats In tho ,hea,cr.
possibly. It IL not worry excessive"
That's jgsi vha. hr sa,d. aud
added tina, hc should hav, made 1t
more. only hc though, ;hn, Ia come
down with ,en.doliar bill at least n
tip foF him personally. But. you
500. didn', ak him 80 On, with mc
or go TO tho thcaicr. either. Tho re-
guests camo from him"
'Wo,l. whs, did you do9'
II compromised by giving him five
dollars-,hi, Is to say. forty dollar, In
all. 1 had heard that hnckmcn
charged pretty high. bu; confess !
diln t think they asked rs much rs
that lIo said. though. tina, twas
pretty trying to drive through tho
parks and by tho prominent buildings
dny after day. and tina, they ought TO
get mo,o ihaa they do"
When did nil this hnppcn'"
Las, night I did cSpcc. 30 stay
over until tomorrow. but my u1fortu-
ns,o blundcr in no, properly under
standing tho clerk busted my calcula-
,ions. You SEQ no asked mo II ]
wanted room single or On suite
taat's the way he explained II 10 me
! thi. morning VIVA, though. h,
asked was II wished n room To suit,
and ! said wanted Il TO suit ! wa.
much a.,oniShci nj the ilnery OF my
| quarters. but my friend who had been
/ In hero told the things wcrc fine at
tho hotel. and. a. no only paid ono dol