Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-08-14
EATING HOUSE REVENGE.


somewhat harsllY, Tor cd n05 relish
having my meai5ations disturbed by
beggar. "Pardonnez moi, monsieur?n
The manner Of the man wes charm
ing Despite his seedy clothing and
the battered tile which he held IN his
hand he looked like q gentleman, or
one who had once been u gentleman.
"If you can spin your yarn IN En-
glish I'll listen to il" I said, still
somewhat brusquely, fer was sl-epti-
cal on the subject Of bergars. anu be-
lieved that indiscrimioata almsgiviag
was mighty bad tding for society in
general
In broken English he unfolded a
piteons tale of wee. He was q dentist.
He had come over from Rouen . month
before. He had spent ell his little
store Of money trying to set work,
aud now he Y as reduced to the painful
necessity OF appealing for charity.
"Ah! monsieur, you have ze courage
and ze confidence Of 70 yourg; but.
monsieur, re SHOWS OF 20 winters are
beginning TO como on me. and when
one suffers ze hungare 70 heart gets
cold, ard it IS very 5ittare, monsieur
S1epticisrn could1 . withstand sueh
talk and such q manner. [ took him
to a restaurant. gave him a gooa din
ner and dollar bill and shook hands
with him at parting ;ad wisaed him
good luck; and when / won't homo and
smoked my cigar I ieit On mighty good
terms - myself. Aad I congratu-
lated myself ulat : z.as not like some
people who stick to cast-iron prinei-
PIES and never discriminate in their
application.
A week later saw NJ French gen.
tleman again. He didn't sec ne. He
was doing tho blind-pedder act on
the Gowery. Tho spectacle was dis
astrous 20 my soli-esteom. All this
happened several months acc.
The other DAY a familiar voice
sounded in my err: "Parlez-yous
Francois, LloaoIouu.s
In moment conceived d iendish
plot to secure revenge. He had OBJ
viously forgotten me. listened to his
pathetic Story. took him to d cheap
restaurant, where price and quantity
are supposed to atone for all defects in
respect to the quality OF the fare
served.
"Monsieur is toQ good said the
Frenchman when we reached The en-
trance aud could snsR Tie odois that
came from within. y fear zat trouble
him too much.
Not at all, not at all. 7 intend to
give you treat that Will make you re-
member me.
He shrugged his shoulders slightly,
but stepped IN. 1 informed the pro-
prietor privately Of my little scheme.
and gave him the order for the Freuch-
mans dinner wasn't hungry NY
self; | would smoke q cieag. First
there was set before him .ive-cana
bowl of steamtng soup, into whose in-
gradients it would not be judicioqs TO
inquire too closely.
Tho Frenchman made slow work
with It, and hadn't halls finished it
when he protested that '.ze huRgarea
was satisfied.
You win obIlge me by eating 1t
al. +"
"Par6onnea moi. uonsieur.''
You internal swindlar, il yoa don
eat every thing thai have sot before
you, I'll have you arrested
''sacre" Kissed the Frenchman,
rising with the intention OF boiling
through The dooc.
"sio down, ycu chulnph exclaimed
the proprietor, putting q heavy hand
On his shoulder and forcing hia, into
his seat.
Befoee ha get out that FrencA.nas
eat % mess named ''Iaish staq, aa als
legged besisteak pia, q pIate loaded
with something that bore IN outvaed
emblanee to sausagea. aasortet,
vegetables and q couple Of se.eRlled
mince pies,
The sufTegings Of the Froaohmah
were 2iteous to behold; but '.ravenge
is sweet. - Besides, IL was cheap, for
it cost only twenty-five cents. Should
we ever meet again, that Frenohman
win rera9mber me- Sheffield (Eng.)
Telsgraph.
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