Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-03-07

Day rum. turned Two shades WnlUer
than the powder he'd spread so freely
on my face when I asked for my bill,
which was seventeen dollars.
1'Oh, that'n never do" objected the
reporter.
That's what I said. but the boss of
the shop said twas always ten dollars
for dye. The lotion. pomade and
bay rum were FIVE dollars. hair cut
seventy-five cents. shampoo the same;
shave, twenty-five cents; bay rum on
face, ten cents"
"But fifteen cents is yet unaccount-
ed for,'' persisted the reporter.
..Yes, well. the boot-black got that,
and ne wanted quarter, but he con-
sented to compromise on that when l
told him they only charged nickel at
Clinton"
land you mean to tell me you paid
such an outrageous bill?"
THAT did. Of course knew it
was somewhat exorbitant, but was q
stranger and the five or six BARRIERS in
the shop all said the prices were what
all swell people paid and it was only
ignorant fellows from the country that
made fuss about it That wasn't the
worst of it
Then you have had other expert
ences?"
Il should say so. Do you suppose
I'd complain if it was only seventeen
dollars? You see. stopped at the
Eotel on the European plan-get your
meals where you want 'em and pay
for what you order. 1 didn't know
much about that sort of thing, but a
friend of mine who had been in here
on a visit told me it was lots cheaper
than paying three or four dollars a
day."
You found it SO, did you?"
Rather not" replied the young
fellow, as a sickly smile played over
his face. 1--WE e good appetite Work
on a farm in the summer time and
teach school in the winter. lost my
school just before Christmas because l
whipped the son of one of the direct
ors. That is, he pitched into me be-
cause / forbade his speaking to his
girl during school hours, and think l
got the best of the fight. To be
honest, others amt of my opinion.
But about my appetite: am a good
eater, winter and summer, and just
after leaving the barber-shop saw
restaurant sign. When / got in things
looked pretty nice, and the waiter was
awfully polite, taking my overcoat and
hat in one hand with a bow and
scrape, and pushing my chair under
me with the other hand. Well, when
the bill of fare was handed to me, it
sorter upset me bit. To tell you the
truth, twas the first time l ever saw
one. I've been used to having the
food put before me on the table and
eating without any questions.
"And you told the waiter to bring in
all of it. did you?"
THAT wasn't my object. 1 read ever
this and that, trying to make up my
mind just what did want, but took up
SO much time that the darby got i'm
patient and came to my rescue. Said
he: 'Porterhouse steaks pretty nice
said l guessed it was; but, bless
you, l didn't have any acquaint-
ance with it. Seeing l hesitated. he
said that some folks liked broiled white
fish. / said l supposed they did.
Then, looking over my shoulder, he
thought that julienne soup was very
good. didn't deny that proposition,
either. What do you think of an
omelette? asked the African. told
him l supposed it was very digestible.
And vegetables he continued. Ide-
clared l thought vegetables were very
useful to hungry person. This made
him smile, and when l told him he
might bring me New England din
ner and half pumpkin pie he came
near to laughing outright. He brought
me a paper and told me I should have
my order in a very few minutes. l
got very tired of waiting and won
dered why restaurant cooks were SO
awfully slow. l understood it later
on"
Drunk. was hep
Il don't know about that; but con-
that the idiot of darby took
it for granted l wanted every thing he
had suggested. and that the cook pre-
pared every one of the dishes. think
he used due diligence"
''And you have the effrontery to tell
me you stood that kind of nonsense?'
.'Of course [ knew it was NONSENSE
cal in the stupid waiter to so interpret
my remarks. but what was to do?
The articles were there. and being
hungry, l did my level best to do
Justice to the cooks skill. 1t was the
squarest meal ever ate, and, honest
y. I didn't feel hungry again for
hours. Still. it was right
for when l looked at the
bit of cardboard the niger brought me
found seven dollars and fiffoon conte