The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-12-27
The NATIVE FROM NoDAwAy.
How lie Got Good square Neal In a 81. LouIs
Restaurant

tnurant looking at his big watch I'LL
its hands both pointed TO twelve. then
enteredwith. a wen,y yet determined
look on his sunburnt face. "Iime
dinner was ready shouted he. sitting
down at the nearest table. "Hayen't
you got nothin' To eat here but pepper
snss?" he asked OF the waiter who
handed him a paper and quietly await
ed his orders.
Yes. sir; we can give you just as
good as any other place in tho cityi
just read our bill OF fare. sir
What dye s'pose | care about the
fairP ! didn't come here TO loaf
around your fair grounds. Our county
fair Is goin' to open next week. an I'll
bet you boss that Nodaway county
can get up somethin' thatll lay over
anythin' 50. Louis can do every time.
Very likely. sir; but I'm in n hurry;
please read that paper and give me
your order"
well. I'll be switched! l thought
twas me that was in hurry. | tell
yon ! didn't come here 10 read; want
somethin' To eat"
.'All right sir. you shall have it,"
said the walter, IA new light beginning
TO dawn on his mind, and in a few
minutes good dinner was on the Ia
bic.
''See here" growled tho old man.
pushing tho little butter plate away
from him. haven't you got any butter
but leavin'sgn
That is good. clean butter. sir. cut
expressly for you
A somewhat larger and neater
looking piece was brought TO him, but
he showed that aside. What's the
matter with bringin' me n pound or
SOP" asked he angrlly; Mary Lily
never thinks OF putin less'n that on
the table,
The frenzied waiter rushed away
and returned with three-pound roll
OF butter, which he put down rather
spitefully.
"Therel that looks more like it,
said the countryman. IL guess you
mean well enough. young man, but
you don't know any better. II some
OF you city chaps would come up to
old Nodaway once, we'd learn you
heap rnore'n you'll ever find out here.
] don't really s'pose. now. you ever
run self binder in your life"
NO" said tho crcst-fallen waiter,
II don't know as | ever did; they
haven't introduced them yet into our
81. Louis restaurants
well. l lowed they'd never heard
OF en- down here but say, here's
bean in my soup"
Certainly. sir; IL is bean soup. sir. "
"Oh. no. that's It. is itP | thought
maybe the bean got dropped in. sort
o. accidental like. Guess I'll have
some roast beef now; that little dry
slab on the plate won't do me any good;
bring the whole roas. in an I'll cut it
TO suit myself Don't stand back,
youngster. I'm able TO pay for what
little | eat"
The waiter. who now seemed 10 Two
only To wait on him. gave sigh OF
relief as he saw the old mans face
relax into smile over the huge roast
that had just been placed before him.
lis this cream In this dolls pitch
erpn asked he after while. examin-
ing the thin. blush white liquid before
him; I'D be afraid TO use IL. II there
~ 10 hrx1 A.
l tell you. young m nm. you'd better
look out for that COW o. yours. or
she'll DO on the lift before you know
It, J wouldn't be s'prised IL she had
the milk sick right now. for that milk
don't look nat'ral for this time o year.
Yes. I'll take pie. II that little piece
you brought me Is n sample OF 1t, but
want good big one. Is that tho
best you can doP Well. that amt any
bigger than Mary Lizy's sasser pies,
but nothin' down here looks like II
ought TO. Wish YOU could see our pies
at home big as wheel and plump rs
"A pincushion; makes man fattcn up
just 10 think OF EN-. I'm goin' back
tomorrow; I'd starve TO death here,
besides dyin' with Inconsistencies"
From among the keys. iisn-hoolys
and buttons In his pocket he pulled
out q five-dollar gold piece and handed
IL to the waiter. saying: PAY your
folks out o. that for my dinner and
keep the rest for yourself youngster.
an II ever you happen up our way,
come an sec us. an well show you