Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-03-23

Onended Him, But He LOOked hhohS
Free from Guile.
Norri, Waite in Detroit Free Press.
There isno hardened wretch of poker
sharp on earth who can carry on his
countenance an expression of absent
minded guilelcSSneSS while his brain Is
Matching out deyiliSh plots more sue
ceSSfully than the average hotel waiter.
just as / was sitting down TO break
fast i'm one of the populnr hotels OF
Chicago "a day or two ago, man next To
me asked the MISUNDERSTANDING waiter
for "a glass of milk.
Yes. i'm one moment" said the wait
or. as ne handed me the bill of fare and
inclined his ear toward me.
asked for some grapes. lie brought
them and waited for my order for break
fast.
Bring me that milk, please said my
neighbor.
Right away, sir" answered the
waiter.
"We1. 1 want it. and want it now"
l smiled inwardly then, for knew
what the result of the imperative de-
mand would be-.
The waiter got the milk without a
word orthe least change of cOuntenance.
Then he took our orders.
When he brought the food mine was
an right He placed butter, sugar
cream. salt and pepper within my reach,
and then stood behind the other man 5
chair.
Il ordered coffee, not tea" said that
guest.
Il beg your pardon, sir; I'll change
it. answered the waiter, in an apollo
getic tone. and he FASTENED toward the
kitchen with the tea. He was gone for
some time. and as the man had no fork he
continued reading his newspaper UNI
iii the waiter reappeared. ..
Fork, please" he then said, with a
shade of annoyance.
The waiter handed him the fork. and
then had an errand which took him
across the room for moment.
Ny neighbOr examined the dishes,
dropped both hands TO the table and
stretched his neck around to get the
walters attention, which he finally did.
Il ordered baked potatoes, not fried;
and you've forgotten the breakfast
bacon"
The only expression in the walters
face as he started off to correct these
errors was one of deep regret He was
gone longer than was absolutely neces-
sary, and my neighbor seemed to THINK
SO too He stuck his fork into the steak
and withdrew it again; he broke roll
i'm two and then laid it down because he
had no butter: he reached sugar-bowl
put TWO Jumps into his coffee, and then
looked I'm vain for cream jug. lie
waited i'm gloomy silence until the waiter
returned; then ne asked YEARLY for the
cream and butter.
Considerable time had elapsed since
his breakfast was first brought out. /
had got well along with mine and was
ENJOYING il. but he couldn't seem to en-
iov his. l Judged that his steak and
coffee had cooled somewhat, for he
tasted of one and slipped the other ate a
part of a roll and then laid down his
knife and fork.
The waiter. ready to execute his
slight order. leaned forward and asked
i'm soft voice if ne would like some nice
wheat cakes.
The man made no answer. He got up
from the table, picked up his paper and
left the room greatly detected.
The waiter quietly gathered together
the dishes without even glancing to-
ward the departing guest, and the closest
scrunitny failed to discover CLEAN of
the eve ora SOftcning of the lines around
the mouth TO Indicate the satisfaction
which he felt at having deliberately
spoiled the mans breakfast in return
for the insult he had received in being
asked To bring that milk now