Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-01-15
THE NATIVE FROM NopAwAy.


- y UAH AHFhhH AHNHNa a.. AHAahAs
He stood ut tho open door Of the req.
taurant looking at hi big watch IN
its hands both polluted tp twelve. then
entered with weary yet determined
look ON his sunburnt face. "rimedln-
ner was readyl" shouted he. sitting
down nj the nearest table. "Havcn't
you got nothin' 10 eat here but pepper
Hass;" lac asked Of the walter who
handed him q papr aud quietly await.
81 his orders.
ayes, sir; we eau give you Just n,
good ~ any other place Ia the city;
just read our bill Of fare, sir"
"What dye s'poso | care about the
fair didn't come hers 10 loaf around
your fair grounds Our county fair Ia
goln' To open usxt Week, an I'll bet
You n hoss That Nodaway county cnh
get M somethin' thApIl lay over any
thin 81. Louis can do every tlme.'
"Very likely. sir. ut I'm In q hurry;
| please read that paper and give me
your order"
"well, I'LL he switched I thought
twas mo that was Ia n hurry. | tell
you didn't come here ~ read; want
somcthln' 10 eat"
''All right, sir, you shall have IT,"
said the walter, u new light beginning
| 90 dawn on his mind, and Ia a few
minutes good dinner was on the
table.
''sec here" growled the old man,
pushing the little butter plate away
from him, "havon't you got any butter
but leavin's?"
"rhat is good, clean butter, slr, cut
expressly you"
A somewhat larger aud neatcr look.
| Ing piece was brought 20 him, hut lac
showed that aside. WHAT the matter
with bringln' me pound or so?"
asked he Rngrlly; Mary Llzy never
thinks Of putin less'n that on the
table"
Tho frenzlcl waiter rushed away
aud returned with three pound roll N
butter, which he put down rather spite
/ fully.
"rherc, that looks more like IT,"
said tho c0untrymRu. ~ guess you
mean well enough, young man, but
/ you don't know any better. IL SOME
I Of you city CHAPS would come up 10
old Nodawny once, we'd learn you u
/ heap nore'n you'll ever lind out here.
I | don't really s'pOsr, now, you ever
run solf.binder In your lifc."
"No," sald the crusi.fallen waiter
al don't know a. ever did; they
haven't introduced them yet Into our
81. Louis restaurants"
"Well, I lowed they'd never heard
Of 'cm down hcre-but say, here's u
bean In my soup"
"Ccrtalnly slr; It f. bean SCUM, sir"
ooh, no! that's Il il II? thought
maybe the bean got dropped In, sort o.
accidental like. Guess ! have some
roast beef now; that little dry slab on
tho plate won't 10 me any good,
bring the whole roast IN and IN cut 10
suit myself Don't stand back,
youngster, Pm able to pay for what
! little | eat"
The walter, who now seemed 10 live
only 10 walt on him, gave a sigh Of
relief ny he saw the old mans face
relax into "a smile over tho huge roast
that hal Just been placed before him.
ais this cream In this dolls pitcher"
asked he aftern while, examining the
thin, bluish.whito liquid before him;
'u'd he afraid 10 usr n, II there was
enough ~ II 10 hurt u body; but, tell
you, young man, you'd better look out
! for that cow % yours, Orshe'll be on tho
! liit before you know II. | wouldn't he
h'pfittl ~ SUI iNNh WV htllN HlNh IlFNl
now, for the milk don't look nat'ral for
this lime % year Yes, I'll takea plc,
n tina. little piece you brought me IL q
sample ~ II, bit | want good big
one. Is that the best you eau
DO? Well, that amt any bigger
than Mary Ll1y's sissur pies,
but nothln' down hero looks like 1t
ought 10. Wish you could see our pies
at home-big as n wheel and plump rs
n pinoushl0n; makes man fattcn up
lust 10 think Of lem. Pm goin' hacl,
tomorrow; ia -tatyo 10 death here,
besides dyin' with homeslcl,ness."
From among the keys, ilsh-hooks
and buttons In hls pocket he pulled
out iive.dollar gold piece and hanied
| II TO the walter, saying "ray your
folks out o. that for my dinner aud keep
the rest for yourself youngs,er, au' II
ever you happen mp our way, come an
see ~, ap' wen show you how folks
live up In Old Nodaway."-7eras SIT.
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