Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-07-25
HIS MISTAKE.
The Old Man Got Slightly Mixed up
on the Coats.

The Old Man Got Slightly Mixed up
on the Coats.
An old man with a fiorid face sat in
a restaurant the other day talking
business with another diner across
the table, says the New York Tribune.
His coat was hanging on the wall be-
side him, and he was so earnestly en-
gagged in conversation that when the
meal was ended and he was ready to
smoke he reached up his hand with
out looking around and began to feel
for the pocket OF his oyercoat. His
hand reached impatiently all over the
garment, found the pocket, went
down into it and came forth mpty.
Then the old man searched for the
other pocket. This was on the other
side of the coat, next to the wall, and
it took his straying hand some time
to get into it. A look OF surprise
/ flashed over his face. He drew forth
| from his pocket box OF cigarettes.
| He put them down on the table and
| looked at them contemptuously.
cigarettes, lie said, with sniff.
cigarettes. Somebody has stolen
my cigar-case and left these things in
my pocket"
The old man began to get angry and
his face grew redder.
cigarettes, he snorted, 1.-THE
scoundrel! Waiter, waiter" he called
his voice rising in anger.
Eyes, sir"
"Who put these things in my pocket
and stole my cigars?"
81 don't know, sir. I'll see about
it, sir" .
"You should know, you do know"
"Let me look in your pockets, sir;
you may be mistaken"
Don't contradict me. | tell you
they're stolen, and some one has put
these d things in my pocket"
LET me look in your pocket again,
sir They may be there"
"You shan't look in my pocket.
Don't you think l know what's in my
pockets and what isn't? Didn't just
90 through them? What does this
house mean" cried the old man,
standing up and shaking his finger
threateningly, "by allowing guest to
be treated in this fashion? III have
you reported sir. I'll have you dis
charged" He pushed the box OF
cigarettes angrily across the table.
Bring me some cigars" he snapp-
ed. As the old gentleman was lighting
his cigar another man came up and
reached for the coat which was hang
ing on the peg beside the indignant
guest. He got a fierce glance as he
took down the coat. The old man
got up, his lace purple with rage.
what are you going to do with that
coat, sir?" he asked crisply.
"Put it on" answered the Other
calmly, handing it to waiter.
'That is my coat, sir.
~ beg your pardon, it is my coat,
replied the stranger cody, slipping his
arms through the sleeves.
The old man was in tremble.
"T'hat is my coat" he shouted
, ''Take it Off"
| The strangers eye caught sight o
) the box of cigarettes lying on thu
, table.
"Ah," he said, II see yon have beer
trying the flavor Of my cigarettes
Won't you have another" he added
smiling.
! Where are my cigars?" cried tn,
furious gentleman.
"I'm sure don't know" said thu
. stranger quietly. "Perhaps they ar,
in my pocket here. zee thecoats arr
3 precisely alike. noticed that when
hung mine beside yours"
, The old man looked at his coat un
4 disturbed on its peg.
! "Have a cigar?" he said family.
mo, / thank you. / prefer cigar
I cites"
! "Have drink"
} mo, thank you, seldom drink.
/ "Hang it, waiter!" cried the oldgen
/ tleman, "bring me my check. AR
' yougoing to keep me here all day."
& "Good day, sir, said the stranger
/ GOOD day." growled the iTascibl
old gentlman.
1 A moment later the stranger return
) ed.
excuse me, SIR he said mildly
I, "may have one Of my cigarettes?'
Just then the old gentleman swor
: roundly.