Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1892-02-27
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How Restaurant Keeper Was Successful
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Two men went into a restaurant on
Dearborn street last Saturday evening.
One was q tall, pock-marlsed pilgrim,
who wore heavy ulster The other was
a short, heavy set man, with gold
headed cane and an eye-glass. They
took seats at different tables.
The tall man called for cup OK coffee
and doughnut. lie ate slowly and not
at all like hungry person.
The other man put his cane carefully
down through the back OF the chair be-
hind him, inspected the bill of fare and
ordered antelope steak, frogs legs and
champagne.
Before he was half done the other man
finished his doughnut and coffee, saun-
tered slowly past him, paid his bill At
the cashiers desk and went out.
The fat little man ate his luxurious
dinner rs If he enjoyed it and fingered
long End lovingly over his champagne.
But ut last he finished, picked up his
check, gathered up his hat and over
coat and looked for his cane.
1t was gone.
Then he strobe to the cashiers desk,
full of wrath, and asked for the propri'
etor.
That functionary was summoned and
he opened out on him:
"Do you protect your guests, sir, from
spoliation and robbery"
"What have you been robbed DIP" In
quired the proprietor.
"Of "a gold-headed cane, SRA fine
pold-headed cane" exclaimed the IA
little man.
~ am sorry such thing has hap
pened in my establishment" rejoined
the proprietor, but we IRE not respon-
sible for the loss OF anything OF that
kind. You can see the notification to
that effect by looking ut one OF the
framed signs on the walls"
Eyes, sir" see them, and the notih-
cation is that you arc not responsible
for hats, overcoats or umbrellas l
didn't lose any hat, overcoat or UNI
brella, sir! / lost gold-headed cane
that cost the friends that sent it to me
q ten-dollar bill! demand payment
for that cane, sir! Your head waiter
saw me come in with it, sir! It's gone!
The raised voice and excited gestures
of the indignant guest had begun to at
tract attention and the owner of the
restaurant tried to quiet him, bu. with
out effect.
mo. sir" he shouted. II don't go
out of here without redress, or I'll spend
one thousand dollars in suing this es-
tablishment and I'll carry the case to
the highest court in the land"
Don't make any further fuss, my
FRIEND" said the proprietor, much wor-
ried. whats the amount OF your
checlS?"
"It's beggarly four dollars"
"Then let's talk busin ess. How will
YOU compromise? l don't think we
ought to suffer from your own negli-
gence in losing that cane, but I'll meet
you half way. Will you give me that
check, take one dollar and call it
square""
''Sir, will. 1t has cost me five dol
lars to pratonize your place, but you
have acted like gentleman, all things
cons idered. Good EVENING"!
He surrendered his check, picked up
the two half dollars the cashier pushed
toward him. and went out OF the res
taurant with the heavy dignity OF the
man who knew his rights. and, know
ing had dared to maintain them.
As he passed q corner block and a
half away he was joined by Il tall, pock'
marked pilgrim ia long ulster who
handed him long, slender thing that
looked like goldheaded cane, closed
his hand over something in return that
looked like q metallic clink, and the
two went on down the street in solemn
silence. Chicago Tribune.
Why He n't-Tom-'T hear that
young Simpkins started to commit sui
eide when his girl Tilted hlE. Did ne
carry out his intention?' Jack-"No:
He met another girl on the way and
fell in love with her."--Yankee Blade
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