New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-24

rior the petty annoyancess III IN Wa srvanteri
Question In this way nay enjoy all the com
forts Of home S wthGu Of nsependence yo" and
can look pyngy down upon 0u % aest of
who daily haunt the iHtehie' ~ " f -
Biddy." IL. .,oo,ort entbusa ON, until
discovered that Regina had been last asleep over
The morning called at the eaerer S,s of ne
irons Begin tomorrow morning. please Here Is
my address I want breakfast at 8. luncheon at
i- :Yo an" shall have them, sir. without fall"
THE SUNRISE OF HOPE.
poc,ro and 7 took dinner at hotel that even
Inc hut the next morning she-with woman s
usual curiosity-was up at o'clock, eager to see
the breakfast, although 1t was not to come until
s. got up at g. too. but that vas was tohweU tho
hrealkfast. not a bit | knew it. would come all
r PEsnN'As'' "O' .. .,s,n~ whom ,,a Kitchen
he'll rang and / heard the dumb-waiter ascend the
shaft With a little squeal of anticpatory delight
away at the big, hot copper box .,..a ,,,a.
Just said observed calmly Its Jus, Just
having a servant fussing around ana getting your
breakfast half an hour late and letting the coffee
tell you. Regina this is the most beneficent do
nestle revolution Of the| .,,.,. -, houo ,na
"Will you come and lift this thing OH mere anu
stop your preachingY'
Then opened the box There was delicious
steak and crisp potatoes. and an omelet. all done
Just right; and some hot, strong coffee all just as
had ordered them Regina quietly placed them on
the table while 1 stood on the hearthrug ana des-
canted upon the beauties Of the system Then we
but, my dear where are the rolls. or bread?"
/ asked.
And the butter. and cream. and salt and pepper.
There weren't any. 1 thought 1t was funny they
didn't send them
didn't swear. but I'm afraid I neglected to ask
a blessing and devoured the one-sided repast in
silence. When 1t was over. ! put on my hat, and
was Just starting for my office intending to stop
and blow up the caterer on my way. when the
bell rang. the dumb-waiter came up with thump,
and the voice of "A man called UP the shaft: 49,
Here's yer other box Forgot to leave 1t afore!'
RECIPROCITY: SLOW CURTAIN.
When came home at night and asked Regina
how they served her with luncheon. she answered
In a non-committa way. 1t was then $50. and
time for dinner. and were in hurry, for we
had an engagement out. But dinner came not until
a few minutes after 7.
'Oh, well, better late than never" said I, with a
feeble attempt at originality. Hurry it up; dear
was all right. if it was late.
'But-but. my dear. what in the world did you.
Oh: Phew! ,phew-what In the world did you order
Sarah Bernhardt would give fortune to be able
to strike the tragic attitude Regina had assumed.
| stepped forward and inspected the box at which
she was pointing
chunk of 1t big enough to feed regiment!
About bushel Of It, Of odor whose pun
gency was startling.
Boiled With the skins on,
And that all.
- - ~ ." said I. land - - the
- - -!!!!!"
MY dear sir" said the caterer next morning. g:
beg ten thousand pardons. But the wagon was de-
layed by Jam In the street at a fire and In his
hurry the driver left you the box intended for II
German family in Second-ave | assure you
exceedingly sorry and | give you my word OF
honor such thing viii never happen again"
The third day OF the reign OF the caterer dawnei.
At O'Clock | awoke with a faint memory Of hav-
ing heard. dreamed | heard. the bell ring ana
the dumb walter ascend fully hour before.
But said nothing about H.
Regina afterward told me she had the idea.
But she. too. said nothing about II.
At o'clock we ready for breakfast. but no
breakfast came. Haif-past 8. and still we vanly
listened for the tinkle OF the bell. At O'Clock
muttered something that wouldn't look we'll In
print. and then started to the Underwater ana
I flung open the door.
There the breakfast box,
Cold cei
our Imagination had been reality. The box had
been there since Oclock-eXactly three hours.
Dil you eat cold oatmeal? And cold fried
smclts? And cold chops? And cold eggs? And cold
chocolate? And these all mixed up together In a
cold stew? For something had got loose, and the
lids had come on
Regina" said I. will you kindly open tina,
window
NO" said She you shant do any such thing -
But saw that the shoot leading TO the ash
barrel in the cellar was open. and
An hour later the jantor called up to Regina 70
ask II she meant ITO throw all them here silver
dishes away"
And at the moment was paying SCI for n
fraction Of weeks service and telling the caterer
he needn't supply IA any more.