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eome nights ago two gentlemen. an Ameri
can and an English man. went into one OF thu
| all night oyster houses on upper Third ave
nue. to get something to eat. 1t was after
o'clock. and they were the only customers
| The restaurant was very ANAL. and not ovei
| neat. hut II was the only one In the neirhbor
hood. and the gentlemen were hungry. 90 the,
didn't stop to critioise The single occupant
OF the mace before their entrance was man
seated in a reclining attitude at one OF the
tables He was asleep. and his ohin rested
upon his chest. his face being 50 far bent for
ward that 1t was lost In shadow. He wore Q
white apron. and was In his shirt sleeves.
Even as he sat with his body considerably
bent. the gentlemen noticed that he was a
giant His shoulders were enormous. his
chest broad and deep. his fsts and arms
brawny and powerful. and his heavy head.
with it's closely cropped hair and hard-looking g
skull. was Joined to his shoulders by bull
neck. the skin OF which was red and scanned.
The gentlemen sat down at table and
waited. As the waiter did not wake up i'm mo-
diately. the Engishman pounded on tho table.
This had no effect Ho pounded harder and
harder. Still the waiter slept Finally the
EnRlishman went over to him and shook him.
Then he stretched and yawned. and finally
orened his eyes. He looked at the disturber
OF his slumber. and thon at the latter'a COM
panion. with an air OF indecision. It looked as
though he was in doubt as to whether he
would get IN or go to sleep again. After coolly
staring at the customers for some momonts,
he said In a half-snarllng manner:
Voter ye want2"
I'VE want to get so ething to eat." said tho
Enelishman. and won't back to his scat The
waiter did not move for another minute.
L. H. .-IAL
tread over to the table
mnnded. roughly.
Tho EnRlishman looked up. red and indiR-
nant. but the other only smiled.
Look here!" demanded the former. What
do you meanf II you can't be civil shall
report you to the proprietor"
Tho waiter stepped nearer. and stuck out his
head like a rooster about to strike his rival.
His face was right over that Of the angry GUS
looked into The BRUTE shone Cute out Of Tn the Isss esss
ie 1W nnd ps .nd .b
saloon; an don't ys i9srsit 4. i ye give me-
Tho man 70 whom this was addressed looked
Up spsschIess es while bis eomGapion. Al;
There was. dead silence for a moment. while
the waiter fondled his big list With hia other
did not prevent him from seeing thntit would
be danRerons to carry the matter further He
dignity and M arose The % American an 4 JUMPED % In %p
spd grabbed his tbn TIE mid
iauess we won't disturb you any further.
said the EnGlishnan auiotly. we will find
;, :. All. go ter" replied the waiter flercely.
I'D WIPE d de ncor q, wild Dc two o yez. II 1t
The two men wal ed out without answering.
put put each Vas y en- nis guard Tor fens Of sud
xalk they stood and look cd at each other The
Englishman was still too much amazed to say
There's an experience for you.' he said
after lie had roEained his com posure..
-. ies nnd mighty Gafty one too" replied
that you wouldn't meet with on the, other side.
Why. never saw such an impudent brute.
tell YOU ' But % IFS no Wonder. W You Ameri:ans n@E:
don't know how to handle impudent fellows
Es h Of Mna aa Issaon
ri that. hut it is inevitable where you declare
that one man is ne good as smother that such
your institutions. and beleve they viii last
put there are times when . man Iust wishes no
when % was j in n Paris year aso wen. out
to dinner with several Americn MS and a Rus |
was served in a private room mat: at @ swell restaH.
rnnt- One of the walters at our table was In
clincd to be impudent toward The Americans. |
hibitsd NOR. poiteness to the waiter than he
MAS MAS accustomed to from other diners
his conduct. but said nothing. Ou! host began
to blaze very soon. however. and. after the |
tie ~
from his chair. seized the waiter by the throat. |
cShoked him until he was blue. and hen threw |
|he aoor until I thought he'd Inoer his Ssitt skmit
n: Then I1 tho knssian flung him away.
his guests. and resumed his dinner WHAT do
you suppose tho waiter did? After repairing
he dnmaGss to .'s hs person and clothes no
Now. don't pretend to say that the Rus:
Inferior strength to adopt similar !methoda |
,,nly vi Wish to noint out the advantage OF
sns msthSds pos to at oM mHs sruts. tsd s s 5
iact: That French walter could only
hat Russian tor having. beaten him and nGe PROB.
NY would have crawled on his knees Tor him.
i'm: Their. civilty was too much Tor him.
ie felt that he was o cur and could not under
tand how a gentleman could pay any alton
"Of course it was imposslble for us to uso
orce with tnat brute in there. but am con-
i'm . terrible beating. to knock out his teeth. eth
Or m instance; or break his nose. and had done
o. hs would nave heen ready to do anything
iuch as imperious, force. He never Will un.
.merlcan. but as far az / am CONCERNED I'd
ather meet with such an experience "a this
OCCASIONALLY. and rcmain true to my own in
tincts OF courteous behavior. than force ad-
iiration from every boor in creation nv the
lethods OF your Russian friend. Now LOTS 90
roadway this time"
Hall nm hour later they were still discussing
YER mugs o. Bass the proper way to treat On
nensive waiter.