The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-06-10
SARGE PLUNKETT
TRAINING TO LESSEN EXPENSES
WIEN THE EXPOSITION OPENS.
Dining on the European PIan-It Was Not
Economical and Caused Consideration
When the chip Was Presented.
For The Constitution.

| For The Constitution.
Brown and me know a right smart more
about hotel matters than we did a week
ago.
Brown always has been mighty in6epend-
ent in blackberry time. This year the
/ crop is so promising that he was entirely
| Interchangeable for more than two weeks
| ago. With the appearance of the first
| green leaf upon the briars he begins to
/ hgure upon the crop and to bulId castles.
! This year he is plum wild. The yield prom
! ises to be so abundant that he has al
| ready figured upon the purchase of more
| than hundred thousand dollars worth
of one thing and another and struts about
ike million heir. / have counted chick
ems before they Matched" so many times
in my life to my sorrow that l have COM
plete control over myself at this time and
have been studying economy as hard as
IL there was not blackberry in Georgia
1t has been problem" at our house for
some time as to how to economze when
our friends begin to pour in to the expo
sltion. OF course we must sustain our
selves in our high position of life among
our visiting friends, but we had agreed
after much discussion that we would run
the most highfaiutin schedule possible on
the most economical plan.
1t was mighty hard TO persuade Brown
into any smallness of ideas, but he at last
agreed that should all so to studying
as to how to ecouCmiZc during the eXpOSt-
ton and yet keep up the style naturally
expected of us. We have been taking our
dinners down at a little eating house by
the wagon yard on Decatur street for
years and we have always got good
enough dinner for u quarter, but we de
cided that if we could find cheap place
on d more tony street we would do so, and
to this end we sauntCred up Pcachtree
street on last Wednesday about the hour
of noOn
We did not intend that any one should
know that we were looking up a cheap
place, but we kept our eyes open and our
ears too, and pretty soon We heard some
fellows talking about the European plan"
T. wn Wnked at me and l winked at him
and our wives winked at each other. We
did not know anything about what the
European plan meant further than TO
gather from the conversation of the drum
mcrs that it was cheap way OF board
ing. We held our dignity and not a soul
would have ever thought that the matter
Of economy had ever fitted across our
minds but il had, and as soon as we got
off to ourselves we unanimously agreed
that we should take dinner upon the Eu-
ropean plan"
our women folks waited for us till we
stepped down to the wagon yard ana fed
the steers and then, arm in arm, we
pranced up 20 the hotel on Peachree ana
asked for dinner. | think Brown had
billions of bushels of blac1berres IN his
mind as we pranced down the aisle to the
tables Me and my old woman was the
FIRST to get 20 the table and the waiter
walked up and drawed the chairs away
lust as we were about to lay our hands
upon them. 1t was well for that waiter
that it was me instead of Brown, Tor ne
would have been fooFed, sure. | was mum
BILE and patient and Ire waiter soon pushed
for nc n sit
waiter saw at once that we were not gong
to stand any foulishuess and ne acted ae-
cordngly.
Bring us some billed truck said
Lsroy-u
yves" said .....ov,. cabbage, onions.
beans potatoes and some buttermilk and
cornbread, and some tulnip saht-that viii
do to start ON. hurry up
The waiter was soon back with the dishes
and as polite as could be.
'.What kind of meats?' said the waiter.
And Brown looked at him through a pair
OF HAWKES. god-rmmed spectacles that
ne had borrowed for the occasion, with a
dignity only worn by an od-tme southern
overser when dealing with negroes.
''What kind have you got" said Brown.
ANY kind YOU WISH" said the waiter.
well" said Brown, slowly, 'hrinS MS
some beef, some shoat, some mutton, some
fish some chicken, some turkey, some duck
any other? Bring it all along and the
waiter caught his breath as he Whlrled and
scooted.
What fools we have been" said Brown,
as ne winked TO have been eating down
yonder on Decatur street.
The waiter was back before any more
could be said ana ne had enough meat
with him for d small family to make a crop
on. Roast beef steWed beef, roast shoat,
barbecued shOat, ribs, backbones, mutton
stcwcd and mutton Drowned fish fried and
fish baked, crabs, turtle chicken fried,
chicken stew chicken pie and chicken every
other way.
'Jerusalemr said Brown as the waiter
flew away, what fools we have been
wasting our time on Decatur street"
TO make the story short, we eat of every
thng-vegctabe meats cakes. pies and.
to wind up, the waiter asked rs as to What
kind Of wine we would Dc served.
Wines said Brown.
"Winesr' echoed the waiter
"Any blackberry Wiue?' said Brown.
"Any kind you wish" said the waiter
| think that Brown had the srandest
look upon his countenance as he straight
ened up TO give his order that was ever
on an old-time overseers face before. Et-
cry kind of wine that Brown had ever
heard of was ordered and as the waiter
started off Brown called him back and ask
ed if there was any corn whisky conyen-
lent.
Plenty" said the waiter.
Bring it, said Brown. and the waiter
moved
What fools we have been" said Brown.
'If 1 had my steers away from MOrriss
wagon yard, / would never put my foot
on Decatur street again. What fools,
what fools!'
BY this time the waiter was back. We
slipped the wine and drank the corn, every
now and then Brown smackiug his lips