Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-08-28
70 lose something or other and concluded
to let the prestige go.
He Got Away.

A stranger from down the country
entered the Big Bear restaurant Wednes-
day noon and sat down to dinner, and
after giving Lis order called for a nap
kin with a sky blue border. 1t has al
ways been the custom for guests, &C the
Big Bear to wipe their mouths Oh their
coattails Or t the corner of the table, and
the Strangers request could not be COM
piled with. He was offered piece of
coffee sack, but he insisted on raising
row and was finally put out of doors.
In the struggle to get him out he stabbed
a waiter named Bolt i'll the shoulder.
In the excitement and confusion over
this the fellow was allowed to get away.
About SO indignant citizens made a
long search for him, but he had prob
| ably taken to the hills Other towns
should be on the lookout for him. He is
| just as apt to demand lump sugar OF
real cream as to ask for napkin, and
| it is evident that he has entered the
territory to retard her prosperity and
demolish her sacred institutions. He is
a square shouldered, chunky man, with
yaller eyes and red face, and in case
he is lynched we trust that some one of
the crowd will send US full account.
Take No Chances.
We are in receipt of letter from a
young man in the east who says he de-
sires to come out here next summer and
hunt grizzly bear. In hunting the grizz-
| ly he always wears full dress suit
nand carries a gold headed cane, and
ANTS to know if there would be any
jon to it around here. In fatherly
Re would advise the young man to
lin the east and hunt grasshoppers.
fgrizzly bear might or might not
1, raise objections to being hunted by such
a hunter. Our people might be paralyzed
into inactivity by the sight of such
novelty, or they might turn loose and
begin to shoot There is no telling just
how things would go, and for that rea-
son the young man had better keep
away and take no chances We once put
on plug hat to pursue a grizzly and
| he turned to and run us four miles, and
we once walked down Apache avenue
with a pair of russell shoes on and had
them shot off our feet. Stay east, young
man-stay east!
The Cold Snub.
We were not-at the cat home" given
by Mrs. Colonel Powell at her abode on
Cochise place last Monday evening. As
rule nothing of the sort is given in
this town without our advice and as
slstance, as we are the only person posted
II etiquette. The lady left us off her
list III order to give us the cold snub and
prove That our assistance was not neces-
sary to pull off successful function.
AS result the whisky was served from
demljohn, the napkins were not cor
rectly folded and the rabbit salad was
brought on hot and had neither lettuce
nor cabbage mingled with it. The affair
broke up two hours earlier than usual,
and some one stole the demijohn and
two boxes of cigars
we took the snub in silence, but yes
tefday an officer arrived here and took
the colonel away to Iowa to stand trial
ior embezzlement. We can be socially
snubbed, but there will always be an
afterclap Some folks are fitted by ma
lure TO lead society-others must fol-
low. we are one who leads. We know
al ABOUT 1t, down to how many slices
OF lemon should swim in the punch
bowl, and though we have no desire to
force our presence upon any gathering.
1t Will be just as well to have our name
on the list OF guests and permit us to r.
~ " l. ana SO forth. M. QUAD.