The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-06
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modern ledgers in Now York, nor for
all that they would bring. Italmost
brings tears to my eyes when I read
over this little book, and it fills mo
with a sonse of gratitude that I can
not express. It shows largely what
l recolved and what I paid out dur
ing my first years of business. 1t
shows that from September %, 1866,
until January 1, 1866, 1 received $50.
Out of that 1 paid my washerwoman
and the lady I boarded with, and l
saved a little money to put away. 1
am not ashamed to read it over to
sentative Goodel. "When J. need
advice from you Pll order it and pay
for it. Bring those things quick.
Hold up there" he addod as tho
waiter started away. "We'll want
potatoes. Bring us some Of those
pat-aties loo espag-newl. That
spelling wouldn't win any prize in
our spelling bees at home"
"You're Il hand at furrin tongues,
amt you Honorable" said tho con-
stituont in great admiration. Wher'd
you over learn itY J. didn't know you
was to collego!'
Waving away the compliment, the
legislator began to talk politics.
Meantime the puzzled waiter had
gone to the manager and told him
about it.
"Lot thom order what they want"
said that official, "and bring what
thoy order. Perhaps they're vegeta-
rians. Anyway, it's not our affair
what thoy oat."
Accordingly the dishes were brought
and sot before the two Wayne County
mon. Tho Legislator tackled ono
dish and pushed another ovor to his
companion. simultaneously both
roachod for another dish. Zach
having sampled the contents of his
second selection reached out for the
one remaining dish, and both asked
simultaneously:
"What's tho mattsrp"
"Mine are all potatoes," said tho
constituent.
$50 are mine," replied the Legis-
lator, his face darkening. "Wait till 1
try this other dish"
Ho triod it. 1t was also potatoes.
Tho eyos Of Representative Goodel,
of Wayne, flashed fire.
"Waiter!" he roared.
"Oui, m'sieu," cried the waiter
hurrying to tho spot.
"What's thisY" demanded tho an.
CRY Legislator. "What do you moan
by bringing mo an order like thisP
Five dishes of potatoes! D'you think
| don't know potatoes when l taste
'em"
"That must be Governor Pingree,
of Michigan" said a gentleman at a
nearby table to his companion. and
sevoral mon looked around curiously,
Tho Legislator heard tho remark.
"No, sir, I amt Governor Pin
groe," he announced, "but Pm from
Michigan and l know something
about potatoes. In Michigan, sir"
continued tho man from Wayne,
rising from his chair to o flight of
oratory, "wo don't have any foreign
tongue in our public restaurants.
No, gentlemen. There q citizen can
go in and order in English and got
fair assortment Of dinner at lust
price. But hore Che swept his hand
around in on all embracing gesture)
the alien stops in and overturns our
American institutions with his foreign
tongue, and thenative born man of
tho people is injured in his most
sacred pursuits"
Here ho laid his hand pathetioally
on his waistcoat, whereupon the head
waiter told one of his subordinates
to get the gentleman some brandy,
as ho had been taken ILL., The
brandy was brought and waved
away
"I want nothing more," cried the
indignant Legislator. "Gimme my
check. Pm through. What9 dollar
and twonty cents for potatoes2
Groat Jchosaphat! DO you folks
know the prico Of potatoes in Mich
gan! Hero take your money. Como
along, Hawkins"
He threw down dollar and q
quarter.
"Koep the changow he cried in
an excess Of scorrsul generosity and
strobe out, followed by his consti.
tuent,
There is now before the Legisla.
ture of Michigan n bill providing
that bills of fare of public dining