The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-25
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, AN EXPENSIVE EXPERIENCE.
Tale Of q Brakeman Who Went on The
, Stage Vas Star for Night.
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vertisennents Ia person and by letter. AL
mast invariably 30 aud that tie places 70
sought were uled by the time that he
made his application. lie finally obtained
an engagement as i gar1eter " l.ea he
fitted FOR three days, and then Re gait as
tAo request ~ his enl;loysr whose orchids
re- Had pFuned close to tae root to increase
their sroasli. After sh.s episode M FOUND
Temporary favor II TIE eyvs of the mana-
gec .. = wholesale grocery Isl Wabash ave-
rue which was taking stock. At ne end
OF the week re received s. and an .ntirna-
ton THAI his services were no inngoe
needed. That was simply on account Of >
few accidental crro-S ana omissions lie
wanted to turu the s9 over TO hts frfeni
and henefactor. Sut that person. renscua.
@efi'g rrmofscfuiiy that - had suggssted
the dramatic carter refused 10 aesep. tbs
money. The dag Following the member
az the profession announced that he had
met one Of 5he aest poker playcrs he had
ever sat 'own with. hat he added the .,,as
81 tae - MAS npt - - much consequence,
as he had been engaged as second rook
I'D a large downtown restaurant.
Cails0n was sgNpied You caokr' ho
exclaimed, When did YOU ever cook.
Frank 80
"pian't yea Ennw I Was chef in the Muir.
ply house at Siding W. asked Frank
checrfuily
You're q chlnlo 10 make blar OF taat
kind
I'D he a Niger chump 20 so around
telling people all aont know" retortcd
Frank. II know enough fer that. I agure
that il / - In and Keep my mouth shut
and watch tt,sEi IL own that restaurants
inside OF 4 year."
The next nIg.t when Chilsoa came nome
he found ais friend smoking "A .cns stogis
with his feet on the window sill
ibid you last all dayg" he asked
TIP ia o'clock replied Frank. IT get
along first rate 1T the start. Tho CHIEF
cook seemed To Re gooa fellow and whse
he gave me WAS easy. lie did raznarE
that no Supposed | was a little rusty. and
I told him he was dead right lie went
out after the breakfast was over and to.0
me 10 clear up a little. Some Of the nun-
kies put me next and did IL pretty well.
After awhile the cook came back and the
dinner rush began. Wen. l went UP In
tho air. There more to 1t than
thought.
Where's my lara~ ho said pretty
hard 20 clean
"I threw that out 1 says. Weren't
you through with IT. You were frying po-
tatoes In IL all morning
lie caught up a 2eaver ana ! Thought
he MAS going 20 throw il at me. but some
orders came IA ts3iJ NO jtiSk tklfsN u pittoN
look instead
IL thought he Was going to overlook the
matter. but you ought to have heard whae
he said when the rash Was over.
~ don't seem 10 satisfy YOU ] says.
"'No, you thick fingered. Junk headed.
lop sided fraud, you don't he sayS You
was never nearer the inside OF a Kitchen
than the back doorstep waiting for .
handout in your HE
" Then why don't you fire mef' 1 sayA
you're fred he ssya. and now set
| out OF here before ! kick you out
That was enc case where a blum game
| didn't work" concluded Frank. but {
see there's a funicr partner In a meroan-
tic business in o suburban town wanted
this evening II youi. lend me the car
fare, Bob. al 40 out ia The morning ard
see II / can't ket him tn dispense with thu
capital or take my notes. 1 think would
shine al a junior partner
About week afterward the master mo-
chanlc of the Illinois Central met the ex-
fireman and told him to call at his office.
There he questioned him n little concerns
ing his experiences since he had left thu
com,any's services and since finally put
him hack on his OLD run. lie has since
been promoted 10 engineer. but only the
| old men speak az him as thc dude" He
has changed u great daaL-CaicaSo Rc-
cord. Ia i