The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-16
NARROW SHAVE FOR LETERICH.
Me Escaped. but Heion'a Waiter Didn't. ana
HeIon Has Just Found Out.

He Escaped, but Helon'a Waiter Didn't, and
Helon Has Just Found Out.
Il don't understand" said Helon. "the re-
markable conduct of my waiter at Blanks. For
two years he has served me faithfully. attend
ing to my various little wants as assiduously as
he would II / were tipping him q dollar a day
instead Of a modest ten cents"
What's he been doingi' asked Bass.
Everything to make my life miserable at
meal times. He ~neglects me outrageously,
brings my meals half cold and positively re-
fuses to hurry. A man who sits at the next
table every day and who was never known TO
tip the waiter gets twice as good serving as 1
do"
why don't you kick to the proprietor T.
asked Silliw.
"well. I've thought of that, but 1 don't think
it would do any good. Hos too good q waiter to
be discharged. and l don't want to untagonize
him further. or I'll be worse off than | am now.
Il wish l could find out what is the trouble.
1 started to ask him the other day, but no froze
up at once and moved away to another table.
leaving my coffee In front of me and the milk
and sugar way out of my reach, SO l had to get
up out of my chair to get them. That made me
so mad that I wouldn't try to conciliate him
again"
when did this begin r. asked Bass.
1.-TWO days after New Years. I breakfastcd
at tho restaurant on New Years Day, and he
couldn't do enough for mo. When l went away
/ gave him a quarter on account of the day, and
also n cigar. On Monday when i went In he
wouldn't look at me. He kept me waiting If
teen minutes before taking my order. and when
my breakfast finally came 1t wasn't ut TO eat.
It's been going on ever since. and I'm Disguised.
I've eaten in that restaurant for two years now,
and hate to make u change; but I'm afraid I'll
Let's see" said silliw; you say you gave
him q cigar on New Years morning"
Wasn't it the night before New Years that
you called here, and as my wife and were
going out we told you to sit around, have u
BILE 80, ,v thar o,ruImm
Ibid you help yourself to a cigar from my
0o "c q ae0 tioS thlln * Of ut It y / didn't. 0'f / fo Si,tiw.
couple of cigars on the parlor mantclpiece. l
smoked one and put tho other in my pocket.
That other was the one ! gave to my waiter.'
Was 1t that one, ShliwT asked Bass mys-
YES" said silliw. with roars of laughter.
Leave the restaurant. Helon.", said Bass.
Never go near it again. You're in luck to get
Now. what the DEVILS tho matter with you
fellowsf don't see what that cigars got to do
with my waiter acting like an internal boor,"
came around to siliiw's with a cigar full OF Ro.
matches, which went Off like frecrackers every
time you struck one. Ho thought II devilishly
funny when we struck a match and then
jumped a foot IN the air. He shriekcd with
laughter when tho cigar which Silliw was
smoking began to shoot fire. He went homo
Shaping himself on the back. and telling him
self what q clever old Joker he was.
''Sllliw and ! had to get square somehow. SO
we ripped Sc venteen teeth from u rubber comb
and stuck them in q cigar, We were going to
give 1t to Leverich. but"
81 took 1t from the mantelpiece," said Helon,
land gave it to my waiter for a New Years
gift.
"All of which would not have happened II
you'd done what / told YOU and taken cigars
from the box in the closet" said Silliw.
THAT waiter must haye had n glorious time;
that cigar was n peach" said Bass.
wen square II with your waiter. said Sill.
liw. "if you'll promise not to tell Lcyerich. He
never would lot up on us II he heard this
The waiter was squared and HclOn kept his
promise. II Leverich reads this he will know
Tor the first time what a narrow escape he had.