The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-28
AT THE BOX OFFICE.
Woman Arrives at An Understanding
Regarding Two Theatre Tickets.


Chicago Tribune.)
There was a long line of ticket buy
ers in front of the box office.
At the head of t,e line, examining
the plat, stood richly bedecked wom-
an with a poodle under her arm.
Now. are you right sure" she asked,
there isn't post in front of either
of these two seats?''
There isn't a post in that part of
the house, madam" replied the man in
the box office.
Il don't know about that''-and she
drummed with her fingers on the
framed plat-'Ive been fooled that
way so often. Many a time I've
bought seats they said were all right
and found out after l got there that
great big post stood right in front of
me. When you pay out your money
for theatre tickets you want-what did
you say these would be?'
Dollar and half each, ma'am Will
these two
L thought you told me minute ago
they were dollar seats?''
NO. These are the dollar seats over
here"
Il see. Well. don't want any over
there. You charge too much for
A loud cough, evidently forced. came
from an impatient man about halfway
down the line.
She looked placidly at him and re-
sumed her conversation with the ticket
seller.
IF anything happens that I can't
use these can I return them and get
my money back?"
Il don't like to sell them on any such
understanding as that. ma am"
Mutterings of discomfort were heard
along the line, which was growing mo-
mentarily longer.
"Oh, yes said the ticket seller
hastily. IF you can't use them bring
them back"
Suppose I couldn't bring them my
self. I might be sick. or something
That's all right. Send them back.
Shoot them back. Always glad to re-
fund money on tickets he said reck-
lessly. will these two seats
Those are not the ones 1 picked out,
are they 1t seems to me-
"Oh, wrap the flag around me, boys,
To die were far more SWEET!
sang an exasperated man near the
other end of the line.
Those are the ones, madam" said
the man in the box office, YEARLY.
"Will they
Il thought they were further toward
the left. Let me look
Bow, VOW barked an imitation
dog near the street end of the line.
'Meaow! Meaowi Spittr' answered
an imitation cat with startling en-
phasis.
Keep quiet, Fido. They shan't hurt
you, darlingi Well, suppose I'll have
to-you said 81 for. these two seats,
didn't you?"
Three dollars for these two. The
dollar seats are back here"
A deep groan ran along the line.
Il think these men arc very rude
she said. Would seats in the fourth
row in front of these come any higher?''
mo, ma am, but those are all taken,
as / explained a while ago. They're still
taken. These are the nearest the stage
of all we have left
well. l believe Tll-are you sure
there are no posts in front-Oh, | be-
lieve l did ask you about that. Three
dollars? Here it is
This is a two-dollar bill, ma'am-"
rs it?" she gasped. 1T was five
when left home, Let me see it. So it
is. I'll have to pick out a couple of
dollar seats. unless"-
That's all right. ma'amr exclaimed
the ticket seller with the eagerness of
a drowning man grdsping at a straw.
I'll save these seats for you till Z
D clock this evening"
Thanks, ever so muchr'
With a beaming smile she clasped her
poodle closer, slowly withdrew from
her place at the head of the line and
serenely away, ignoring the
ong drawn signs of relief that accom-
panied her departure, and business was |
resumed at the box office.