The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-12
BEWARE OF PEACHES N PARIS.
The American Travelling Mans Cost
~ Treat"

From the New York Times
He II not so very young. neither Is he
without experience in the ways of the
rounder. and the patches Of gray above
his temples Indicate that he IL no longer
a boy. The fact that he Is successful
buyer for one OF the largest retail houses
In the city ought to be evidence that he
l. not without both shrewdness and ex-
perienee.
After some zen or a dozen trips abroad
in the interest OF his business. his friends
say that he ought 20 have known better.
But that only adds Eest TO the telling Of
che story and they have told 1t often
enough to necessitates his paying for a
good many rounds" since his return
from Paris few days ago. For he ad-
miis little sorrowfully. perhaps. that
it's ION him"
II happened one hot night less than a
month ago. He had knocked OF work
early IN the Afternoon, spent couple
OF hours AZ the exposition. and later
dropped into an empty chair at one Of
the many sidewalk cafes In the gay
French city.
II may have been an accident. or Il
may have been by design. thai his chair
was in close proximity 20 TWO occupied
by a couple Of demure looking girls Of
English aspect II h certain. M least
that they spoke English. whatever their
nationality. He says that he was lonely
the demure ones seemed similarly do
pressed. shy chances were followed hy
sympathetic slghs, and. as matter o.
course. conversation ensued II was the
most harmless thing IN the world. SO.
too. was his invitation 20 them 10 par
take OF some refreshment.
Were Just waking for papa" lisped
one OF he girls. and the other said that
they couldn't think OF accepting such
courtesy from n stranger.
TIe insistcl; thes rcsis'sd. thru con.
scented.
I'm not the least little biz hungry"
said demure Miss one. Neither am L."
echoed bashful Miss Two
A waiter was a. their elbows
what will you have7" asked the gal
liant New York man. and when one 81
them said she thought peach would be
about all she could eat. the other agreed
that q would BE- 80 nice"
Ard the man congratulated hlmsen on
the uBodesty Of their demands. He had
vet 10 learn a thing or two about the cost
OF fruits IN Paris. Ne insisted that they
must have sandwiches. TOO. and a mo-
mcnt later the waiter served the order
SIX luscious peaches reposed on the plate
Each OF the girls took one. Their appe-
tites were truly small. but while they
munched sandwiches they playfuily toyed
with the remaining four peaches In fact.
they pierced them with their forks ana
goueed them with their knives. The fruit
was a complete wreck.
Then one Of the maidens remembered
papa and suggested that they so look for
him. with pretty bows and thanks galore
they left. Just a. the walter presented the
bill when the New York man cast his eye
over the paper he read something like
this:
Three sandwiches az franc
each. d. sfss tfah'h
glx peaches az % francs each. 10 francs
re raid the bill. IS -. and has been
wondering ever since II fruit farming for
the Paris market will not pay better than
hia business. Since his return he has
learned thai Hemure girls IN Paris some
times draw commissions for gouging
peaches. = BIT over-ripe. 20 pleace Amer
Jeans who are more than bit green.