The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-07-12
gloves 'and about 81 yards Of that Is

gloves 'and about 81 yards Of that Is
cent lace you bought yesterday be-
cause the man who put it on his barr
gain counter needed the money. But
never mind about that. Where are we
going to eat? I'm ravenous."
a0h, any place." said Mrs. Jobson.
"aOh, that's all the interestyou have in
the scheme, is it?" saidlMr. Jobson.
"You don't care whether I'm faint
from hunger or not, do you?"
"Howabeutthe-?" suggested Mrs.
Jobson, naming one of the hotel resau-
rants.
"How about moving the Waldorf-As-
toria down here?" said. Mr.. Jobson.
II hope you haven't become possessed
of the idea, Mrs. Jobson, that I'm going
to pay about Sass a day for our din
ners, have you? Because I'm not go
ing to do any such thing. Come on. T
know where wellgo Well go to IS.
They don't put on many Tugs down
there, but they give you enough to eat
without assessing you a weeks wages
for it,"
So they went to IS. 1t was very
hot. and by the time they arrived there
they were perspiring and uncomfort-
able, Mrs. Jobson particularly so in her
new, tight-itting foulard dress.
It was just after the departments
had closed. and the restaurant was; SO
filled that they had difficulty in getting
seats at all, and the places they did
finally secure were about 40 feet out OF
range of the electric fans. Mr.. Jobson
gave vent to numerous "Huhs!" over
this, but he picked up the regular din-
ner bill of fare and beckoned a waiter.
The waiter looked Mr.. Jobson over
carefully and went on about his bust
ness. When we passed that way again
a few moments later Mr.. Jobson
snapped his fingers for him again, this
time somewhat savagely. The waiter
approached the table and inclined his
ear.
"Thanks for letting me catch your
eye, after sitting here for four solid
hours" said Mr.. Jobson, sarcastically,
to the waiter. aD'ye think you could
let us have a bite to eat, now, if we act
real humble?"
"Yessuh," said the waiter. "AhTl be
back dis-uhway shotely, subj and then
the waiter went, off. After about 10
minutes he again got within. Mr.. job
sons fnger-snapping range-Mr. Job
son was meantime growing things I'M
der his breath that caused the people
at the other tables to look around at
htm-and! once moro the waiter APP
preached the Jobsons' table.
"Look-a-here," said. Mr.. Jobson to
the waiter, "do we get anything to eat
here, or don't we?"
"Yessuh. Ah'se uh-waitin' TO- yo'all's
ohduh, suh," said the waiter.
"Two regular dinners" said MIJob-
"De reg'luh dinnuh, subj" said the
waiter, '"is suhved at five o'clock, sub,
an hits on'y uh quahtuh t. five now,
sub. Eff yo'all's wants tub wait, sub.
Anil TEX yo' ohduh an"
"Madam," said Mr.. Jobson to Mrs.
Jobson, rising sternly and taking his
hat, 1--WE shall take u immediate de-
parture from this place." and then he
clomped out, Mrs. Jobson following
him.
"Where are we going now?" said Mrs.
Jobson, when they got outside.
where are we going, MADAME" said
Mr.. Jobson, in a tone of suppressed
fury. "Where else are we going but
home? We are going home to get
something to eat, that's where we are
going, Mrs. Jobson. And the next time
you wheedle me into giving my consent
to any such idiotic scheme as this-the
next time you succeed in b~amboozling
me into abandoning the comforts of a
home that I have shaved and toiled' for
years to get together-the next time
you put up a job like this on me, for
the sake of getting out of the necessity
of seeing that your husbands dinner is
cooked and served for him under his
w vine and fig tree-there's going to
be a schism and a split in the Jobson
family. Mrs. Jobson, and, when it's all
over 1 won't be the one wearing the
sackcloth and ashes!"
Then the Jobsons went home and
dined on canned salmon, sardines. Neuf-
chatelcheese, crackers and'tea.-Wash-
ington Star.