The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-10-01
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I THE PROHIBITED PIPE
BY DAIRY PAIN

We had gene 20 he nearest place to
set lunch. We had selected our table
Suddenly my friend Werner jumped u2
and made for his ha;
Come ou,, he called &c me. I'VE
can't possibly lunch hsre
20. this Is good snough," ! objected.
AS matter Of fac, IL was rather bad.
bu' dislike moving
NO; you mus. come on. ! have sworn
en- oath, and / must keep it,
On his way out he cluicAcd the head
waited, pointed to something on the
wall, and said words that could not
hear but / could ec that they were
spoken with anger sarcasm. and con
Tempt
The head waiter Dade gestures indie
cative Of res gnatioa under misfortune
and Of a general disclaimer Of any re-
sponslbility for anycHng.
The mystery deepeaod and as soon as
we had seated ourselves in another res
.aurant demanded an explanation.
wen" said Werner, you saw me
point to that notice On the wall?'
"Yes, there was a nouce Putrdlna,
good clean dinner ciaret Made in
Germany Doctors order it, think
remember correctly"
Undoubtedly; Du. i. was not at that
notice that | pointed II was the one
above it, which says: No pipes per
miited in this saloon | am sworn
member Of society that does not per-
nit that notice"
Whats the good of bo,hering? II
you want TO smoke a pipe, you car
smoke it elsewhere-and the restauran'
chap is within his rights"
That's all wrong, said Vrner, warm
ing to his subject If a restaurant pro
pritor says that no smoking is permit
ted. then he is within his rights. But d
is not his business to settle what form.
c: smoking his patrons are, to adopt
that is impertinence. And when bull
necked, potato-backed Belgian has
saved enough ont Of his sneakings to
start seventh-rate city garbage shop
and call It a restaurant, I'm not letting
him be impertinent 20 me. Here's hlS
blessed saloon, as he calls it. You may
smoke there while o;ber people are eat
ing, but It must not be pipe Why
the confounded rls 0lemaker viii be
telling me how to st my ha!r cllt next
IAN unin.entional imptrt!nsnee," !
SUI gested.
81 never take the absence oi intention
as any excuse. II our walker poured d
plate Of soup down our back uninten
tionally. shouldn smile and entrea;
MIN not to worry about IT. On the con
trary. should make It my business to
see that he worried very considerably
No III any ambtioas merngue meg
chant wants TO lmpsrt an air Of refined
luxury to the greasy rat-waTren he calls
his saloon. he is welcome TO do it by any
legitimate means For instance, h.
might wash his hands or be might was
his walters; he might teach those OF hlf
compatriots who pa'rouize his shop e.
eat in some less rsDu's.Fe and DISCUS
ing manner Tha would be all TO tn
good But ] viii no aaye any half-hret
carrot-stamper come bulging up to m
in his secondhand irock coat TO tell me
/ am not to do prec ly as | chcose-it
the matter Of pipe smoking or anythinl
else. The society to hich I belong
pledged and sworn 10 put that notic
down. 1t is moi that we insist on smok
ing plpes-lt Is bee luse we DO not thipi
an experience with an Zee cream barrow
qualities a man 10 act as master Of cere.
monies. 1t may enable him TO start
dinner factory on less perIpathetlc lines
but that Is where his ambition has 10
stop"
But Is it ambiuon2 Isn't II simply +
desire 10 stimulate he sale OF his oWa
cifars?
Undoubtedly that comes IN. An.
there the Opposition becomes stii
stronger There Hy society leaves th.
abstract for the ooncre,d II IS no long
er a question Of 'css of dignity an,
self-respcct in allowing "a mixed nation
allty soup machine % run your privaJ
business. Il IS the more Serious ques