Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-14
WATER NOT FOR SALE.
One Thing That's Hard to Get in a
Bar Room

I'll bet you IS that you can't buy a glass
OF plain water in a single cafe in Washing
ton" said the man with time on his hands.
Taken" said the other. foolishly.
SO they marched into hotel cafe to-
gether.
Give us a couple of glasses Of water"
sharply said the man who had made the
bet 10 the barkeeper.
"Nichy or seltzer?' inquired the bar
keeper
Neither" said the man with time on his
hands Give us a couple Of glasses Of
plain water, and look sharp about it-we're
IN hurry TO catch a train"
There was an expression az acute aston
lshment on the barkeepers face 10y this
time.
plain water" he inquired. What d'ye
mean by that?"
What do l mean by it?" said the man
who had made the bet e mean Just water
Waiter, water-the kind that comes
OUT OF the water spigot-Potomac water.
the kind the shad roe swim in-riVer water
water from the water works-the Kind
you fill bath tub wth-just plain water.
That's plain enough. isn't it, or dye want
me TO draw diagram OF il? And, say. get
a move on, won't you? We're bound for a
train and we want a drink"
Ihere was pretty sulky and ugly look on
the bartender's face at this stage Of it,
par ana giaring at the man who had made
the bet, what kind of a way dye cali that
to ask for favor, hey %
faVor! exclaimed the man who had
nade the bet. What are you giving us
anyhow? Who's asked you for any fsyorY
VINO wants any favor at your hands, /
come In here and call for a drink don't !
I'he ypody else? Is there any request for
d favor IN mat? II happen to want plain
water, and not highball or a whisky sour
or mint 1ulep or beer. where's the re-
quest Tor a favor In that? Dive SOC mo
staiuIhs with my cap in my hand. asking
Ior any favor? / simply ask You to mass
me out couple of drinks of Main uator
anu as I've said twice new. | want those
Two drinks quick. I'm not asking for some
InIis LOT hothlng-lm just as willing and
ready to pay for plain Potomac water ONT
OF the tap as | would be to nav for ,t,,
Llckey or brandy smash. and | came in
mere with the fullest intention of having
49, inta,, LOT tRe drinks stil preserve that
Itte,lloh' nut want you to pass IN the
drinks IN hurry, that's all
ne parkeeper continued to glare at the
man VINO mad made the bet. and he made
several moves with his hands p,dorraa,t
the bar that looked as if he min, - 20 va
HIs LOT bungstarter or some other Hind
OF weapon. But he evidently Thought he,
Oh tha', Tor he only bestowed a final
sIdIe upon the man wit time IN his banSs,
VINO wanted plain water and said.
say, dye know what Won ara9 yo,,.-o
pILsHouSe' ana the sooner you take a
quteh Walk the better it's going to be for
~ see! III you'd come in here decently
ana ana asked me for a couple glasses Of water
lih S gentleman. you'd ha' got EN- quick.
anu no comeback or r. bate but a.,
stand for no bulldozng Ike what Won ~
20 chuck INTO me-and it's you for a sud
ueh getaway or it's going to happen 10 Won
and happen hardr' Ppm ~ Sou'
ms attltude was so menacing that the
man who had made the bet and his COM
pdnI Damon, hurried out. The same experiment.
conducted along the same lines. was made
at tW Eo other places, and then the man who
s &c LooIIshiy taken the bet passed over his
- note without word VI 's