The Savannah morning news., 1902-07-07
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From the Washington Star.
"I'll bet you S. that you can't buy
glass Of plain water in a single cafe
in Washington" said the man with
time on his hands.
"Taken," said the other, foolshly
SO they marched into a hotel cafe
together.
"Give us a couple of glasses of
water" sharply said the man who had
made the bet, to the barkeepeT.
"Vichy of seltzer?" inquired the bar
keeper.
Neither" said the man with time
on his hands. give us couple OF
glasses of plain water, and look sharp
about it-we're in a hurry to catch
train"
There was an expression of acute
astor.shment on the barkeeper's face
by this time.
plain wdcer?" he inquired. "Wha-
dye mean by that?"
what do | mean by it?" said the
man who had made the bet. Il moan.
lust water-w-a-t-e-r, water-the kind
that corps cut of the water spigot :
Potomac water, the kind the shad roe
swim In river water--water from the
water work.--the kind you fill bath
tub with Just plain water. That's
plain enough, isn't it? And, say, get
a move on won't you? We're bound
for a train and we want d drink
There was a pretty sulky and ugly
look on the bartender's face at TINS
stage of 1t.
SAY" he said, resting his hands on
the bar and glaring at the man VINO
had made the bet, what kind OF
way dye call that to ask for favor,
hey?"
made the bet What are you giving
us. anyhow? Who's asked you for any
favor? Who wants any favor at your
hands? / come in here and call for a
drink, don't l, like anybody else IS
there any request for favor in that!
If | happen to want plain water, and
not a highball or a whisky sour or
mint iulep or beer, where's the request
for a favor in that? Dye see me stand
ing with my cap in my hand, asking
for any favor? ! simply ask you to
rass me out a couple of drinks or
plain water, and, as I've said twice
now, | want those two drinks quick.
I'm not asking for something for notn-
ipg-Tm Just as willing and ready to
raw for plain Potomac water out of the
tap as l would be to pay for gin
rfckey or a brandy smash, and / came
in here with the fullest intention OF
paying you for the drinks. / still pre-
serve that intention, but / want you
to pass up the drinks in hurry, that's
ALL"
The barkeeper continued to glare at
the man who had made the bet and
he made several moves with his hands
underneath the bar that looked as If
he might be cropping for bungstarter
or some other kind of a weapon. But
he evidently thought better of that,
for he only bestowed final glare upon
upon the man with time on his hands
who wanted plain water and said:
Say, dye know what you are:
You're a bughouse. and the sooner you
take a quick walk the better it's going
to be for you, see? If you come in here
decently and asked me for a couple
of glasses of water like a gentleman,
you'd ha' got EN- quick, and no come
back, or rebate, but l don't stand for
no bulldozing like what you try to
chuck into me--and it's you for a sud-
den gateway or it's going to happen to
you. and happen hardl"
His attitude was so menacing that
the man who had made the bet and
his companion hurried out The same
experiment, conducted along the same
lines, was made al two other places.
and then the man who had foolishly
taken the bet passed over his s. note
without word