The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-08-30
A HYWENEAL BENEF4CTION.
How One Bridal Couple Cheered Another
In n New York Hotel
From he Hartford Cournnf.

| good story is told by one of the Hart
| ford brides of last June. who. with her happy
| bridegroom, spent few DAYS at leading
| New York hotel The first meal they took
| together they had for companions another
| couple Of newly married young people. who
We're very happy and very green. The green
couple began to be unhappy right here
| in both the hotel and the story. The waiter
| was all attention to the Hartford duo. They
had the handsomest of dishes. the finest OF
| viands, and the smartest service the waiter
| could furnish.
| Not so the green couple. They had 10
wait which they did with as much patience
az such happy young people could muster
! which was OF course. considerable. They
| had their coffee in cups that were evidently
designed for rough house. The vands
were cold. The waiter spilled soup on the
bride, accidentally. undoubtedly. And, being
young, people of natural insight, although
noted that none of the troubles which fiicted
them seemed to light on tho Connect cut
family opposite.
The third morning the Hartford bride
said to her husband. as they sat down to their
breakfast rather early. and before the olive
hued couple came down:
Denrc, why Is 1t that other. couple are
treated SO despicably by this waiter. when he
is so awIuily nice TO u.s."
The sophisticated husband, who had been
to New York before and sometimes STAYED
over till the II o clock train, informed his wife
that it was because the other family did not
fee the waiter; -,,.
happy one. Don't you think you can help
them out some way" And the appealing
look in her eyes would have Won a sealskin
sack or an automobile.
II can by giving the waiter a half dollar, &"
responded the husband.
DO II. by all means It will be sucn
lark. decided the amiablo WIFE and lust
then the waiter came IN with their breakfast
The husband asked HIM If he would wait
~ certainly will, replied the waiter
Then 20 Ohegd. IN give YOU the money
when YOU have done your best
Mr. and Mrs Green came in Mt that moment
They both looked worried. The only thing
that troubled them, apparently. was III"
wretched service of the famous Broadway
the thought that, while they were all the
time in trouble with the waiter. their neigh
bors seemed TO be highly favored by that
impcr0us and autocratC official.
But this morning the waiter came over TO
them with an agreeable smile on his face
He twisted his mustaChr into a pair of cX-
dishes with III" greatest care, and dcpOrtrd
himself with fincssc that only the accom-
plished French, waiter can exhibit. The
transformation IN the waiter was the dit
ference between thunder storm and u clear
sky; between tho force, fight and fire of
and speech of Grand Union Ford. Ana tho
Green family shared this. transformation
They became genial they talked 10 each other
the bride actually laughed and sprang little
joke. at which the husband smiled encourage
ingly. though with apparent doubt ms TO
whether the new conditions were going to
continue But tho waiter came hack with
elastic step, and even happier smile. ard -hc
little couple from upstate became "A cosey
and lively as n pair of SPORTY" kittens,
All this time the Hartford gentleman and
his charming vii" We're killing time AZ the
other side of the table. and enjoying to their
hearts content the change in IN" spirit of
into the spirit Of the Joke. and that breakfast
has not ceased 10 he the object Of pleasant
remark in the Hartford man 4 family since
The waiter got his 80 cents. but the bride
who put up the trick thinks she and her hls-
band had n great deal moro than a half
dollars worth of fun out OF the Experiment