The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-01-13


II guess not" said MIR. Jobson. short
ly. 81 went home to get clean hand
kerchief. that's all. And as didn't fin,
one and had 10 buy one. after all. ii
spite of the fact that I've bought som,
1000 handkerchiefs since the first O
January, | suppose the cat has eater
'em all up"
There are at least two dozen in your
drawer" said Mrs. Jobson.
Are, hey?" said Mr.. Jobson. "All
found in my drawer were three OF
your wells and couple of pairs of your
gloves and about 81 yards of that IS.
cent lace you bought yesterday be.
cause the man who put it on his bar
gain counter needed the money. But
never mind about that. Where are we
going to eat? I'm ravenous."
"Oh, any place" said Mrs. Jobson.
"Oh, that's all the interest you have Ia
the scheme, is it?" said Mr.. Jobson.
You don't care whether I'm faint
from hunger or not, do your"
How about the-?" suggested Mrs.
Jobson, naming one of the hotel resau-
rants.
How about moving the Waldorf-As-
toria down here?" said Mr.. Jobson.
Il hope you haven't become possessed
OF the idea, Mrs. Jobson, that I'm going
to pay about $12.s5 day for our din
ners. have you? Because I'm not 90
ing TO do any such thing. Come on. !
know where We'll go. Wen go to IS.
They don't put on many Tugs down
there. but they give you enough to eat
without assessing you 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. Jobsou particularly so in her
new. tight-fitting foulard dress.
1t 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 waiter
The waiter looked MIR. 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. Dye think you could
let us have bite to eat, now, if we act
real humble?"
"Yessuh." said the waiter. "Ah'l be
back dis-uhway shotely, sub, !" and then
the waiter went off. After about 70
minutes he again got within Mr.. Job
sons finger-snapping range-Mr. Job.
son was meantime growing things un-
der his breath that caused the people
at the other tables to look around al
him-and once more 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 WEI"
'Yessuh. Ah'se uh-waitin' TO- yo'alrs
ohduh, sub" said the waiter.
Two regular dinners" said Mr.. Job
son.
de reg'luh dinnuh. subj" said the
waiter. sis suhved at five o'clock. sub.
an hits only uh quahtuh t. five now.
sub. Eff yo'all's wants tub wait. sub,
Ah'll TEX yo' ohduh an"
Madam" said Mr.. Jobson to Mrs.
Jobson. rising sternly and taking his
hat, 1--WE shall take our immediate de-
parture from this place." and then he
'lomped out, Mrs. Jobson following
him.
Where are we going now?" said Mrs.
lobson, when they got outside.
Where are we going, MADAME" said |
hr. Jobson, in a tone Of suppressed
ury Where else are we going but
ZONE? We are going home to get
omething to eat that's where we are
soing. Mrs. Jobson. And the next time
'ou wheedle me into giving my consent
o any such idiotic scheme as this-the
Iext time you succeed in bamboozlng
ne into abandoning the comforts of
ears to get together-the next time
ou put up job like this on me. for
he sake OF getting out of the necessity
4 seeing that your husbands dinneris
ooked and served for him under his
wn vine and fig tree--there's going to
e schism and split in the Jobson
amily, Mrs. Jobson. and when it's all
yer | won't be the one wearing the
ackcloth and ashesl"
Then the Jobsons went home and
med on canned salmon. sardines, Neuf-
hatelcheese, crackers and tea.-Wash-
lgton Star.
wholesome Discipline.
Perhaps tagging in English schools
the one medicine for snobbishness
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