Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1905-02-11
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY IL. 1905
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THE DIFFERENCE 1T MADE.
Young Lady Stood UP for Her Prin-
Ciples and It Saved a
Young Man.

Two young ladies in attendance at
OF the good hotels.
In the dining-room it had heen their
pleasure to be waiteo upon by a cOlored
man. whose attention and consideration
had been most grateful. NVithout coavey'
snS The humiiiatlHg sense oi their ewS
ignorance, he haG again and sgalE
helped them out WITH the blli ri fare,
much of which would Otherwise have
been uninteiiigibie to the unimttated
country girls To-Day they had been
80 absorbed in the meetings that they
n ad come to their noOnGay lunch almost
an hour late. They found The dining
GcoH almost deserted, but their black
friend was on han0 ready ia serve them
with his usual suaNity. rs taey Fan
bver the bill of fare. he deterent.aily
SUGGESTED one and another dish, which
he recommended to be particularly good.
And pudding? Will the ladies' have
Iudding?" he asked, placing his inser
upon that item on the bill ut fare
Eyes. we will take pudding" Adelaide
said. Il feel almost hungry enough to
L EiG al the top aid order everything
f-While they were in the miGst of t1eir
dinner, Adelaide stopped ana begau to
study the menu card.
"Ch. Jean!" she gasped. suddenly
Well" returned that young person,
a bit provoked. because she saw that
Adelaide had attracted the attention
ca: the young man who sat opposite
;aem.
Did you know that pudding is served
with brandy saucer"
- Vel. what of it?" Jean whispered;
81 doIr suppose there is enough % hurt
&. bodNS
Enough to hurt any body! Jean
tls.@ yoa don't mean o Say that gou
o 're'fber OF the Christian EadeAyor
'soc.-ty, and chairman OF thetempe-aa
Committee. would eat pudding with
&-aady saucer"
1-No, OF course l would not. but there
y no use making fuss ebaUt It now
I'VE can just eat H,tle bit ct the pud-
ding and let the sauce alone. or We
x IN take it and let it alone altogether.
There's no Use advertising our peculiar
views before the public"
A little red spot burned on either OF
Adelaide's cheeks.
Jean" she said, quietly, II am not
going to let even that black man no
waits on us believe that We approve of
such things. Besides she added,
daushingiy, Il don't want 60 be cheated
OUT OF my dessert in that fashion am
going to tell him TO change my order
to apple pie" at the same time signal
Ing the waiter. who stood sogae dis
tance away.
In moment he was beside them
Please bring apple pie instead OF
pudding" she said in a clear tone
The waiter bowed and asked politely:
Does you all want apple pie instead
of pudding?" including the young man
In the question, evidently taking him
TO be one of the party.
Jean had murmured an indistinct
Yes" and the young man. when ap-
pealed to, flushed slightly. but inclined
his head in the affirmative. Both girls
noticed this and were impressed by it.
When they left the dinins-room he was
still at the table
"AdSS believe that young man
changd13his order because Of what you
said" Jean confided TO her friend in a
whisper.
Very likely he did," Adelaide re-
urned. and for that reason am all
the 1setteF satisfied that 1 STOOD I'D for
my colors. You know it always pays
TO do that"
oh. yes, / suppose SO. Jeau re-
turned. ''but sometimes think you
make a good deal over very little
things"
That evening when the girls came
into the dining-room, the waiter handed
Adelaide her notebook. saying that she
had left it on the table, and that the
young man who had eaten with them
Sand that it belonged to the DARK haired
young woman.
AS Adelaide opened the book. she saw
peAciled on the inner cover these words:
Thank el fer the apple pie
"Dear&e," Jean bsean. ecenctug
romance. ''how irterestins!"
Adelaide. however, was Of the more
practical turn of mind ana merely said:
"A am glad tnat the young man APP
pIecfated what 6lL. and nope. if he
had INTENDED La..G2 ne EI&nGy sauce,
IL will be a lese-- - ma 20 speak out
when 10 should