The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-06-23
THE DIFFERENCE 1T MADE.
Young Lady Stood Up for Her Prin-
ciples and II Saved
Young Man.

Two young ladies in attendance at
the Detroit convention stopped at one
Of the good hotels.
In the dining-room il had been their
pleasure 10 be waited upon by eoioreu
man. whose attention and consideration
had been most grateful. Without convey
ing the humiliating sense OF their own
Ignorance. he had again and again
helped them out with the bill Vi iare'
much OF which would otherwise have
been unintelligible 10 the uniniualed
country girls. To-day they had been
80 absorbed in the meetings that they
had come TO their MONDAY lunch almost
an hour hate They found the dining
room almost deserted, but their black
friend was on hand. ready 20 serve them
with his usual suayity. As they ran
over the bin OF fare. he deierenuaily
suggested one and another dish. which
be recommended 10 be particularly good.
And pudding? Will the ladies have
puddlng?" he asked. placing his hnger
upon that item on the bin Of fare.
YES. we will take pudding" Adelaide
said Il feel almost hungry enough to
begin at the top and order every thmg
down to the dessert" she added.
While they were IN the midst Of their
dinner. Adelaide stopped and began to
study the menu card
"Oh. Jear!" she gasped. suddenly.
We'll" returned that young person,
a bit provoked. because she saw that
Adelaide had attracted the attention
Of the young man who sat opposite
them
did you know that pudding is served
with brandy saucer
well, what Of it?" Jean whispered;
q don't suppose there is enough to hurt
anybody"
Enough to hurt anybody! Jean
Clarke. you DONE mean 10 say that YOU
member Of the Christian Endeayor
society. and chairman OF the temperance
committee. would eat pudding with
brandy saucer"
No, Of course / would not. but there
Is no use making a fuss about II now.
We can Just eat little bit Of the pud-
ding and let the sauce alone; or. we
can 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
Adelaides cheeks.
Jean" she said, quietly, Il am not
going to let even that black man who
waits on us believe that we approve Of
such things. Besides she added,
laughingly. Il don't want to be cheated
out Of my dessert IN that fashion. am
going TO tell him 10 change my order
10 apple pie" az the same time signal
Ing the waiter, who stood some dis
tance away.
In a moment be 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 indlstinct
"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 ".
When they left the dining-room he was
still at the table.
"Addie. | believe that young man
changed his order because Of what you
said" Jean conhded to her friend IN q
whisper
VERY likely he did," Adelaide re-
mrned. and for that reason ! am all
the better satisfied that stood mp for
my colors. You know It always pays
to do that"
"Oh. yes. / suppose SO" jean re-
turned. but sometimes l think you
make a good deal over very little
things"
That evening when the girls came
into the dinlng-room. the waiter handed
Adelaide her notebook, saying that she
had left Il on the table. and that the
Young man who had eaten with them
said that il belonged 20 the dark-haired
young woman.
AS Adelaide opened the book, she saw
penclled on the inner cover these words:
Thank you for the apple pie %
Dear me-" Jean began, scenting q
romance, how interesting"
Adelaide. however. was Of the more
practical turn Of mind and merely said:
Il am glad that tie young man ap-
preciated what did, and hope, If be
had intended taking the brandy sauce
It will be a lesson TO him 70 speak out
when he should"