The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-04
a DEADLY PARALLEL.

Ono CnOAt0 otnt uuu u nut Oll IT.
Another was occupied by news
paper.
A feeder had his feet upon the
rungN Of third.
The considerate man, wishing to
bother no one, walked past these
choice seats and found a chair which
was sheltered from every cooling
breeze and which also permitted an
unrivalled view of piece Of wall and
a coat hook.
And in this spot the considerate
man waited for a waitress.
once he coughed in a gentle sort
of way.
other times he twisted his head
around and tried to catch waitress
eye.
Or picked up the bill OF fare and
put II down with an air of finality as
though wishing to be observed as
saying to himself, There. That Is
what I want. Now / am ready to
place my order"
He began to feel as though he was
being slighted. He flushed. and as
he sat there with his wrists resting
upOn luS thBc VI Nut hdDlb kulS uuBbT
tips together) viewing the wall and
the coat hook, he began to feel a
warmth at the back of his neck, and
became suffused with all the help
lessness of a man who knows that his
ears are turning red.
At last waitress (possibly mex
perienced) ran up to him, leaned
over him. swished the table with her
napkin and gave him a look that
said, Now, then, slowpokel You
needn't think you're waiting at the
church"
do you mind bringing me, please"
said the considerate man. "a small
steak, well done. and cup of tea?"
In half an hour she slapped por-
tion of liver and bacon down In front
of him.
"Cawfee?" she demanded.
please" said he.
Now as he sat there viewing the
wall and the coat hook while he
chewed his leather and bacon, not
wishing to hurt anybody's feelings by
calling attention to mistakes (always
fearful of causing a good girls dis
ShaA 90 AAOhA hOhCob CnAPlO1 u6ulJ tu~
other man came into that restaurant.
He was man without modesty or
breeding. He selected a cool spot
where he could see everything in the
place, tipped a hat and parcel out
of chair, sat down, glanced at the
bill of fare. and snapped his fingers
for a waitress. He waited one second
and banged his knife against the vim
gar cruet. He waited another Sec
ond, half arose from his chair and ex-
claimed, "Herei ! want some one to
wait on mel"
Hearing that voice three mattresses
made leap for him.
''Bing me eggs and bacon" he
commanded, "eggs fried on both sides
and the bacon crisp. Mind it's crisp!
Graham bread. Cup of coffee. And
hurry up! 1 can't wait all day!"
He got them so quick there seemed
to be magic In it.
And while the considerate man
was still struggling with his rubber
heels and bacon, the bold, forward
man supped his last drop of coffee.
uttered "Ah!" with a great sound,
scowled at the bill, paid it, left the
waitress nothing. listened to the MAN.
ayers opinion of the weather, barked
"Yesl Yes!" and ran out to elbow an
old lady off the sidewalk.
The bold forward man went to his
office. The starter, hearing him ell
bow, held the elevator for him and
then shut the gate neatly in the face
of the considerate man, who followed.
In a few minutes the forward man.
wishing to descend to the street.
reached the elevator shaft just as the
car dropped past his floor. "Down!"
he howled and the car came back for
him as meek as lamb; but later.
when the considerate man said
Down. please" three cars went
down past him with an unhesitating
emphasis that was insulting.
Coming now to the deadly parallel
we will give the first column to the
considerate man. The bold forward
party gets the second column.
Man. Man.
He had no seat in He had the best seat
the subway. in the car.
He was the last man He was the first.
off the train.
He was nearly run He held up traffic
over at corner while he went
crossing. over.
His dinner Vas half His was right ON the
an hour late minute
His steak was tough His was fine and
and stringy. tender.
He never com He growled at ev-
planned. erything on the
table.
He drank his bottle
of beer with a
He had no beer. noise like the in
take of a suction
pump
He choked on a
He drank his glass large piece of
of water and meat, turned pur-
smiled back to pie, kicked the
the angels at some bucket with ter
sweet, tender rible jolt and was
thought. hustled down
to --
Which proves that It pays to be
considerate.-New York Sun.