The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1910-04-21
IN THE DINING
CAR

Soh0 IL. 1 was uGfc uv0 mluuC0S
before you came"
First Woman-"Oh, yes. Well, now,
girls, what'll we get? Coffee"
Tall Woman. "The coffee on
these trains is perfectly terrible. It
as much as your life is worth to drink
1t. How one misses ones home table
when one is traveling!"
Young Girl-"Isn't it the loveliest
thing we all got on the same train?
1t just shows how small the world is,
after all. Do you suppose that porter
will watch our things for us?"
First Woman-'I don't know, I'm
sure. I heard him telling a man he
couldn't abide women who spread
themselves all over the car"
Waiter-"Ready to order yet, mad
am?"
Short Woman-"Gracious, no! How
these walters do hurry one! What
do you think of some clam chowder?"
First Woman-"T'm tired of clans.
How about rolls? Rolls, waiter"
Tall Woman-'Be sure they're hot.
One always gets cold things on these
cars. And coffee, of course"
Short Woman-"Nct at all. l pre-.
fer tea"
First Woman-"One tea and the
rest coffee. Oh, dear, what else?"
Dark Woman-"What did you or.
der. Miss Durbin?"
Miss Durbin-"Chops, fried pota-
toes, rolls, tea and waf1es."
First Woman-"Very well. Bring
the same for us, waiter"
Waiter-"One check, MADAME"
First Woman "How aobut it,
girls?"
Young Girl-"Oh, certainly. We
cal divide afterward."
Tall Woman-"How fiat the scenery
is! It's scarcely worth while to look
out of the window. Travelling Is such
a bore"
Short Woman-'It would not be If
the attendance were better. Where
can you find the equal of that porter,
for instance? He told me l had BEEN
In that dressing room an hour, when
It hadn't been a second longer than
Is minutes" /
Young Girl-"Some of the passenI
gers are worse. There's a woman I'M
there who made an awful fuss bel
cause she said I had her book. How
could I know it vas really her book?I
She couldn't prove It. I found it lying
in a seat and it happened to be al
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ished it, too, before I gave it back;
to her"
Dark Woman-T had trouble with,
that same woman. She actually had
the porter tell MI to move. She said
l had the upper berth and had to ride
backward because she and her little
girl had a lower. She was disagree
ably persistent"
First Woman-"Here comes the,
waiter. Just put the things here.
Gracious, he hasn't brought half the
order! I don't care what she told
you, waiter. We want them at this
end Of the table. We can't all of us
have everything in front of us. Now,
get the rest of the order as quick as
you can. Don't stand there like that.
Don't say any more about it, do you
hear? Did you ever!"
Short Woman-"Only one cup of.
tea, so that's mine. Please pass the,
rolls. My, how stingy! Only four,
rolls for all Of us! Now, should you
not think a rich road like this would
do better than that by its p~atrons?"
Miss Durbin-'Excuse me, but"
Tall Woman-'T'd like some fried.
potatoes, please"
First Woman-"We'd better divide
the chops. Who wants the Saratoga
chips?"
Dark Woman-"1 suppose I'll have
to take them, as there's nothing else
left" !,
Young Girl-"I took the last roll.
Does that mean a handsome hus-
band?"
Short Woman-"What's in that COW
cred dish? Waf1es! Thank good
ness, there's enough of those. Is that
real strip, do you suppose7 You new
er can tell when you're being
cheated"
Miss Durbin-"So it seems. Excuse,
me, but isn't that my order that the
waiter brought"
Dark Woman-"I wonder If it was?
Here, take some Of these chips.
They're awfully dry" (!
Short Woman-"Here's the tea. Il
thought after I'd fixed it with cream
and sugar that I'd rather have al
lemon"
Miss Durbin-"I take tea plain"
Tall Woman-"Never mind. Here,
comes the waiter with our order. I'M
sorry there aren't any more Of your
chops left"
Miss Durbin-"I might have some
of yours, don't you think?"
First Woman-"We'd be glad to let
you have some, but. you see, there are
only enough for us. They are SO
stingy on these roads, you know.
Would you like a roll?"
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