Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-04-21
IN THE DINING
CAR

gether and divide? l think that will
be perfectly lovely, don't you, Miss
Durbin?"
Miss Durbin-"For the rest, per-
haps. You see, l ordered when first
came in. l was here five minutes
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. 1t
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. l heard him telling a man he
couldn't abide women who spread
themselves all over the car"
Waiter-"R Ready to order yet, mad
ann"
Short Woman-"Gracious, no! How
these waiteAs do hurry one! What
do you think of some clam chowder?"
First Woman-"I'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"
1 Short Wnrnop-UNof or oil
fer tea"
First Woman-"One tea and the
rest coffee. Oh, dear. what else?"
Dark Woman-"What did you or
der, Miss Durbin?"
Miss Chops, fried pota-
toes, rolls, tea and waffies."
First Woman we'll. Bring
the same for us, waiter"
Waiter-"One check, MADAME"
First Woman "How aobut It,
girls?"
Young Girl-"oh, certainly. We
can divide afterward."
| Tall Woman-"H 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 had been
in that dressing room an hour, when
it hadn't been second longer than
Is minutes"
| Young Girl-"Some of the passen-
gers are worse. There's woman in
there who made an awful fuss be-
| cause she said | had her book. How
could l know it was really her book
She couldn't prove it. found it lying
in seat and it happened to be a
book was just crazy to read. fin
ished it, too, before l gave it back
to her.
Dark Woman-'I had trouble with
that same woman. She actually had
the porter tell me to move She said
had the upper berth and had to ride
backward because she and her little
girl had 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 rich road like this would
do better than that by its patrons?"
Miss Durbin-"'Ex Excuse me, but"
Tall Woman-"Id like some fried
potatoes, please"
First Woman-"We'd better divide
the chops. Who wants the Saratoga
chips?"
Dark Woman suppose I'll have
to take them, as there's nothing else
left"
Young Girl-"I took the last roll
Does that mean handsome hus
banda"
Short Woman-"Whats in that GOV
cred dish? Waffles! Thank good
ness, there's enough of those. Is that
real strip, do you suppose? 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-"H Here's the tea.
thought after I'd fixed it with cream
and sugar that I'd rather have q
lemon"
Miss Durbin-"I take tea plain.
Tall Woman-"Never mind. Here
comes the waiter with our order. Tn
sorry there aren't any more of YOU
chops left"
Miss Durbin-'I might have some
of yours, don't you Think"
First Woman-"We'd be glad to LEI
you have some, but, you see, there are
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