Evening journal., 1912-07-12
AUTO MEALS
GOOD.--BUT
Press the Lever and You Get
What You Want,
Maybe
MAN FROM ROANOKE
HAS PARL0US TIME

NEW YORK, July 12-Dost desire |
bread and butter and other stun?
If thus wouldst eat of the delicacies
so listel thou must first slip nickel
into a slot turn a crank and pull
forth the food After that IL becomes
a game of skill TO transfer the food
to a table and at the same time main
tain squatter sovereignty over the
place
Tiglath Pileser was from Roanokel
and knew not the manners and Gus
toms of an automatic hash-house.
HUH" he gruAted. Il reckon that
means that all gotta do is to walk
in and sit down and let the hash
house do the rest"
He sat there for several minutes
before it sunrised upon him that he
was being neglected. The blood of
Pileser began TO course warmly
through his epidermis. He looked
around hungrily
Say, want a waiter" began Tig-
lath plaintively. I'm as hungry as a
poleeat" This was addressed to a
white-aproned individual who was
moving briskly among the tables with
his hands full of nothing.
"A waiter. did you say?" asked the
white jacket; well, we don't have
walters in this place If you want
anything you have to go and get 1t
for yourself
"Of all ths nerve remarked Mr.
Pileser. 81 should like to know what
you're doing masquerading around as
a waiter If you're not waiter. What
are you-a street cleaner or a hospital
attendant or a wet nurse?"
Never mind what | am retorted
the white Jacket. IF you want any
thing TO eat you'd better get busy and
get it and don't sit around here suck
ing your thumb
Wherein thunder do ! get it?' MUIR
INJURED Tiglath, flabbergasted. The at
tendant indicated the rows and rows
of tiers and tiers of glass cases and
white tile.
Tiglath vas we'll bred and insisted
on leaving his hat on his chair. He
walked up TO the rows and rows
First of all there was bread and butter
and after that came dessert. Tiglath
regarded the tiers doubtfully.
Guess ! better scout around a lit
tie first" he muttered. He elbowed
his way among the crowd of quick
luliNn Mltn W nO MNAt NAA dnlAAAAAE A1A
places in front OF the different cases
Tiglath had. his mouth made up foi
chicken, butc prolonged search failed
TO reveal its hiding place. At the
conclusion of a long voyage of eX.
ploraUon. he found himself in from
of a spigot marked coffee" and un'
der that sign was this Put a nicke
IN the slot and turn" Tiglath gropec
IN his jeans for a nickel.
Anyhow, he sighed, 'AmmagontC
have some coffee" He inserted the
coin. turned the knob and out cam,
brown stream Of steaming liquid.
He got various other articles of fooC
in similar fashion. Then he cast ar
eagle eye about for a place to sit
There wasn't any.
Promptly the man from Roanok.
remitted a howl The manager came
up on dead run.
: why the big noise?" he inquired
caustically?
Il was lookin' for a place TO ii
down" Tiglath half sobbed. "and
was coming back after my supper
amt no omnibus"
We'll, we'll, don't be angry" sat
the little manager soothingly. III &c
you another supper. Let's see, nov
what all did you have?"
Il don't remember" said Tiglat
misorably. 81 had a lot Of pies an
some marcaroni. and a cup OF Coffe
that ! didn't like because it had cream
in il" His anger returned as thi
other grievance was revived. HI
cienched his teeth and glared.
You can take your supper an
your whole place and go to kingdom
come with "em," be growled.
wouldn't come in here again to get
bite for my dog if he was starvin' L
death Having delivered himself ,
this parting shot Tiglath stampe
noisily back to the chair where he ha
left his hat
The hat was gone