The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-12-20
ONE WITH A FUZZY HAT
BY GEORGIA HORN.

one with the fuzzy hat an the pialt III
his overcoat He sure has got his eye
on you! Yestid'y when ! come up to
the table to take his order instead OF
you he was so upset he ordered rasp-
berry sundae instead of his usual
chocolate soda. An raspberries out
for months. Go on none OF US will
interfere-you wait on him!
"Mebbe he's a millionaire. That
would be fine for Susie. Nobody can
act more like a lady than she can,
only she's got her hair too light. I'm
so glad mine is a nachurl blond. Lilly.
see that old lady just coming in? The
one who looks as though she was go
ing to die in a minute or two. and
bought her clothes in the remnant
basement? Well, you listen to me
that's old Mrs. White-Jones, and she
has a million relatives waiting to get
their hands on her bank account, and
| she's tough as a nut. Travels all over
the world alone at her age and never
loosens up a penny.
"Y'ought-a seen her nephew in here
with her the other day. He helped
her out of the electric just as careful
as though he was afraid she might
accidently sink through the pavement
'Auntie, dear says he. try a rifle
parfait with nuts-you'll like 1t!
Young man. says she, 'piffie parfaits
are 25 cents a piece, and as long as
I'm paying the bill guess you'll get
along on ten cent drink! Extrava-
gance is the curse of the age!' And
then I'll bet she drove downtown and
bought bushel of diamonds.
Two v'nilla sodas and one mint
| lemonade? Yes'm. Nom; there amt
no strawberries now. Why, / don't
know expect they get tired growing
this time of year.
See that party in the blue suit and
feathers? She's mad because l can't
pick strawberries off'n the chandelier
for her. rbet it hasn't been very long
that she had enough money to come
into a swell shop like this here one
Is.
| "Yes'm, you ordered chocolate. Beg
pardon you said 80 distinctly. l didn't
hear you mention mint lemonade at
all. Well, of course can change it
II you say SO.
mo use trying to please that bunch.
ordering chocolate and then claiming
1t was mint lemonade! Gee, this sort
of job is fierce and wearin' on q
girl!
Look there, quick! Just coming
in! That's Daisy Duberry, and she
draws $500 a week for doing half
hour stunt on the stage! Think Of
it! She doesn't look SO much, but l
wish to goodness knew where she
buys her complexion. Isn't 1t q
peach? I'm crazy about that hat she's
got on, and I'm going to fix my hair
like hers before I'm a day older.
"Oh, look at that! Kitty nabbed
her! 'Spose she thinks she'll get
tickets or something. an I've always
waited on Miss Ouberry whenever
she's been in! I'm going to tell Kitty
what think of her! Jealous thing!
Not that care for the tip she al
ways gives-it's just the principle OF
the thing!
|
: I'll pay you back for jumping my Gus
. tomers-she is, too! Miss Duberry is
: p'rticular friend Of mine, I'd have
, you know.
: Yes, sir; was just on my way to
wait on that farthest table. Nobody
J SENS to pay attention to the new Gus
] toners unless it's me. Not that
want to name any names, but there's
: no use expecting Kitty to wait on any
, one else, as long as Miss Duberry is
in here.
!, "Gucss that1l hold Kit for awhile.
2 The old mans cross, and he won't do
I thing to her.
= Two maple sundaes and two hot
I chocolates? Yes'm.
! Get next to my parties In the cor.
3 ner, girls. They made their hats at
home and they've got on rings enough
Q to light the shop If they we're hung
up high. What do you make of that
, They must be somebody. Nobody but
: big guns can be 80 contrarylike. The
( others don't dare.
, What? Hot chocolate? Beg par
g don, ma'am, I'm vur-ry careful to
. get my orders correctly. and what you
said was two maple sundaes and two
chocolate ice cream sodas. Nothing
was said about hot chocolate at all
But, Of course, we aim to please, and
I'll change it for you II you insist!
Gee! / wish women wouldn't
change their minds so! They never
know what they order! Here. Josie
you take these hot chocolates to those
two vinegar cruets with the awful
hats and the rings over there-rve
got to fix my hair.
IT'S about time for that young mar