The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-20
The Tip

| ' lE3 HRIMPS a. Ia Creole will be 35
 cents" unused Samuel Gordon i;
 coffee will be 10; that's 45 ; Icelery salad 10, pastry 10, that's 70; | 10 fcenfs for the waitress makes 80 i; 8 cents each way for car fare, 96 Leaves me, { cents--not much of a margin" he computed, with dry smile, "but if necessary I'll walk back. Or skip coffee. Or take shrimp gum bo instead of that other shrimp dish :; it's cheaper"
 This doesn't sound to you like much of blowout, does it, dear reader? Rather skimpy--or shrimpy dinner, in fact, but for Sam Gordeh, it was a wonderful feast, the like of which he hadn't had for two weeks. Already you are visualizing Sam as an almost down-and-outer, aren't you? But, assure you, you are mistaken. His clothes that evening were in the best of taste and condition. Sam was young and vigorous handsome, too. This was merely period of low finance owing to the fact that the position he. had come from Buffalo to New Or leans to take wasn't ready for him yet l He had found a little work to do in the waiting period, but he had had to scrimp all the week to squeeze out this extra dollar for Friday night. It was absolutely all he dared to take in his pocket at his lodgings he left the price of Saturdays breakfast.
 @There is nothing so cheering to one's spirits as doing just what one wants to do. And one always wants to eat in New Orleans, world-renowned for its enticing speeialties. But Sam had more than that in mind he wanted to dine and ak the same time feast his eyes on Sallie again. : | Sallie was a waitress in avery cozy little .restaurant just off the American side of Canal street. If you were there few months ago you surely Doticed her, for. she always pulled the lace ruffle of her coqdettish cap so far down over her sparkling eyes that she peered at you through it. Beg pardon! had forgotten that you always dine at Antoine's or the GruneW..ld, never at this modest little place with cash register.
 Sallie had waited on Sam when he ate his first dinner in New Orleans-a lonely, homesick stranger indeed! She had seemed so wholesome and friendly that Sam had longed to seeSher again, but his temporary work had been so far from Canal street that he had taken cheap meals in his neighborhood to avoid car fare Twice 8 cents spells I four -niekels. But tonight I'll take a car," Sam murmured, as he carefully counted, out three pennies to put with his nickel. e
 Sallie greeted Sam with radiant smile. Pretty day, isn't it?" she re- marked. Seems ikexit must be sum nah salready--wasn,t it mighty wahm this evenin'? l sure did want to sit f5Gug OH tus BaIIoTy 4HSseau OL CVWIn downtown"
 Sam quickly translated "evenin' " into its. Buffalo equivalent of after noon," and replied suitably. But Sal lie had little time for further cOnver- sation-she was serving an old colonel at table close to Sam's. A waitress named Lenore took Sam's order, but pretty Sally often peeked from under her frill at the young man, who seemed to be finding the shrimps delicious and her own blond self a most pleasing sight. s1
 The colonel was difficult to suit. He had ordered spinach with eggs, for one dish, but he frowned when it was brought. Do you reckon these are yahd eggs, Sallie," he asked dubiously. Yes, suh," Sallie assured him, "this restaurant always has right nice eggs. Did you-all like the gumbo?'
 Sam didn't know what ."yahd" eggs were, but he conjectured that they