| Show NOODLES MADE A MISTAKE he offered a dollar to a stranger and naturally he tooh it 1 I had a most extraordinary adaven anre the other day said noodles at the platypus club 1 I had taken passage on a potomac steamboat seeing a larg man in blue clothes whom I 1 took to bf the captain standing on the deck I 1 approached pro ached him what is the fare I 1 asked one dollar he replied looking me coolly in the eye here is the money I 1 eaid handing him a dollar the T went and sat down in the cabi after awhile a person wearing a with brass buttons accosted n he said one dollar what ajr I 1 asked your fare sir said the man 1 I paid it half an hoar ago 1 I protested ton are mistaken ha eaid 1 I assure you that I 1 am not I 1 in aisted 1 I paid it just after I 1 got aboard to whom did yon pay it he in quiren why to a big man in blue clothes I 1 exclaimed there he is now talking to those ladies why did yon to him asked the man because I 1 supposed be was the captain I 1 answered well he was the reply 1 I never saw him before do you mean that he is only a passenger I 1 asked certainly said the man one dollar please 1 1 I felt real angry after paying over the dollar I 1 went over ti the big man in the bine clothes and touched him on the shoulder he looked ana bowed gravely as much as tu say that he would be glad to know what I 1 wished of him 1 I five yon a dollar half an bar ago I 1 eaid smothering my indignation with abs tbs is true ho replied you kindly explain I 1 demanded explain what he inquired you pretend that you were an officer of the boat I 1 said getting angrier 1 I never said anything of the kind he answered but yon received my fare I 1 insisted 1 I think yon are laboring under a misapprehension he baid very politely you asked me what the fare was and I 1 told you that it was one dollar there apon handed me a dollar and I 1 put itin my pocket I 1 never refuse money but I 1 protested you permitted me to suppose that you were the captain my dear sir said the big man 1 always every on to think what he alca it is not my business to forbid anybody to suppose anything without solicitation from myself you gave me a dollar do I 1 understand that you wish it returned yes I 1 do I 1 responded not knowing exactly what to make of the situation here it is then ha said 1 I took the money there did not teem to be anything to say ander the circumstances and so I 1 refrained from further remarks I 1 must confess that the incident jarred upon my feelings but not being able to think of anything better to do I 1 simply bowed and strode away in disgust later on I 1 that the big man in blue clothes appeared to be very much amused about something or other and that the ladies with him were likewise convulsed with merriment though I 1 cannot for the lifo of me what they were laughing about washington star |
