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Show Won't Have His Calling Insulted. There Is one sure way to Insult a delicatessen storekeeper and turn the honey of his disposition Into gall. It can be done by remarking carelessly i as you buy his meat balls or fish cakes that you only want them for the cat, anyhow. No delicatessen man with an ounce of dignity can Btand that. "I lost a customer last week by refusing re-fusing to sell a ring of llverwurst to a woman who was buying it for her dog." said one man In the trade.- "She was a good customer, but when she decided that she guessed tut ring o1 wurst would do because she only wanted want-ed it for the dog, I said: 'Madam, human hu-man beings might feel honored to eat that wurst; it is not for dogs,' and I put it back in the case. "Meat bt 'Is composed of the very best beef, veal, eggs, and cracker crumbs are likewise Insulted. They will do for the cat. If women must buy these delicacies for their pets, let them, but let them refrain from insulting insult-ing the storekeeper by telling him so." |