Inter-Mountain Republican | 1907-06-02 | Page 28 | Not So Bad as it Seemed.

Not So SU Unit halt at nv It S SA 11 I A distinguished d Southern statesman in his best hest days ns n's the Beau Brummel of or who was Val never known yn to 10 pa pay a bill If ho could void avoid It went into a fashionable tt restaurant one evening evenIng evening even even- ing and ordered a dinner for which he tie I was charged a over five 0 dollars He TO had hOll done th the same thing before and the proprietor decided to 0 teach cacti him hint alesson a o lesson He exp explained to the rhe cashier I that ho had lung not the mono mone money with him but HIt l drop In and pay Tho rho cashier cashier cash cosh- ier ler shook her head nn and l referred him to the proprietor In his private office I where th the statesman whom statesman whom es-ar es one In Washington knows repeated knows repeated his Jils 1 statement statement It has reached the the- limit said the proprietor You dont don't go out of or here herewith herewith with with that dinner until you yon Pay The rhe st statesman laughed and was turning at away ay y yh hn h n the proprietor said sharply You stop slop where you OU are arc Do you yo seo see tint that He Ile drew v something from his hip pocket half half concealed b by It his lt hn hand nd exposing only th the end of a blue barrel The Tho statesman staggered hack back against I the he door I 1 t thought l hO hl so n. n th tilt the proprietor con con- on- on tinned l Now ow you o understand You dont don't take o another dinner out of o hero h rc you OU pa pay pay for for cor It lt That's ts t's a n pistol and ancI mca means s hus business The e he statesman recovered himself lf In Inan inan an instant saying Nothing but a I. I pistol I was afraid It was n a stomach pump