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Show Refuses to Pay for "Corkage." Col. Dick Plunkott, formerly of, Oklahoma, recontly Invited Judge J. II. Shepherd of South McAllster, I. T to tako dinner with him In Washington. Washing-ton. Ho had a couple of bottles of" wine In his room and took them to tho dining-room of a hotel, whoro thoy wero drunk during tho meal. When the waiter handed tho bill for tho meal to Col. Plunkott ono Item road: For corkngo, $1. "What'3 that?" asked tho colonel: "For pullln' corks, boss," said the waiter. "Well, Col. Plunkett will not bo-bunkoed bo-bunkoed In that way." "But do boss made do chargo, sah," said tho waiter. "Tell tho boss to pay It, then," said iho colonel, as ho throw down Just nough change to pay tho bill, minus iho "corkago," and walkod out. Kansas Kan-sas City Journal. |