Ogden Evening Standard | 1912-01-18 | Page 7 | He Was Honest

uu H WAS HONEST. It wns evident that things were new to him in Now York, but as an evidence that ho was quite willing to learn he blow Into a place marked mark-ed "Cafeteria" to got' something to cat When "ho got inside the door and saw people helping themselves to food, carrying their plates to the Bteam tables to be helped to this or that, It was evidently too much for him, and he turned "to tho nearest man "How do you get anything to eat here9" he asked "Help yourself," said tho man gruf-ly, gruf-ly, having no time for verdant strangers stran-gers and being in a hurry to get his own luncheon. So the stranger, nothing loath, pitched in He got his plate and knife and fork and went about picking up the best there was to be found. He surely had a generous meal and enjoyed en-joyed every bit of it, and when he was through, no one having come, to him for money or with a chock, ho walked walk-ed to the cashier's desk, nonchalantly nonchalant-ly selected the best toothpick he could find and then, unnoticed, wandered wan-dered downstairs. Ho stood In front of the place, looking lonely, until he happened to notice a man standing close to him. To this individual he unbosomed himself: him-self: "I've heard a lot about New York being a nest of robbers, but to my mind It's the honestest place I've ever met up with. Ever eat upstairs thore? Say, I dropped in just now, had some prime soup, roast beef and all tho vegetables, veg-etables, a cup of coffee and a piece of pie and nobody charged me a cent for It Th' only thing's worrying me Is, may be that" spread up there's Jest for poor folks. I'm perfectly wlllln' to pay, and I been thinking, maybe I'Ve lobbed some poor fellow out of a meal." When it was explained to him that people in the cafeteria ate on honor and were expected to settle with the cashier bofore thoy loft, each telling tho cashier just what ho had had, the countryman replied: "Well, I declare! I never thought of that An' I Just walked right out without (paying nothing! I swear, that's a shame. But, say, stranger, may be I'd better vamoose outen here Maybe that cashi'er'll como down and' try an' find me. Guess I'll mosey' along" And tho man who had boon impressed im-pressed by the honesty of is'ew York lost himBelf as quickly as. he could In a. side street.