Show MADE A MISTAKE he offered a dollar to a uniformed trager cr ant end naturally no took it 1 I M had a most extraordinary adventure tho the other day said noodles at the platypus club 1 I bad hall taken passage on a potomac steamboat seeing swing a lar large le man illan in line clothes cl whom I 1 took to bo be the captain standing on the dock I 1 approached pro ached him bim what is the fare farer I 1 naked asked one dollar ho ile replied looking me coolly in the eyo eye alleri is u money 1 I 1 bald h haeling haE liag I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 A t I 1 hia hin him dollar bill bil th then I 1 wei went it and sat down in the cabin cabill after awhile a person wearies wearing a uniform with brass buttons accosted me he ile sail I 1 11 one dollar pleaser what forr for I 1 asked your faro fare sir said the thoman man 1 11 I paid it halt half an hour ago 1 I protested you aro are mistaken cn he eaid said 1 I assure you that I 1 am not ain 1 I insisted 1 I paid it just after I 1 got aboard to whom did you pay it he inquired why to a big man in blue I 1 exclaimed there he ia is now talking to those ladies why did you pay it to him asked the man because I 1 supposed ho be was the captain I 1 answered well he ile was tho the reply 11 1 I never saw him before do you mean that he is only a passenger I 1 asked certainly eaid said the man On one edol dollar please t 1 I felt real angry after paying over the dollar I 1 went over to the big man in the blue clothes clothe sand and touched him on the shoulder ho ile looked around and bowed gravely aa as much as to bay say that he would bo be glad to know what I 1 wished of him 11 1 I gave you a dollar halt half an lavur ago I 1 said smothering my indignation with difficulty that ia is true lie replied 11 will you kindly explain I 1 demanded explain what ho be inquired 11 why did you pretend that you were an officer of the boat I 1 said getting angrier 11 1 I never eaid said anything of the kind he lie answered but you received my fare I 1 insisted 1 I think you are laboring under a misapprehension ho lie said very politely you asked me what the fare was and I 1 told you that it was one dollar you thereupon handed me a dollar and I 1 put it in my pocket I 1 never refuse money moncy 11 but I 1 protected protested you permitted me to suppose that you were the captain 11 my dear sir said the big man 1 I always permit every one ono to think what he likes 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 11 yes I 1 do I 1 responded not knowing exactly what to make of the situation 11 here it is then ho he said 1 I took the money there did not seem to be anything to bay say under 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 ab observed sered that the big man in blue clothes a appeared P to bo be very much amused about something or other and that tho the ladies with him were ivere likewise convulsed with mem merriment though I 1 cannot for the lifa of me imagine what they were laugh ing jug about 11 washington star |