Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 November 1885 — A Kind-Hearted Texan. [ARTICLE]

A Kind-Hearted Texan.

Colonel Mcßride Sumpter, of Austin, while in New York, dropped into a fashionable restaurant, and having surprised his stomach with a small repast, asked the waiter what was the damage. On being told, Colonel Sumpter handed out a $5 bill, but on receiving back the change he made the ghastly discovery that there was a dime missing. He demanded an explanation from the waiter, who was a Frenchman. “Ze dime is for my douceur.” “I didn’t order any, and I won’t pay for it,” retorted Sumpter. “I mean, sore, ze dime is for my pour boire. ” “It is for your poor boy, is it ’? That’s a different thing. I didn’t know you had sickness in your family. Here’s a quarter for him, 'poor feller.” And, with the consciousness of having relieved the sufferings of the sick and afflicted, Colonel Sumpter put bis hat on the side of his head and sauntered out of the hostlery. —Texas Siftings.