Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1892 — An Obliging Walter. [ARTICLE]

An Obliging Walter.

The at an uptown family hotel have been annoyed recently by t£e consequences of a litigation between the owners of the building and the manager, says the New York Times. The hotel is run about at usual, but the litigation precludes the purchase of any additional furniture and fixtures. When the plates, and cups, and saucers are chipped or broken there is no provision for their replacement while the lawsuits are pending. One of the guests, an ardent lover of Mocha, strenuously objected to drinking his coffee from a broken cup. The waiter who attended his table chanced to be one of the obliging kind, and he brought from his private cabinet a new coffee cup edged with a broad band of gold and with the words “Love the Giver" intertwined with flowers. He explained that the cup had been presented to him years ago, but he had never used it. The favored guest, not desiring to h irt the waiter’s feelings, made use of the gaudy cup. A few days thereafter, however, the waiter dropped it and broke it. The next morning coffee was served to the favored guest in a plain white mug labeled in blue letters on the front, “A Nice Shaver." “What Is this?” asked the guest suspiciously. “That’s my shaving mug,” responded the waiter affably. “I haven’t another whole cup.”