Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1914 — Mr. Peaslee's Retort. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Peaslee's Retort.

The pretty little waitress in the hotel in Dilmouth was prompt and efficient—ks if to for the cuisine of the hotel, whlctr^aKfrankly bad. She was perhaps inclined to be a little pert at times, but that.,may have been merely her meansTof;defense against the complaints of the patrons about the quality of the fopd and drink. \ So when Mr. Peaslee asked his fourth cup of coffee, she brought it speedily. As he thoughtfully stirred the week, yellowish solution, the waitress remarked: “You seem to be fond of coffee.” Mr. Peaslee, nothing abashed, smiled upon her benignly. “I be fond of coffee,” he admitted, placidly. "My! Ain’t you quick to notice things! I’m dretful fond of it. If I wa’n’t, he concluded, slowly, while his pleasant old face lighted whimsically, “I don’t believe I’d drink so much water for the sake of getting a little coffee.” —Youth’s Companion.