Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 September 1901 — Too Particular. [ARTICLE]

Too Particular.

A business man who had eaten a meal at a restaurant where he frequently took his midday luncheon, walked up to the cashier and said: ‘‘l find I haven't a cent of change about me today. If you will kindly let me owe for this until I come In again, which will certainly be in a day or two, I will square up then." The cashier was not a good Judge of human nature, or was under the Influence of a momentary Irritation, for she replied: "We don’t run any accounts at this shop. If you haven’t anything to pay with you can leave something with us as security.” “I didn’t Bay I hadn’t any money,” the customer rejoined. "I said I had no change. Please take the amount of my check out of this.” And he took a SSO bill out of his pocketbook and handed it to the actonlshed cashier. ‘‘lt will be better to pay it now perhaps, added, “than to leave something as security, for you will not be likely to Bee me here again.” Then picking up his change which comprised about all the money the cashier could And In the establishment, he bowed and walked out.