Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1904 — The Humorist’s Rebuke. [ARTICLE]

The Humorist’s Rebuke.

Mark Twain and W. D. Howells were one day lunching in a case in New York. Two over-dressed young men entered, and the first said in a loud voice: “Waiter, bring me some bisque of lobster, a bottle of w-ine and a chop. Just mention my name to the cook, too, so that everything will be done to my liking.” The second.young man said: “Bring me solne sole with peas, and tell the cook who it’s for?’ Mr. Twain gave his order a moment later. He said in a loud voice: “Bring me a half dozen oysters, and mention my name to each of them.”—Brooklyn Eagle.