He said she was a standing ad of the catsup.
I declared her duty was to keep tab on the waiters.
After we had exhausted all the old chestnuts, and strained our relations almost to the breaking point by manufacturing some atrocious new jokes, we decided to call the waiter to settle the matter.
He bent down and said mysteriously:
"You see, sah, we's got stewed rabbit on de bill ob fare to-day, and de govenor, sah, he say as how de customers like to hab de cat in evidence on dese days."
When we left the cat was still there.
I like the refreshing honesty of that restaurant man, don't you?
My wife and I had quite a spirited debate recently.
