HAVING HIS MONEY'S WORTH.
Among the crowd round a hotel dinner-table in Detroit recently were a husband and wife from Wisconsin, going east by the night train. She was much the younger, and fashionable withal, while he was like an old bear. As they sat down she was heard to whisper, " Remember, now, and eat with your fork." He started off all right, but pretty soon she caught him feeding Jhis mouth with his knife, and she nudged him and whispered, " You hare forgotten ; use your fork." He began again; but it wasn't two minutes before she had to prompt him once more. He made still another start and another failure, and as she whispered to him he threw down knife and fork, and growled, " Now, see here, Mary ; it's twelve shillings whether we fill up or go hungry, and I'm going to eat six shillings' worth if I lose a whole set of case knives down my throat!" She had nothing more to say—at least so runs the story ; but doubtless she had a good deal more to say when they got home. '
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Evening Star, Issue 3961, 4 November 1875, Page 3
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184HAVING HIS MONEY'S WORTH. Evening Star, Issue 3961, 4 November 1875, Page 3
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