A SHOCKER.
A party of four, just returning from the theatre, called iu at the fashionable restaurant. The prim old maid, who was the guest of the evening, was charmed with everything, especially the music. While the waiter was standing by the table, she asked him to find out the title of the piece the orchestra was playing. And the williug waiter promised. But other duties claimed him for a time, and when he returned the lady had completely forgotten her request. When he bent towards her, and softly whispered something in her ear, she recoiled in horror.
Then, recovering from the skock, she turned with cold, reiea*te«B fury upon the hapless man who waited. "How dare you !" she cried. "How dare you !"
And it took the terrified waiter quite a time to explain why he had merely breathed the title of the piece so softly • "'What ran I do to ma':'! you lovf rnn ?"
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 645, 21 February 1914, Page 3
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155A SHOCKER. King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 645, 21 February 1914, Page 3
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