IN CITY RESTAURANT.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 22, Issue 90, 21 November 1911, Page 2

IN CITY RESTAURANT.

Tompkins believed in tipping the waiter. His prodigality in this respect is so well-known that the attention and civility he receives in his favourite restaurant are the envy of every other diner. Tompkins takes it as a matter of course. One day recently he went out unprepared for a change in the weather. It rained. The rain increased during the luncheon hour, and Tompkins appeared to be in for a drenching. But he did not get it. He braved the elements confidently. One of the waiters helped him into another gentleman’s mackintosh, and another waiter Ir. '-J. lu.ni a stranger*s um* brella.