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THE PIE EATER'S PARADISE.
The Greasy Spoon was all right.

It was a peaceful place.

The landlady was Irish, and her motto was: "If there's any fighting to be done here I'll do it myself." On the sideboard she kept a carving knife as big as a cavalry saber.

Whenever two men started a row, she grabbed this carving knife and with a scream like a panther she lit into them.
"Stop yer fightin' before I hack your hands off!" The men were in deadly fear of her because they knew she meant business.
The sight of that swinging knife quelled every riot before it got started.