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.