Ole, a furniture dealer from up at Mankato, MN, decided
to expand the line of furniture in his store, so he decided to go to Paris to see what he could find.
After arriving in Paris, he visited with some
manufacturers and selected a line that he thought would
sell well back home.
To celebrate the new acquisition, he decided to visit
a small bistro and have a glass of wine.
As he sat enjoying his wine, he noticed that the small
place was quite crowded, and that the other chair at his
table was the only vacant seat in the house.
Before long, a very beautiful young Parisian girl came
to his table; asked him something in French (which Ole
couldn't understand); so he motioned to the vacant chair
and invited her to sit down.
He tried to speak to her in English, but she did not
speak his language.
After a couple of minutes of trying to communicate with
her, he took a napkin and drew a picture of a wine glass
and showed it to her.
She nodded, so he ordered a glass of wine for her.
After sitting together at the table for a while,
he took another napkin, and drew a picture of a plate
with food on it, and she nodded.
They left the bistro and found a quiet cafe that
featured a small group playing romantic music.
They ordered dinner.....after which he took another
napkin and drew a picture of a couple dancing.
She nodded, and they got up to dance.
They danced until the cafe closed and the band was
packing up.
Back at their table, the young lady took a napkin
and drew a picture of a four-poster bed.
To this day, Ole has no idea how she figured out
he was in the furniture business.