The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1869-02-05

from the heavy and ynpid closeness of the
coffee-room Of the Temeraire, that hope
began TO revive within us. We began TO
! consider that perhaps the lonely traveller
had taken physic, or done something in
iudicious to bring his complaint on. Bull
finch remarked that he thought The waiter
who ought to wait upon us had frightened
n little when suggesting curry; and oil
though | know him TO have been Mt that
moment the express image Of despair, |
allow myselfto become elevated in sp9rits.
As we walked by the softly tapping ssa, all
the notabilities of Namelesston, who are
forever going up aud down with the
changelessness Of the tides, passed to and
fro in procession. Pretty girls on horse
back, and with detested riding masters;
pretty girls on foot; mature ladies in hats
specialized. strong-minded, and glaring
At the Opposite or weaker sex. The Stock
Exchange was strongly represented, Jeru.
salem was strongly Represented, the bores
Of the proster London clubs were strongly
represented. Fortune-hunters of oil de-
nominations were there, from hirsute iusol-
vency in a curricle to closely buttot-up
swiudlcry in doubtful boots, on the snap
lookout for any likely young gentleman
disposed 10 play n game NJ billiards round
the corner Masters OF languages, their
lessons finished TOR the day, we're going to
their homes ont of sight of the sen; mis-
tress Of accomplishments, carrying small
portfolios, likewise tripped h~omewards;
pairs OF scholastic prpils, two and two,
went languidly along the beach, surveying
the face OF the waters ns if waiting for some
ark to come and take them Oh. Spectres
Of the George the Fourth days fitted un-
steadily among the crowd, bearing the out
ward semblance ofancient dHnlies, ofevery
one of whom IL might be snid, not that be
had one leg in the grave, or both legs, but
that he was stepped in grave to the summit
of his high shirt-collar, and had nothing
real about him but his homes. Alone sta
tionary in the midst Of all the movements,
the Namelesston boatmen leaned against
the ratings aud ynwncd, aud looked out TO
sea, or looked ut the mouIed fishing boats
and at nothing. Such is the unchanging
manner of life with this nursery Of our
hardy seamen, and very dry nurse they
are, always wanting something to drink.
The only two nautical persons detached
from the railing were the two fortunate
possessors of the celebrated monstrous I'M
known barking fish, just caught frequent
ly Just caught off thunderstorm who car
ried him about in n hamper, and pressed
the scientific TO look in at the lid.
Tho sands Of the hour had oil run out
when we got back to the Temernire. Says
Bullfnch then TO the youth in livery, with
bolduess: "Lavatoryl"
When we arrived at til fnmily vault with
n skylight, which the youth in livery pre-
sented as the institution sought, we had
already whisked Off our cravats and coats
but finding ourselves in the presence of an
.wl ay,.1l avl SO lsya., 1.,N Nwsa avYA,,1al
towels newly damp from the countenances
of two somebody elses, we put on our era
yats and coats again, and fled unwashed to
the cotlee-room.
There, the waiter who ought to wait upon
MS had vet forth our knives and forks and
glasses on the cloth whose dirty acquaint-
ance we had already had the pleasure Of
making, and whom we were pleased to re-
cognize by the familiar expression Of it's
stains. And now there occurred the truly
surprising phenomenon that the waiter who
ought not TO wait upon us swooped down
upon us, clutched our loaf OF bread, and
vanished with the same.
Bullhnch with Distracted eyes was fol-
lowing this ~unaccountable figure tout at
the portal, " like the Ghost in Hamlet, when
the waiter who ought TO wait upon rs lost
Ter against it, carrying n tureen.
"Waiterl' said Il severe diner, lately fin
ished, perusing his ill iercely Through his
eyeglass.
The waiter put down our tureen on u
remote side table, and went 10 sec what
was amiss in this new direction.
This is not right, you know, waiter.
kook here. Here's yesterdays sherry, n
and eiRhtpence, aud here We ARE again,
two shil.ings. Aud what does sixpence
mean2"
Soinr from knowing what sirpence meant,
the waiter protested that be didn't kn W
what anything meant. He wiped the per.
spiUtion from his clnmmy brow, and said
it was impossible to do it not particHlar-
zing what and the kitchen was 30 far Of.
Take the bill TO the bar, and get II alter
ed said Mr.. Indignation Cocker; 30 TO
call him.
The waiter took it, looked intensely ut il,
did not seem TO like the idea of taking IL to
the bar, and submitted, ns a new light npon
the case, that perhaps sixpeuce meant si1-
pence.
Il tell you again. said Mr. Indignation
Cocker, 'here's Yesterday shs--y- cant
you see III one and eightpencG md here
We are again, two shillings. WL8. do you
make OF one and elghtpence and two ghil-
lipgs?"
Totally unable to make anything of one
and e~ightpence and two shillings, the wait
or went ont TO try If anybody else could
merely casting a backward glance at Bull
finch, in acknowledgment OF his pathetic
entIeaties for our soup tureen. After u
pause, during which Nh. Indignation Cock
or read n newspaper and coughed defiant
coughs, Bullflnch rose to get the tureen,
when the waiter reappeared and brought
it; dropping Mr. Indignation Cookers alter
ed bill Oh Mr.. Indignation Cookers table
as he came along,
Its quite impossible 90 Do it, gentle
men y murmured the waiter; and the kit.
chen is 30 far OIL.
"Well. You don't keep the house; its
not your fault, we suppose Bring SOM
sherry"
Waiter From MIR. Indignation Cock
CT, with O new and burning sense of injury
upon him.
The waiter, arrested on his way to oui
sherry, stopped short, and came back to sst
what was wrong now.
"Will you look here2 This ID thar
before, DO you understand Here's yes
terday's sherry one and eightpence, ant
here we are again two shillings. Aud whar
the devil does ninepence mean
This new portent utterly COMPOUNDED thu
waiter. He wrung his napkin, and mutell
| appealed 10 the ceiling,
Waiter, fetch hat sherry" says Bull
finch, in open wrath aud revolt.
II want 20 know" persisted Mr., Iudig
nation Cocker, 1.-THE meaning Of ninepence
1 want TO know the meaning Of sherry on
and eightpence yesterday, and Of here W
are again two shillings, Send somebody,
TIE distracted waiter got out of the room
under pretext Of sending somebody, an
by that means got our wine. But the in
slant he appeared with our decanter, Nh, In
dignation Cocker descended on him again
"Waitcrl'
1NOu will now have tha 0Oolnesa 10 nj