The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-12

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The dining rooms of the ,Astor, st.
irSicno!as, clarendon, and other hotels.
lpending the walters strike( were scenes
OF numerous comic incidents. The
guests were much amused al, these blum
ders, and laughingly remRfked that it
was right; but tired travellers growled
with vengeance, and regarded their
half-furnished plates with looks of dis
may.
How, SALAD DRESSING WAS FURN1spEp
AT one Of the tables o young gentle.
man, with purple necktie, ordered a
plate OF salad dressing. The waiter re-
ceiving the order had recently been en-
ployed as driver on the Third Avenue
cars. He took the order with some hesi.
tation, and returned with bowl of wa.
ter dresses. The young man with the
purple necktie protested, and the waiter
departed, returning with dish of string
beans. The young man smiled, and
said:
"This is not what 1 ordered, but it will
dc. How's your celery?"
"Thirty dollars month, and found.
sir" was the reply. "I TUX the place OF
one OF the shtriker, sir. They wanted
thlrty-five dollars a MONTH"
CUsTARD PIE AFTER SOUP.
a German tailor, who was desirous OF
changing his business, had charge of a
long table. He furnished each of his
guests with soup, and tbon brought on
the custard pie, with a grand flourish.
A tired traveller looked at the pie, aud
then roared out:
Here, you; what's this? I want some
roast beef, rare. Hurry up, for I've got
to catch the train at half-past g.
Two minutes after the German tailor.
whose head was bursting with orders,
dropped charlotte russo and q plate OF
pickles IN front of the traveller. who
turned them over with his fork, and
agaln shouted Justify for roast beef
SHOT IN THE NECK. ="
4 keeper of Bowery fruit stand was
observed among the crowd of walters.
He appeared as awkward in his white
apron as mn organ grinders monkey in o
new jacket. A dignified old gentleman.
accompanied by two sparkling daupb.
ters, raised his finger, and the Bowery
boy slid to his side with the grace of q
cart horse
GA wine card" said the old gentle
man.
The East-sider glanced at him in evil
dent confusion, stood III n reflective atti-
tude for ten seconds, aud then rushed to
the waiter dressing groom, where he had
lett his coat. In minute, he reap
peared before the astonished guest, with
deck of greasy playing cards, which he
tossed upon the table, accompanied by
the words ''All right, my old covey; fill
your hand"
The head waiter here came to the res
cue, ascertained that the stranger wished
bottle of Carte d Or, and sent it to
the table, to be opened by the Bowery
fruit dealer. Without waiting for il TO
cool, he knocked off the top with the
edge OF China plate. In second the
old gentleman's bald head was sham
pooed with the froth, and many little
rlvnlets OF champagne ran down his back
and only stopped in his boots. While
the venerable stranger wes wiping his
neck and sputtering forth his indigna-
tlon, an awkward waiter opposite popped
champagne cork i'll his eye, and drizzled
the bottle over the chignon of an English
blonde.
A WASH DISH FOB! A FINGER BOWL.
During the day two Englishmen, who
had arrived on the Java, visited one of
the hotels and sat down to dinner. The
soup was furnished in due style. The
next course was fish; and the waiter.
who had been car conductor, jealous
in his duty, dropped two pieces of CO..
coanut pie in front of the Britons. The
Englishmen stared at one another, and
then asked for the bill of fare. The
conductor, in q fit of absence of mind.
replied:
,"Goin' through Seven cents to Har-
lem.''
The Englishmen again looked at each
other in astonishment, growled at the
peculiarly Of American customs, and
called for the regular course. This was
served with a, vengeance. stPotted
pigeons" were :.ealled for The waiter
brought the birdsy but said he eouldn't
hnds apy pot bpS ppt them in. Pine
appfea ocompsaisd roRst turkey, boiled
potatoes came with lee cream. sponge
cake hobnobbed 1aiflS hash. In nr,,,,,a &c,