The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1872-12-03
MISCELLANY.
PLAYING RESTAURANT.

"sidney, am tired of this said little
Harry Hunter, as he threw down his bat and
ball. "What else shall we play?
81 KNOW" said Sidney "let's play keep
ing restaurant. I'll be the bar-keeper, and you
make believe you are coming to get drink.
I'll fix this board on these bricks for the place
the man stands behind when he pours out the
drinks I'll put these old bottles on it, and
these blocks for cigar-boxes, as we see them
fixed in the windows. There now, that's
right; but / bet you can't do your part,
Harry you're too little"
Cant deed can, acknowledgement, -
said Harry geefully "'cause saw pa do it,
and he ought to know how
''Td like to know where goa saw pa taking
drink, Harry? l don't believe it, said
Sidney.
g But l did see him. said Harry stoutly.
81 went waikiki with him yesterday, and
when he got by the place at the corner, where
the windows are fixed like oar bar here,
only ever so much nicer-well, pa told me to
wait a minute cause he wanted to see man
in there, and when he opened the door l saw
such pretty things-big glasses and pictures,
and shiny fixin's, and lots of other things, so
pushed the door open wee, little mite and
peeped in"
"Well," said Sydney, who was much in ter
ested, "what did pa do?"
~ can't show you without tumbler, was
Hary's reply; "but III find one and he
scampered into the kitchen, and was back in
twinkling, with a cracked glass he found on
the table. "There now I'll show you," and
he placed the glass on the make-believe bar.
He went off short distance and returned
with his hands in his pockets, walking with a
comical strut, in imitation of his fathers long
strides. " Brandy" said he, elevating his
childish voice.
Sidney turned around, and pretended to
pour something i'll the glass, which he gave to
Harry, and he could hardly keep from laugh
ing as the mimic topper turned his head back,
as if draining out the last drop of the suppos-
ed contents, and smacked his lips, wiped
them with his tiny handkerchief, and plac-
ing on the bar piece of paper as a substi-
tute for stamp, strutted away.
Sidney could hold out no longer, but burst
into roar of laughter upsetting in his merri-
ment the whole establishment, and sending
blocks. boards, bricks and tumbler all in one
confused pile at his feet.
"Now, Harry, did pa really look that way ?
didn't know he ever drank any liquor. Ma
says its wrong" said Sydney, as soon as he
could get his face straight.
eyes, he did do Just that way showed
you, and when Pm man I'll do so too.
When he started to come out, 1 ran out on the
pavement, and / heard a man say, If Hunter
goes on in this way, hen be in danger soon.'
What did he mean, Sidney ?'
Before Sidney could reply, the dinner-bell
was rung, and the hungry little fellow rushed
into the house.
Seated at the window overlooking the play
ground the father of these children had seen
and heard, through the half-cosed blinds, all
that had TRANSFERRED Words are powerless to
express the feeling that agitated his breast.
The childish lesson, SO unconsciously taught,
was not lost for never again did he drink a
glass of liquor the little ones had cured him
'playing at keeping restaurant. ''-TAe
Little Soaoer.