Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-04-15

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little while he began to snore har-
moniously, resounding blasts of
victory.
81 say, jack said one waiter to
another, "who is that snoozer out
there agin the wall ?"
81 don't know. Thought you
did he makes himself so much at
home. He called for q plate Of
hash about two hours ago. Said
something about not being in a
hurry to go to City Hall--clerk,
perhaps" m..I
81 noticed he swallowed all the
bread and milk and pickles, and
thinned that butter down"
"What makes him snooze sol'
81 s'pose it's the pickles quarrel
ing with the milk"
At this moment Leonidas sneezed
with such violence that his chair
tilted forward, AMI he awoke
amidst peal of laughter from the
waiters-the customers having long
before gone about their business.
"Had q good sleep, sir ?" gravely
incurred q waiter, as Ieonidas
strobe up to the counter to settle
for his plate of hash.
"SleepG Mel Yes, I believe ]
did doze q little. Ten cents l
believe E" NJ
"For the hash" said the clerk,
laying particular emphasis on the
word.
"Y-e-s," said Leonidas, airily,
stroking his English whisl1er.
"One plate only, l believe of the
hash ?"
"Ten cents plate for hash only"
replied the clerk, winking slyly to
the walters, who were making all
sorts of grim faces.
Leonidas put his hand in his
pocket, and after fumbling awhile
he drew out q dilapidated ten cent
stamp, so wretchedly withcred and
defaced-such mutilated evidence
Of civil war--that the clerk started
aghast at the sight.
"That amt worth more than five
CENTS" said he feebly. "It looks
sick-had the smallpox, or must
have been badly vaccinated."
"Oh, never mind" said Leonidas,
with lofty carelessness, and yawn-
ing.
81 shall come in here and take
dinner every day. I'll pay you the
other five cents next time. like
your hash-and when l like q place
/ stick to it."
His threats of coming every day
increased the clerks alarm, and he
thought it best to be rid of such q
customer as soon as possible.
every WE'LL" said he, forceing q
smile. "It's small affair, any way"
"Of course" replied Leonidas,
with happy coincidence of opin-
ion. "Have you got such useful
trifle as a pen-knife about you 2"
The clerk looked rather savage
at this, and felt as if carving
knife would have been more SER
viceable just then. He thought of
Felix Larkin and John Glass, but
with heroic self command he
smoothed down the bristles of his
indignation and presented mis- pen
knife. Leonidas took it, and COM
menced pairing and cleaning his
nails, apparently unconscious Of
being the "cynosure of neighboring
eyes,"
"Jack," shouted the clerk, fierce
ly, "put another cord of pickles
and q mountain of bread on the
table out there, and see that we
take another gallon of milk after
this"
EYES," shouted Jack, "suro not
to forget it,"
"Thank you, sir" said Leonidas,
returning the pen-knife. ooh, by
the way, suppose you don't care
about that evening paper out there.
There's an article in it / am anxi-
Gus to preserve-a money article"
"Jack," cried the clerk, biting
his lips in dispair, "hand this gen.
tleman the evening paper" u
ayes, sir" exclaimed Jack, rush
ing and presenting the paper to
Leonidas with as much alacrity as
if waiting upon the Grand Duke.
"Jack," said Leonidas, Familiarity,
now III trouble you for bit of
your tobacco"
And Leonidas helped himself
l;haro1ly