The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-19
Tricks on an Amateur bartender.

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but, don't presume too far, or he viii 5
sure to drop on your little game. Som
time ago Hugh was in Eureka. Not hay
Ing anything to do when he first arrived i
to"n, ne wore away good deal of time q
saloon kept by an old acquaint nee
whom he happened to find there.
One morning this friend had some busi
ness out Of town and got Hugh to TAX
charge OF the bar during his absence
HUGH laid aside his hat ard took up In
position. Some person who was in tn,
saloon when Hugh thus took command
went out among the boss jokers of the
town. In pursuance of plan agreed upo,
the first customer that arrived said, as h,
marched up to the bar, 'Got any real frs
rate whisky2"
"Have l got any good whislSoy Haven
l? You don't find anything else passed
over this bar. Never was finer package
Of whiskcy lugged into Eureka than what
Is on tap back In the store room"
The man poured out q big horn, took q
light swallow of it and began coughing.
lie coughed 50 hard that he was Obliged to
set down his glass. He then clappcd both
hands on his stomach and toughad himself
all about the room-coughed his hat off
and coughed until he was almost black in
the face-coughed till the tears streamcd
down his cheeks-till he seemed not to
have breath left to cough more, or to utter
syllable, when he took his handkerchief
from his eyes, shook his fist at the astonish
ca deputy barkcerer and rushed out of the
saloon without word, leaving his glass of
| liquor standing on the counter.
Hugh was frightened and bewildercd.
nc TOOK the whiskey bottle, held it up to
the light and carefully examined it., fear
ing he had made some mistake. Finally
to make sure, he tasted it, and found it to
De whisky, and. pretty fair whisky,
too.
lie had but little more than recovered
Ills usual serenity of mind when gentle
man came in and said:-'tIIavo you got any
good brandy--real, genuine brandy-no
manufactured stuff"
what do you take us for 2" criod Hugh.
'Iheres not drop of doctored LIQUOR of
any kind about this establishment. No
such brandy as this was ever before brought
to Eureka. 1t cost 1922 gallon in San
francisco. It's like DILL"
The customer poured out O liberal nj
lowancc, but had no sooner attempted to
swallow 1t than he began cou ughinp and
spat out what he had taken into his mouth.
lie held both hands to his checks and
whlrlcd around Oh one heel like dancing
Dervish, then ran for the water pitcher
and finally began coughing as though he
would cough up his lungs.
'Ough, o-ough-hoohl llough!" coughed
ne. Call that brandy ?" and doubled up
like half open jack-knifc, he coughcd
himself out of the saloon.
Again was Hugh astounded, and again
he critically inspected the liquor he had
the peopc-sometnlng Wong I9nxhGeq WIS an5a nS5ha
About the time that he had arrived at
this conclusion man came in, and spread
ing himself out before the bar to good ad-
vantage, said, "Havc you got a good arti-
cle'of gin-rcal good, pure gin"
''Of course we have-ncvcr keep any
thing else. What do you take US for7"
and Hugh reached down the gin bottle
from shelf behind him with his left hand,
while with hs right he brought up from
under the bar cooked revolver, which he
pointed ut the head of the customer, as he
placed the bottle before him; saying,
''Now, you coughl"
That customer didn't cough.
Can and I VIII
How many boys there arc who can bu
never do, because they have no will-power-
or, ii they have, do not use iti Before un
dertaking to perform any task, you must
carefully consider whether you can do 1t,
and, once convinced that you are able to
accomplish 1t, then say, 81 will do it,"
with determination that you will never
give up till 1t is done, and you will be sue
,ssful.
The difference between "Givc up'' and
81 can't" and II can and will" is Just the
difference between victory and defeat IN all
the great conflicts of life.
Boys adopt for your motto "If I can
will" and victory will be yours in all lifSs
battles.
II can and l will'' nerves the arms of
tho worlds heroes to-day, in whatever de-
partment Of labor they are engaged. IL
can and will" has fought and won all the
great battles of life and of the world
But must not forget my schoolboy. He
was preparing to enter the junior class of
the New York University Hc was study
ing trigonomctry, and gave him three OK.
amplcs for his next lesson. The following
day he came into my room to demonstrate
his problems. Two of them he understood,
but the third-a very difficult onc---he lad
not performed. said to him:
ssShall I help your"
He replied, mildly, but firmly
''No, sir! l Can and will do it, if you
will give me time"
said: II will give you all the time you
wish"
The next day he came into my room, to
recltc another lcssonin the samc study.
"Wcll, Simon" (this by-thc-way, was
not his name), ''have you worked that cx-
amplc2'
ono, SRI" he answered; ''but I can
and will do it, if you will give me a little
moro time"
"Certainlly you shall have all the time
you desire"
always like these boys who arc detcrm.
ined to do their own work, for they make
our best scholars, and men, too. Tho third
morning, You should have seen Simon enter
my room. know he had 1t, for his whole
face told the story Of his success. Yes, he
had It, notwithstanding 1t had cost hlm
many hours of the seyerest mental labor.
Not only had he solved the problem, but,
what was of infinitely greater importance
to him, he had begun to develop mathe.