Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1886-07-07


and green, and all that
"Yessir. Eggs and toast, sir?"
by all means
"Ycssir. Just so, and instantly"
"Yessir. Cold fowl. sir?''
Precisely. and no delay"
"Yessir. Pickles, sir?"
bring all.-every thing-no, ] don't
care for pickles, but bring any thing you
like, and do make haste, my good fol-
low. Do hurry up! | never was so
hungry In my lifer'
"Yessir. Directly, sir. Like the pa
per, sirP"
THANK you, thank you! Now, for
heavens sake, beg of you
"Ycssir. Immediately, sir; every
thing ready, sir"
Every thing ready thought Jack.
Beautiful place, coffcc-house! Fine
English place every thing so snug, so
comfortable. Have what you like and
no fuss about il, What breakfast l
shall eat! And the paper, too; horrid
murder mysterious assassina-
ton. Bless me, what horrible things
how very comfortable! Waiter"
"Yessir, Coming. sir. Directly. sir :"
You've another slice Of toast g0tlsng
ready9'
"Yessir. All right, SIR"
Let the third be thicker, u you
please, and the fourth"
Every thing is served up hot and rich;
eggs, plump; ham, huge; cold fowl,
tempting.
GLORIOUS moment inwa rdly ejao
ulatcd Jack Abbott. He had doubled
tho paper conveniently so as to read
the Express from Paris" in perfect
comfort. Before he had poured out
his tea, he was in the act of putting his
hand to one of the inner slices of toast
when awful visitationi--whom should
&c SEQ passing the window but his
friend Goodall. He was coming, Of
course, to read the papers, and this Of
all the coffee-houses In the world. was
the ono he must needs go TO! What
was TO be doneP Jack could not hurt
anybody's feelings.
There was nothing left for him but
10 bolt Accordingly, after hiding his
face with his paper until Goodall had
taken up another, he PUSHES out as ii a
sheriff was after him.
Jack congratulating himself that he
had neither been seen by Goodall nor
tasted the breakfast unpaid for, has
ordered precisely such a breakfast, has
got the same newspaper and seated
himself rs nearly as possible in the
very same place.
Now" thought he, IL am beyond
the reach Of chance. Goodall can not
read the papers in two cofi'ee-houses.
BY Jove was ever man so hungry rs
am? What breakfast shall eat!'
Enter breakfast served rs before.
Glorious moment thinks Jack
again.
He has got the middle slice of toast
in his fingers, precisely as before, when
happening to look up he sees the wait
CT Of former coffce-housc pop his head
In, look him full in the face, and as
suddenly withdraw it. Back goes the
toast on the plate, up springs poor
Abbott 10 the door, rusbes forth for
the second time, and makes as fast as
he can for third coffec-house.
IAN never to breakfast" thought
he. NAY, breakfast ! will. People
can't go into three coffee-houscs on
purpose to go out again. Whata break
fast will eat!'
Jack Abbott, after some delay, owing
to the fullncss of the room, is seated as
before The waiter has ''ycssired' to
their mutual satisfaction, the toast is
done, eggs plump, ham huge, etc.. etc.
Unluckily three pair Of eyes were OBJ
serving him all the while, TO wit; the
walters Of the first tavern, the walters
Of tho second and the landlords of the
third. They were now resolving upon
course of action. Jack was in tho
very agonies OF hunger. by Hercu-
les, what breakfast will, shall, must
and have certainly got to eat! could
not have stood It any longer Now,
now. now is the glorious moment of mo-
mcnts.' Jack took up slice of the
toast and-with strange look Of mis-
giving laid IT down again.
I'm blessed If he's touched it after
all, said waiter the first well, this
beats every thing"'
Hes precious rascal. depend
ont" says the landlord. wen nab
him. Let us 60 to the door"
"Tll be hanged If he amt going to
bolt again!" said the second waiter.
Search his pockets" said tho land
lord, excitedly. Three breakfasts
and not one eaten"
What villain said the first
waiter.
BY this time all the people in the
coffcc-housc had crowded into the
room, and aplcntiful mob had gathered
at the door.
Here's chap that's had three
breakfasts this morning." exclaimed
the landlord.
Three breakfasts" cried dry look
ing man in spcctacles, chow could he
possibly do that7'
II didn't say he'd eaten them. 1
said he'd ordered them and didn't eat
them. Three breakfasts in three diff
ferent houses, tell you. He's been to
my house, and TO this mans house,
and to this mans, and we've searched
him and he hasn't n penny in his
pockets"
That's it, cried Jack. who had
vainly attempted to make himself
heard, that's the very rcason.''
Il