New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-29
THOTGHT THEY WE'RE LOBSTERS.
DELAYING PIN BILL SAW STRANGE OD-
JECTS IN HIS GLASS. AND BE-
RATED THE BARTENDER.

"Now." sold Behaving Pin Bill. he reached
for the handle of a vitrous receptacle known IN
marine lore as a schooner and in land terms as
lar II says there's nothing ashore so httinG TOT
that ere tired feeling that comes on at spring
time as ops Now. no 'Orse, and don't De
lleve in eating ops out of n bale. likes my ops
halter they ave been treated in brewery. with
that Behaving Pin Bill laughed long and loud, ana
his mates Joined in the pleasantly. Delaying I'm
Bill is man of infinite jest, on the main or on inc
mainland Moreover, he is man or prowess' ana
It is well when he makes merry to chortle with
him.
Behaving Pin Bill and his friends were in wet
goods emporium in SOuth-st., between wall ana
Pine SITS, known rs the Peak The peak Is in the
bow OF n ship. but this Peak is not. II Is on terra
frma with paving in front Of 1t.
Landlubber Ludwig. the bartender in the Peak
stood with his two hands on the edge OF the BAR
blinking sleeply while awaiting tho pleasure OF Be-
laying Pin Bill, who. when he requires attention.
gets it at once. else he proceeds to disturb the
peace.
Now" said Delaying Pin B!ll-Bll seldom speaks
without first saying "now"-"now. when / as my
beer don't want no whtecaps on II. | wants the
glass filed hup. and wants clear beer Now, lads.
'eres 'oping the old may disappear feet first
into the hinsdes Of 'umpbacked whale with a
bad indigestion" When Bill spoke Of tho old man
he referred to the master of the Brindle Sea Cow
with which craft he had signed able seaman
for voyage TO Bombay.
"Shlver my t!mbers"' howed Delaying Pin Bill
as he raised the schooner to his infamed physlog-
Monty and then slammed It down on the bar again
wiki force enough to make a dent three-sixteenths
of an inch deep in the wood, and at the same time
to awaken Landlubber Ludwig. who fell back
against the cash register and thereby rang up 20
cents. at which sum the machine was set BIZ, IN
his wrath forgot to say NOW" "Shiver my tim
bersw he roared again. and he was roaring at
Landlubber Ludwig. Il amt no aquarium. When
| calls for beer | wants no Holsters with IT,"
"Be I'M, shipmate," quoth Marlinspike Mike,
companion who was a man Of peace, 'be cam"
CAM replied BILL In tones that made the glasses
walk along the bar Cam! Why, blast my dead
lights can drink beer rs IS cold or beer as Ia
warm, but don't want no Holsters in IT, leastwise
Holsters the size this andlubber chucks into it I'M
beknownst TO me. | likes Holsters We'll enough,
but l likes 'em growed hup"
BIZ was prevailed upon to spare the lie of Land
lubber Ludwig until that unfortunate could ex-
plain, which he did by declaring that he had
placed nothing in Bits glass beyond the beer which
he had drawn from a keg. Yet there was cover
ing on tho beer in the glass that resembed ex
'Ach"' calculated Landlubber Ludwig, and then
right. Mr. Delaying Keel Bill" he said. with a
nonchalant wave Of his hand. IT'S only dem
week" Belaying Pin Bill thought Landlubber Lud,
wig making fun Of him because he was 59nmd
but Marlinspike Mike stayed his passion by saying:
Reef your topgaant, shipmate; the landlubber
tells you the truth"
Wheroupon Marnspke Mike repeated the story
of the plague Of bombay bugs, in south-st. 4 year
ago 300 bags OF corander seed; each containing 100
pounds. were consigned to Stallman & Fulton. No
10 Gold-st While in passage there was fall In
the price Of coriander seed and on the arrival OF
the consignment 1t was placed in the warehouse
Of Charles Griffin. No. 81 South-st, between Wall
and Pine SITS. TO await an Improvement in the
coriander market. There were microscopic eggs
in the corander seed, which the lapse OF time and
the recent warm weather hatched out into bugs
small. but active. which spread over the neighbor-
hood of Gritiins warehouse. TIE Board OF Health
finally took cognizance OF the bugs. and yesterday
seized and burned the coriander seed The bugs
could not be treated likewise. but II was hoped
without the corander seed to feed upon they would
expire
In the mean time they cover everything within
two blocks of the warehouse where they developed
into existence. They creep down the necks OF the
tarboCks from the shipping. mix with the tobacco
IN their pipes. and also with the stews and the
grog which they deposit in their interiors. The
CCriander seed IS largely used In sausages. There
Is a premium South-st. dogs infested with Bonn
bay bugs, for they ready -se2 soned