The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-04
wanted Fried Golaa.h.

The gentleman who in ma utical phrase
seemed to be three sheets in the wind
with the mainsail tapping careened
against the window of the all-night res
taurant. says the Chicago Tribune. Il
wan somethin' t eat" said the blbulous
one. Som thin difrent.' he went into
the restaurant and huskily inquired of the
waiter what there was in the place in
shape of food
Eggs. steak. cold beef. any kind of
pie; what'n you have?..., rattled the wait
er.
The bdbulous one leaned mis- head on the
nearest table and wept '@rhas jes what
all uzzer washers said" he sobbed. Il
don vanish eggs. steash, er cor beef.
VANISH sushin dif'rent."
Sorry, sir" said the waiter. What
particular thing different would you like
to have? Perhaps we can send out and
get it for your" Il
VANISH fif' cents worth fried poller
bear"
Sorry" again replied the waiter. "A
lot of Esquimos were in here this evening
and they ate up the last piece of polar
bear meat we had. We can send up to
LINCOLN Park and have the polar bear in
the zoo killed for you, but we couldn't
get the meat back here for three or four
hours
AOO 2OlASs NOO HiOdnbd lhS HI
ebriated individual. mo ush."
He arose and walked unsteadily out of
the restaurant, but paused at the door
to look back reproachfully at the waiter.
Then he spied the tank of goldfish that
stood in the restaurant window. His face
frightened up and he returned TO the
table again.
Yes, sir?' said the waiter.
Il vanish golsh fish," said the bibulous
one. Fry. fresh golsh fish Like mosher
used to mashe Wan koch um selfh''
Couldn't do that, sir" said the waiter.
THE goldfish are a window ornament. .
Don't care whash golsh fish are. Want
EN-. Mush have 'em fresh"
Can't serve them, SIR said the waiter.
'Ah, ge' out" pursued the bibulous
customer. Il got plentshee money. Ain
| $40 huff for ole golsh fish. Here's y $40.
| Gimme hook an line
| The waiter decided that SO was pretty
good return for the goldfish, so he ac-
cepted the money eagerly and went back
Of the counter and hunted up a black
| thread and a bent pin.
The customer insisted on using his cane
for fishing pole, and so the black threaG
was tied to one end of the cane, the BEN
pin was baited with or7Irnb of bread and
the customer began fishing. He fished fol
half an hour without getting so much a.
a bite. He began to revile the goldfish
and the restaurant and the waiter, anC
threatened to break the tank with hi
cane.
The waiter engaged his attention fo
a while in selecting some more suitable
bait, and while the customer was doint
this the waiter reached down into tn
water and caught a goldfish with hi
hand and put it on a plate behind tn
counter.
Then when the customer resumed fish
ing the waiter yelled: You've got a bite
pull and when the customer yanked hi
pole up the waiter dropped the fish b,
the side of the tank.
You got him, you got him. yelled tn
waiter, but he dropped off the hook
Here he is
The customer was greatly pleased, an
went back to get some more of the magi
bait, while the waiter captured anothe
fish. In this way all four of the fish Il
the tank were caught by the angler an
sent back to the cook, who simply pu
them in a pam of water. for the waite
had been careful TO see that they suffere
no injury, and had kept them alive in
bucket of water into which he had pu
them as fast as they had been taken fror
the tank.
Then the cook fried some whitefish tina
he had in the ice chest and the waite
deity spread some gold foil taken Of
plug tobacco on the sides of the fish II
served it in great style, deftly removin
the gold foil with knife. The bibulou
customer put the gold foil in his poke
as trophy of the caputre and ate tn
fish with great relish.
He gave the waiter a dollar tip and dis
appeared in fine spirits down the stree
After he was well out of sight the COO
and the waiter returned the goldfish /
the tank.