The Irish standard., 1906-06-09
CHAPTER MI.
A TlCkLISu HI,SlNrsa

"a hNlcINESS.
Pierre was fierce and fat and 40. hut
he could cook the most wonderful
roasts and ragouts that Warburton
ever tasted; and he could take a hand
, full of vegetables and an insignificant
bone and make a soup that would have
tickled the jaded palate of a Llcullus
Warburton presented himself at the
kitchen door.
"Ah!' said Pierre. striking IL dra-
matte pose, a ladle in one hand and Il
pan In the other. $50 you are zee new
groom? Good! We make butler
out OF you? Bah! DO you know zee
difference between broth and Il soup?
Ih?"
The new groom gravcly admitted
that he did.
Hear to me!"-and Pierre struck
his chest with a ladle. IL teach you
how to sairve; |, Pierre FIagcot, will
teach hostlcr to be Il butler! BAH"
That is what am sent here for"
Here to me! If gay haf oysters
gay are placed on zee table before zee
guests enter Via? Then zee soup.
You sairve one dcesh at n time You
do not carry all zee dceshes at once.
And you take zee deesh, so!"-illuS-
trating. "rhen you wait till zny push
aside zee soup deesh Then you carry
ZEN away V'la?"
WarburtOn significd that he under
stood
Il carve zee meats" went on the
amiable Pierre. "You haf nozzing to
do wiz zee meats You rest zee deesh
on zee flat of zee hand, so! Always
sairve to zee right uf zee guests. Watch
Eat gay do not move while you sairve.
You spill zee soup and keel you! To
spill zee soup ees a crime. Now, take
hold uf thecs soup dcesh."
/, WarburtOn took 1t clumsily by the
rim. Pierre snatchcd it away with a
volley of French oatlls. William said
| that there was to be no "cussing," but
I Pierre seemed to be an immune and
; not included in this order.
Idiot! Imbecilc! Non, non! Thces
way. You would put zee thumb in zee
soup. Fare! You hat catch Eat. Come
to zee dining hall | show you. cx-
plain"
The new groom was compelled to put
forth all his energies to keep his face
straight If he laughed, he was lost
If only his old mates could see him
now. The fop of Troop A playing at
butler! Certainly he would have to
write Chuck about it--(which he most
certainly never did. Still, the ordeal
In the dining-rOOm was a severe one.
Nothing he attempted was done salts
factorily. Pierre, having in mind
Cclestc's frivolity and this mans good
looks, made the task douby hard. He
bissed "Idiot!" and "Imbecile!" AMI
"Jackass! as many times as there
are knives and forks and spoons at
course dinner. IT. was when they came
to the wines that Pierre became molli-
fed. He was forced to acknowledge
that the new groom needed no instruc-
lions as TO the varying temperatures
of calcts and burgundics. Warbur-
ton longcd to get out into the open and
yell. IT. was very funny. He managed,
however, on third rehearsal, to acquit
himself with some credit. They re-
turned to the kitchen again where they
found Celeste nibbling crackers and
cheese. She smiled.
"Ha!" The vowel was given a pro-
longcd roll. so, Madcmoisclle, you
hat to come and look on eh?"
"Is there any objection, Monsieur"
retorted Celeste in her native tongue,
making handsome eyes at Warburton,
who was greatly amused.
cha! if he was hideous, would you
be putting on those ribbons gave you
to wear on Sundays?" snarled Pierre.
II shall throw them away. Monsieur
T1ageot. If YOU dare TO talk to me like