The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-02

the countersign, Abandon wealth, all
ye who enter here
Then the lieutenant-waiter and his
army corps deployed by columns Of
four and escorted us to the most ex-
Dcnsive looking trough l ever saw in a
dining-room.
Peaches I said to my wife, I'm
doing this to please you. but after
pay the check, it's me to file a petition
in bankruptcy
but she only grinned, picked up
the point-lace napkin and began to ad-
mire the onyx furniture.
"'Que souhaitez vous?' said the
waiter, bowling so low that could feel
a chill running through my little bank
account
"T guess he means you,' whis-
pered TO Peaches, but she looked very
solemnly at the menu card and began
to bite her lips.
"Je suis tout a votre service, the
waiter cross-countered before l could
recover, and he had me gasping. 1t
never struck me that had to take a
course in French before entering the
st. Regis hunger foundry.
Say, Mike!' I ventured after
bit; tip US of to a quiet bunch Of eat
ing that will fit a couple of appetites
Just out seeing the sights. Nothing
that will put a kink in a years in
come, you know, Beau; just suggest
some little thing that looks better than
It tastes, but is not too expensive to
keep down.
"'Oui, Quiz his Marseillaiss came
back at me, 'un diner comfortable doit
Sc composer de potage, de volatile
bouillie ou rotie, chaude Ou froide, de
gibier, de plats rares ct distingues, de
poissons, de sucreries, de patisseries
ct de fruits!'
'I looked at my wife, she looked at
me, then we both looked out the win
dow and wished we had never been
,orn.
"'Say, Garsong,' l said. after we
came to, my wife is daughter OF the
American Revolution and she's so pa
triotic she eats only in United States,
SO cut out the Moulin Rouge lyrics
and let's get down to. cases. How
much will it set me back if I order
plain steak-iust enough to firt with
two very polite appetites?
mine dollars and seventy cents
said Joan of Arcs brother Bill; the
seventy cents is for the steak and the
nine dollars will help some one pay
for the Looey the Fifteenth furniture
in the bridal chamber
! "'Save the money, john whis-
I pered Peaches; and Wen buy a COW
I with it,
! "'How about a silver Of roast beef
, with some slapped potatoes I said to
the waiter Is it bull market for
an order like that?
! Three dollars and forty-two
/ cents answered Henri of Navarro;
forty-two cents for the order and
three dollars to help pay for the
French velvet curtains in the golden
/ suite on the second floor.
keep on guessing. John; you'll
wear him out Peaches whispered.
Possibly little cold lamb with
suggestion Of potato salad on the side
might satisfy u.s. said; make me an
estimate
-Four dollars and eighteen cents,
replied Patsey Boulanger; eighteen
cents for the lamb and salad and the
four dollars for the Looey the Fif-
teenth draperies in the drawing-room.
"The waiter bowed so low that his
shoulder blades cracked like a whip.
"Bring us, I said, a plain ONE
let and one dish of prunes.'
81 waited till Peter Giroia trans.
lated this into French and then
added. And on the side, please, two
glasses of water and three toothpicks
Have the prunes fricasseed, wash the
water on both corners, and bring the
toothpicks rare
"When we ate our modest little din
ner the waiter presented a check
which called for three dollars and thir
ty-three cents.
"'The thlrty-tdree cents is for wha'
vou ordered Alexander ]. Dumas ex
rlained. and the three dollars is fol
the French hangings in the parlor.
"'Holy smoke! cried; that fel
low Looey the Fifteenth has been 90
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