The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1916-02-24

Anu tncn the Iorty a.-R. girls eyes
sparkled MS hard as diamonds.
livery WELL says she. You shall
have full run of your serving mans
tastes this night. And she swims over
to the boss desk and gives him IL smil,
that knocks the specks off his nose
II think your Rindsiosh.' says she.
is as beautiful as dream. 1t is /,
little slice Of the old world set duwr
In Ncw York E.'e shall have u nice
supper up there, but If you will grant
Us one favor the illusion will be per.
fect-give us your halberdicr to wait on
our table
That hit the boss anthology hobby
Just right. Sure says he. dot will he
line. Und der orchestra shall blay Die
Wacht am Rhein" all der time And
he goes over and tells the halberdier to
go upstairs and hustle the grub Mt the
swells table.
I'm on the job says Sir Percival,
taking Off his helmet and hanging 1t
on his halberd and leaning 'em in the
corner. The girl goes up and takes
her seat, and l see her jaw squared
tight under her smile. We're going to
be waited on by real halberdier,'
says she, one who is proud Of his pro-
fession. Isn't it sweetY
Ripping says the swell young
man. Much prefer n waiter says the
fat old gent. Il hope he doesn't come
from a cheap museuri,' says the old
lady; he might have microbes i'm his
costume.
Before he goes to the table Sir Per
cival takes me by the arm. Eighteen,
says he. I've got to pull on this job
without a blunder. You coach ME
straight or I'll take that halberd and
make hash out Of you And then he
goes up to the table with his coat of
mail on and a napkin over his arm and
waits for the order
why. it's Decring" says the young
swell. Hello. old man. What the
beg pardon. SIR interrupts the hal.
berdier. I'm waiting on the table
THE old man looks ut him grim. like
Il Boston bull. so. Deering,' he says
you're ut work yet
| "'Yes, sir says Sir Percival, quie,
and gentlcmanly as | coy,A have been
| myself, for almost three months now
You haven't been discharged dur
ing the time" asks the old man.
| Not once, sir says he. though I've
had to change my work several times
| Waiter orders the girl, short and
sharp, another napkin. He brings hcl
one, respectful.
Il never saw more devil. If i may say
it, stirred up in a lady. There was tw,
bright red spots on her checks. and hel
|
seen in the zoo. Her foot kept slappins
the floor all the time.
Waiter she orders, bring me fl
tered water without ice. Bring me ,
footstool. Take away this empty salt
cellar She kept him on the jump
She was sure giving the halberdier his
There wasn't but few customer
up in the slosh at that time. so I hun,
out near the door so l could help ST
Percival serve.
''He got along fine with the olive
and celery and the blue points. The
was easy. And then the consomm
came up the dumb waiter all in on
big silver turcen. Instead of servin
it from the side table he picks it III
between his hands and starts to tn
dining table with It. When nearl
there he drops the tureen smash o.
the floor. and the soup soaks all tn
lower part Of that girls swell sill
dress.
'Stupid-incompetentv says she. Civ
Ing him look. Standing In a cor
ner with halberd seems to be you
mission In life
"'Pardon me, lady says he. 1T wa
just n little bit hotter than blazes.
couldn't help it,
'The old man pulls out a memoran
dun book and hunts In 1t. The 25t
OF April. Decring.' says he. 4 knoy
it, says Sir Percival. And ten min
utes to II o'clock says the old man
by Jupiter. you haven't won yet
And he pounds the table with his fis
and yells to me: Waiter. call the man
ager at once. Tell him to hurry her
as fast as he cam / go after the boss
and old Brockmann hikes up to tn
slosh on the jump.
81 want this man discharged a
once! roars the old guy. Look wha
he's done. Ruined my daughter
dress. It'll cost at least $GOO Dis
charge this awkward lout at once O
I'll sue you for the price Of it.
"'Dis is bad pizness.' says the boss
Six hundred dollars Is much. recb
on will haf to-
"'Wait minute. Herr Brockmann
says Sir Percival. easy and smiling
But he WIS worked up under his til
suitings: I could see that And thel