GENERAL NEWS.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 308, 11 January 1912, Page 7

GENERAL NEWS.

The waiters who infest the cheap eating houses of New York, and bawl their order;; in a stentorian voice to the cook in the kitchen, vary the monotony of their own existence and alleviate the conditions under which the customers must, eat, by means of an ingenious and amusing -gift of paraphrase. A New York paper has been collecting some of tho=o restaurant cries. "Mutton broth in a hurry," says a customer. "Baa-baa in the rain ! Make him run !" shouts the waiter. "Beefsteak and onions." says a customer. "John Bull! Make him a Guinea !" shouts tho waiter. "Where's my baked potato?" asks a customer. "Mrs Murphy in a sealskin coat!" shouts tho waiter. "Two fried eggs; don't fry 'em too hard," says a customer. "Adam and Eve in tho garden ! Leave their eyes open !" shouts the waiter. "Poached eggs and toast," says a customer. "Bride and groom on a raft!" shouts the waiter. "Chicken croquettes," says a customer. "Fowl ball !" shouts the waiter. "Hash." says a customer. "Gentleman wants to take a chanco!" shouts the waiter. "I'll have hash, too," says the "next customer. "Another sport!" shouts the ' waiter. "Glass of milk," says a customer "Let it rain !" shouts tho waiter. - F-Van'kfurbers and sauerkraut, good 'and hot," says a customer. "Fido, Shep and a bale of hay," ehouts the waiter; "and let 'em sizzle !"