HOW IT’S DONE.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 661, 9 October 1902, Page 20

HOW IT’S DONE.

A man just hack from America tells a Sydney writer that he met an old friend, now a local resident, in a prohibited town. As they sat together in the parlour of a local boarding-house my friend

bethought him that it was a rather dry towui, and remarked the same. T'other man rang a bell. “Waiter,’’ said he, “.you’ll find a couple of bottles of English in my room. Ph ase bring them here. The waiter did as he was told. After the ale had disappeared the man with the well-stocked room rang the bell again. “ Waiter/’ he said, “ you’ll' I nd a bottle of whisky in my room.” 'lhe waiter ciid find one.' and the two bier.c's went to bed mellow. Next night < he vd-itor sat alone and dry. and he 'bought <>f his friend’s ro?m. “ 1 wonder, if my room has anything in it like that he thought. He rang the beil.* “ Waiter,' he ventured, “you will find a rottie ft ale in my room. Please bring it here." Then he waited in agony of mind. But. the ale came. He ways that ’wnen \ ou v.sit that prohibited town you can make your.,room respond to orders for all -'orts of dv.nks.