ZE CUSTOMS OF ZE DRINKS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 7 January 1901, Page 3

ZE CUSTOMS OF ZE DRINKS.

The “Innocent (who has lived) Abroad” writes as follows:—“Is zsre anywhere published a book on ze etiquette of ze drink ? For me, I am a stranger, and can get to know not ze customs of ze drinks. Par example, I meet one day two, four five of your countrymen in zo street, and we talk. We speak for one minute, zen—‘We are blocking the pavement,’ say one. ‘Let’s go and have a drink.’. Zey all say yesl and we adjourn to ze drinkahop.

‘Who stands ?’ asks somebody. ‘I stand,’ Isay. ‘We'all stand. Zere nozzing to sit on.’ Zey all look at mo sorrowful. Zen a little fat man put his hand in his trousers pocket, and say ‘Toss up!, So we toss up, and zo coin afall to ze little fat man, and he pay for all ze glasses Zen I think we go ; but no ! Ze little fa,t man stand out, and we toss again ; and zis time ze coin fall to me, and I pay. Zen ze others toss again, and again, and again, till we have each pay for and drink six alasses. Ma foi! And we not know wc want one till wc all meet together.”