THE OLD DECEIVER
It was amusing to see the air of Xfw&'. portance assumed by the old fraud; aq he briskly entered a Woodward avenue restaurant yesterday. He Coughed, loudly, put his hand to : hia ket, and said to the proprietor: •• ? \-,- ** Ahem— suppose you havo wines V . .■*... ~-r - -.»
"Yes, sir." ' ' : ;:. V ;:^.; l*¥^ "I suppose you have wines fit.for my Christmas board." . * *."
"Ihave." _ ~.„. v ;; . H " And—ahem—you, jovuldl'iiet} Me'/taste a sample, I suppose?" . "I can," answered the proprietor* ' and he handed down a >wirie*lio*He which he bid tilled with.;beer-slops, molasses, aud butter-milk for such,* occa*ioi is. The old frmd it #eep ' "swig," set the bottle dbwn£anfraVhe drew his mouth clear around over his right shoulder-bladia, he said: . t • * "That goes right spqtfj 111 calljiu^-, noon, and have you send up twelve tbottlesl" " -,
When he got ont of doors-he seemed undecided whether to hold hia mettfekopen or shut, and. now and, then he in- ' dulged in "a hoarse-like cough.:- > " 4 He halted and looked into a candy store for a minute, bnt his mouth didn't water. On the contrary, his:.scowl darkened, and as he turned away he. said. ■ ■ ••'
" Waujrh 1 I wouldn't even lick a grind-stone if it was sugar-coated !. ;■■ •«•
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Kumara Times, Issue 468, 27 March 1878, Page 2
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