Show what lie ile wanted there waa was a puzzled look on his faco face when he be entered the drug store as if he be quite durehe sure he knew what be he wanted but he walked boldly up to the clerk and said give me a bottle ot of mutton tin and rum 1 I dont understand the order quite replied th the puzzled clerk confound I 1 never can remember the names of things perhaps its veal copper and gin got any of that no sir try again he ile walked up and down the floor a little while and got madder and madder presently he burst out fiercely see herel tho the name of the thing is corned beef brass and end whisky or something like that its full of meat metal and alcohol confound your stupidity you must know what it ial the clerk felt like signaling for a fool catcher but he restrained himself venting his aroused energies in pulling down 0 wn a lot of bottles and putting them back again the customer began figuring it out with himself let me see he mused Is it pork silver and brandy t no it that chicken lead and mercury no that sound like it ham gold and alcohol no confound the da dal just then his eyes lighted on a sign lie he gave a grin and pointing to it said to the clerk give me some of that and the clerk took his money and handed him a bottle of beef iron and wine what stupid people drug clerk saro sare 11 be soliloquized as he left the store new york herald |