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Show An Alderman's Preaence of .flintl. They wore inspecting the brewery and a milwaukoe aldorman was acting as a guide. Standing on the edge of one of the immense beer vuts the alderman alder-man said: "This vat contains over a thousand gallons of tho delicious amber liquid which" "But he never finished tbe sentence, for as he spoke his foot slipped from under him and he plunged headlong into the foaming sea of Bohemian. With a cry ol norror ine pany new for assistance. Some cried for ropes, others shouted for life preservers, while a few loudly called for a lifeboat. life-boat. The head man of the department depart-ment came rushing up and demanded to know the cause of the tumult. "Alderman has fallen into the beer vat," gasped one of the party. "Ish dot all?" ho remarked. "Here, you fellows," he shouted, "bring up once already yet a box of pretzels and aladdor." The party ascended to the edge of tho immense vat and peered over with horror-stricken faces. A cry of amazement escaped them. Standing in the bottom of tho empty vat was the alderman smoking a cigar. He had with rare presence of mind, drank the beer and saved himself from a, beery grave. "Quick," said the boss of the department, de-partment, "give him der bretzels so dat his Btomach will not get chilled once already yet. "Peck's Sun. |