Father Poland As A Punch Maker

Even Poland likcs his ' ' tod. " I would rather count all the money in the Troasiu-y, wliich has to be done before Spinner loaves, than uudertako to teil you how many cocktails havo disappeared inside of that " oldblue coat," all buttoned down bofore. When lio firat carne hcre somo of the oíd boya thouglit it would bo splendid to seo oíd digiiity P., " how come you so," so thoy atternpted to "put up a job" on him. ' A stag party was inaugurated, and the "wiiiW wan iinplicitly instrueted to givo the membtr J'rom Vermout a doublé dose overy timo, This he faithfully carried out, but what was the afttonishinent of all when evevy time the " wiuo went round" the old dui'ter complained of the weakness of his beverage, and mado the waitr braco it up. Tbey Had reckoned beyond tíieír host. IliMvas as bright as a new shilling hi the raorning, and as lio gazeil on the prostrate fórms of the cónspirators, like Alexand.'i-, ho sighed for more- whisky- to conquer. The joko Isated out, and tho Green Moiuiti'iiu boy sot hia wite to work to retalíate. On a certain evéning he iayited the saan' partiesto a kind of ahot scotch masquiTiule. Tlieguests asHonibled "011 time." Forth ia brought fee " whisky," smoking hot. Jt was nol lm r; bef pre it was diacovcred that tho puncti -Wtó too stvong, "Add some moro hot water," said the Judgo ! Tho suggestioii was actod npoii, umI again and again tho wuter was added, still the stronger the beverage became. rt w;r ol: Finnlly it ■ww deeided that the strength was only in the imagination of the drinkers. This docisiou witó, however, reversed whon the gay worshipêrs fti the elíruíé oí Bíietínis sought Uu "Boft sido it a plank" lor a dowiiy coucli. Thev. va.s some talk ei B paititiou of l'olD'l thenextday, wheD il was ciiscov.Tod that the magio kettlo which was supppsect to contain water waa fall of whisky all the time, and overy drop added tin-rcirom only made tlw