Yarns heard around a Camp.Fire at 8 p.m.

Cook (in logging camp) Tea or Coffee?! New Hand (just arrived) Tea, please Cook. Why the mis chief can't you say Coffee, we aint got no tea.

[Drawing] [Yankee in English Restaurant Waiter ?] I want one [dozen bad oysters ?] Waiter Dont Keep them Sir. [Yankee] But I [must ?] have [?] Waiter goes away and brings 1 doz bad oysters and also 1 doz good oysters When the yankee [leans ?] he remarks "the reason I wanted them bad oysters boss was because the doctor says I have a tape [worm forty yds long]