The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-06

SAM SLICK vs.. DICKENS u Dickens has cavicatured
dinner in this country sam Sick, who has as
keen an eye tor the Iltlculous, finds as much t.
laugh at in England He describes aristOcratic
dinner as follows -.
"Well! there Is dinner. One sarvice Of plate
Is like another sarvice oil plate, any one dozen OF
servants are like another dozen OF servants, hook
is hook, and champagne is champagne. The only
difference is the thing itself that's cooked Veal
10 he good, must look like anything else but veal ;
YOU mustn't know 1t when you see 1t, or It's vulgar
mutton must be incog too; beef must have a mask
on any thing that looks solid, take d spoon to
1t, anything that looks light, cut with akniie II
thing looks like fish, you may take your oath II IL
d. sh and II 1t seems rael esh lis only disguised,
tor us sure to be fish nothn must be material na
tur' IS out OF fashion here
This Is a manutaciurln' country; everything is
done by machinery, and that that ant must be
made 10 look like II and must say that the din.
ner machinery Is perfect Servants keep g0in'
round and rouad in ring, slow but sar,ain, and
for ever, like the arms ot great big windmill,
showing dish alter dish, in dumb show. aiore your
nose, tor you to see how you like The flavor; when
your gass is empty, It's filled; when your eyes l.
Oft your plate, IT'S of too. atore you can say Nick
Biddle Folks speak low here steam Is valuable,
and noise unpoe. They call 1t a &C suodued
lone" Poor tame things, they are suoducd, that's
afact slaves TO an arbitrary tyrennlcal fashion,
that don't leave 'em no Tree viii at all You don't
often speak a table, more on do across
street, but p'raps Mr.. somebody OF West end OF
Town WI, say TO Mr. Nobody OF Nest END OF Anne
/" Yes, il is it got its patent aiore the Norman
conquest, | reckoE and aiore The subdued tone
came in fashion" Then Mr. Somebody will look
like an oracle and say Great rivers and great trees
in America You speak good Eng lsh," and then
he will seem surprised, but co say it; only you eau
read the words on his face, upon my soul, you're
Almost as wise as u.s."
Dinner ls over Its time FOR ladies TO cut stick
Aunt Goosey looks at the next Oldest goosey, and
ducks her head IT she wds soin' Through gate,
and then they all come to their feet, and the gosllns
come TO their feet, and they all toddle oil TO the
trawin' room together The decaniets now take
the grand tour OF the table, and like most travellers,
go out with full pockets, and return with empty
ones. Talk has pair at stays here, and - laced
up tight and suif Larnin' Is pedantc politics IL
onsate rellgi II amt fashionable. You must tread
on ne ural ground. Well, neutral ground gets 80
tratlpled down by both sides, and SO plundered by
all, There ANT anything fresh good grows II.
dever the ground is tried, It's well beat but uothn
is put up, and you get back the where you started
Uncle Gdnder loo rs at the next oldest gander hard
hobs his head and lifts one leg, all ready tor go,
and says, Twill You take any more wine !" "No"
says he, but take the hnt-let's llne the ladies.
A HEARTY CLAY Man The following toast was
given on the fourth OF July at Campbell Court
House, Vigihia:-
by Ro Hughes-Mr President, want You TO let
every one know that | am for Henry CLAY against
ne world. He and !, were born close To the Slast-
. OF old Hanover. He worked barefooted, and so
lid /. He went to mi !, and SO did l. lie was
good boy TO his nanny, aud so was l. know
aim like book, aud love him like a bother IL
any man has anything To say against hun, let hIm
come to me. II there is auy better, Drawer, or mar
Ter man than Henry Clay on this CLONE, why, say
h. would be sort Of Curiosity, and would IKE 10
look at him. Go II Clay 1888 cheets)