Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-01


step" said Richard. Meg don't know
what he likes. Not she!
Irotty, all action and enthusiasm,
Immediately reached up his hand to
Richard, and was going to address him
in great hurry, when the housc-door
opened withot any warning, and a foot
man very nearly put his foot in the
tripe.
'Out of the Ways here, will YOU! You
must always so and be settin' on the
steys, must you You can't go and give
a turn to none Of the neighbors, never,
cant you UW you clear the road or
won't your
Strictly speaking, the last question
was irrelevant, as they had already
done it.
What's the matter, what's the mat
ter?' said the gcntlman for whom the
door was opened coming outo fthe house
at that kind of light-heavy pacc-that
peculiar compromise between walk
and log-trot with which a gentle
man upon the smooth downhill Of life,
wearing creaking boots, a watch-chain,
and clean linen, may come out of his
house; not only without any abatement
of his dignity, but with an expression
of having important and wealthy en-
gagements elsewhere. whats the
matter, what's the mattcr!'
You're always being begged and
prayed, upon your Bonded knees you
are said the footman with great en-
phasis to Toby Week, 'to let our door
steps be. Why don't you let them be {?
CAN'T you let them be9'
There! That'll do, tha'll don said
the gentleman. lIaIloa there! Portern
reckoning with his head to Toby Week.
Come here. What's that! your din
Inerr
Yes sir said Trotty, leaving it be.
hind him in corner.
Don't leave it there! exclaimed the
gentleman. Bring it here. So! This
is yor dinner is it!
Yes SIR replied Trotty, looking, with
a fixed eve and watery mouth, ut the
piece Of tripc he had reserved for last
delicious tit-bit, which the gctleman
was now turing over and over on the
end of fork.
Two other gentlemen had come
out with him. One was a low.spiritcd
gentleman Of middle age, of mcagrc
habit, and disconsolaic face; who
kept his hands continually in the pock-
cts of his scaniy peppcr-and salt trow-
scrs, very large and dog-earcd from
that custom; and was not particularly
well brushed or washed. The other
full sized, sleek, aforementioned gen
tleman in blue coat, with bright but
tons and white cravat. This gentle
man had a very rcd face, as if an un-
due proportion ofthc blood in his body
was squeezed up into his head; which
perhaps accounted for his having also
the appearance Of being rather cold
about the heart.
lie who had Toby's meat upon the
fork, called to the first one by the name
of Filler; and they both drew near to-
gcther. Mr.. Filler, being excessively
short.sighted, was oblighcd to 90 so
close to the remnant of Toby's dinner
before he could make out what it was,
that Toby's heart lc,pt up into his
mouth. But Mr.. Filler didn't cal it.
'This Is a description Of animal food.
Alderman said Filler, making little
punches IN it with pencil case, com.
monty known TO tho Iaboring popuIa-
ton Of this country by the name of
tripc.'
The Alderman laughed and winkcd;
for he was "A merry fellow, Alderman
Cute. Oh, and "A sly fellow too ! 4
knowing fellow. Up TO everything,
Not to be imposed upon. Deep in the
peoples hearts! He knew them, Cute
id. lbclicvc you!
But who cats tripel' said Mr.. Filler,
looking round. '1'ripc is without an
exception the least economical, and
the most wa,tcful article OF consump-
ton that the markets Of this country
can, by possibility, produce. The loss
upon a pound Of fripe has been found
to be in The boiling, scven-cights Of
a fifth more than tho loss upon pound
Of any other animal substance whatey-
.cr. Tripc is more expensive, proper
" understood, than the dollhouse pine
apple. Taking into account the num-
Der Of animals slaughtered yearly with
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