Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-04-05
Turkey ana Grease,

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had9a Turkey and Grease, aads II
o. Domestic Economy eremplyied IN The
% Preparation Of Condo. ~ isE :
) Aacase came before one Of our Associate
City Court Judges a few days since, in the
decision Of which gourmands, gombo-eat-
ers, epicufes, and everybody are interest
ed. The plaintiff in this instancc was Mu-
No. Two, through its organ,
the Commissary Of the poydras street mar
ket; the defendant was a darkeyed Italian,
with scowl on his countenance like that
which played -no, which sullenly brooded
over the features Of the captain Of the
noted Forty Thieves. His nanlt,-another
proof that there, is nothing in name-his.
name is Romeo, but, as unlike the gallant,
captivating, romantic Romeo: who wooed
and won the gentle Juliet, the heir and
hope Of Capulets patrician house, is he. MS
a burnt pine-tree stump is unlike the tall
and graceful palm-as mud pool is unlike
the sparkling, limpid rivulet. The charge
against Romeo-oh that one with SO fair
name ever peddled fowl; it seemeth 10
the Shakspearian earis1nost foul and unnat-
uraP'-but the charge against him, we We're
about to say, was, that he sold stale turkies,
which it was limited were stolen, and that
he did it-exposed his stale turkies- con-
trsry to the ordinance in that case made and
provided. .arn -il'E .eaHiahB
The difficulty which presented itself in
the trial seemed to be, 10 determine what
was stale turkey, according to the mean
ing and intent Of the statute The poin,
was nice one, and we are rot sure that
an appeal does not lie in the case. IS
The commissary brought forward wit.
nesses- men Of unimpeachable veracity--
who had seen, felt and noscd the turkics il
the market. Their object was to establish
the fact that the t,.rkies died and were moi
killed, or, as an Irish witness expressed it
that they died before they were killed
4 One witness, WHO showed deep research
and most familiar knowledge in the dag
nosis Of diseases Of; fowls in general ant
turkies in particular, went on to show tina
the lean and attehiiated; state of the turkie
must have proceeded from an affection o
1.-The heart, they were Western turkies, h,
said, and w estcrn tirkies were neve
known to thrive when they come South
"a circumstance which, he attributed to tina
Tlove for the place Of ones nativity whicl
Operates Similarly on the Swiss and tn
tnrkies.4 Is h9sn'a5 u smgn sia s]sii. e
IL Althoughthe testimony strongly favore,
/ the presumption that the turkies paid tn
debt Of nature before it was eAtorted iron
them by violent means, the fact was no
clearly establishes; and in this stale wa
the case when Romeo was called on 70
his defence. Romeo muttered somethin
in the language in which Dante sung, an
making certain pantomimic signs he point
Ted to mercuril little Frenchman VIII
stood near him; his gestures seemed to say
fsHere is one who will tell you all abol
il" syn, a ..itsreTes $40 2n0.aa aui1aat
Jean Duyal, Romeo principal. witness
was called forward, and, ike the dead tul
/ kies, he was not encumbered with any 81
tperabmdant or superflaous flesh. nab 2ti
Eei's'What do you know about these tul
kies, Mr.. Duyal?n, said the, Judge. 4tt
| Jean.--s'I know all de ting bout dem.
3Jpdge.-"Let us hear what it is, then2
Jean.-"Vel, yoa sees, monsieur judy,
keeps what you calls one fus rate, on
gram festaurat. I keeps de tdrkies boi
de tnrkies roas', do turkies frichssee, d
turkies gombo, de tnrkies cherry way.--
Romeo be, my marchand. say, Rome,
you bring me turkey to boil, eh?' and h
says, so,u, and bring him; and | say, sRo
,neo, you bring turkey for roas'-fne, a
n fellow, eh?' and he says 'cui, and lie brin
him: and ! says, Romeo, you bringsnm
two turkies to-day for de gombo-no fa
but smell strong, ehf'' and he says .oui
and he brought me dem vera two turkies.
rJudRs.--sThen ami to understand iii;
these two turkies were brought to markt
BY Your order and for your special use?
Jean. -'sCertainement, monsieur Judg,
YOU see dey be the vera bes' for make d
dark, de real Partisan flavor gornbo. Wi
de turkey what's got de real strong SINE
you want none but half pepper, half :. !,
half onion, half garlic: it be all natr !, Sc
soned ITSELF"
The Judge said he hal 70 doubt b
there was great culinary economy in bu,
inga demiaecomposets. turkey and CONVEX
ing it inte gonabo,lbut it was contrary
the Munic'.yal ordinance 10 expose the
} for sale "a the public market, and he won
/ therefore fine Romeo for the act ST
8 which he did. Is o'i5 '.'.s VOC "
! Romeo paid The money, but looked as
he would rather kiH tile Judge than to
' key; the Frenchlnan shrugged his shou
I ders, and exclaimed "Mon Dieu!''. and Il
] coinmissary looked as important as if son
!. great Constitutional question had Been a
4 cided in his iavor.-a-.N %. sPicdyune. go
& .slas
2 A VIcfIM TO SefeHcE.--A late Live
! nool paper contains the following laugh
: lie account Of the result of q recentexpe
] fhennt, made by loafcr, TO ascertain 7