Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-01-12
miscellaneous.
Great Banquet 10 the Potato On his Late
Recovery.


THAT mighty respectable vegetable, Tie
Potato. being now, il is hoped, thoroughly
re-establisIled In health, il was determined
by few leading members of the Vegetable
Kingdom TO offer banquet to the worthy
and couvalescent root on his happy recov-
ery. The arrangements for the dinner were
on a scale of great liberality, and the guests
included all the principal vegetables. The
invitations had been carried out by an eff
ficient oorps of Scarlet Runners, and the |
Onion occupied the chair. He was support |
ed on his right by the head of the Aspara- |
gus family, while Salad occupied bowl at
the other end of the table, and was dressed
in his usual manner. The potato, though
lust out of his bed, was looking remarkably
well, and wore his jacket, there being moth
ing to mark his recent Illness, except per-
haps little apparent blackness round one
of his eyes. After the cloth had been re-
moved,
The Onion got up to propose as toast,
the Potato, their much respected guest
Immense cheering.) lie, the Onion, had
known the Potato from infancy; and though
they had not always been associated In life,
they had frequently met at the same table,
They had sometimes braved together the
same broils and found themselves often in
such stew (he alluded to the Irish stew as
had brought them, for the time being into
an alliance of tho very closest kind. He,
the Onion, was delighted to see the Potato
once moro restored to his place in society;
for he, the Onion, could say without flattery,
that society had endeavored to supply the
place of the Potato in vain. (I4edr, hear. r.
They had heard of Rice having been sug-
!. gested 10 take the place of his honorable
friend, but the suggestion was really ridicu-
lous. Risum teneatis dnlici, was all that he,
the Onion, had to say to that. Loud laugh
Ter, in phich all but The Melon joined.) He,
the Onion, would not detain them longer,
but would conclude by proposing health,
long life, and prosperity the Potato.
The toast was received with enthusiasm
by all but the Cucumber, whose GOODNESS
seemed to excite much disgust among his
brother vegetables. The Onion had, in fact,
affected many of those present to tears, and
the Celery, who sat next TO the Horserud-
ish, hung down his head in an agony of
sensibility. When the cheering had par
tally subsidized, the Potato rose, but that was
only signal for renewed enthusiasm, and il
wus some minutes before silence was restor-
cd. At length the Potato proceeded nearly
as follows:
Friends and fellow vegetables. II is
with difficulty that express the feeling with
which l have come here to-day. Havifig
suffered for the last three or four years
from grievous disease which seemed to
threaten me with total dissolution il is with
, intense satisfaction / find myself once more
among you in the vigor of health. Cheers
4, should be indeed insensible 10 kindness
were to forget the anxious inquiries that
have been made as to the state of my health
by those who have held me in esteem, ant
D sometimes In a steam. IA lGtgh, in tohicl
all but The Melon joined.) cannot boast of I
long line of ancestors. / did not, like som'
7; of you, come L: with the CoNoUERoR, but
Q came in the train of civilization amidst In,
o memorable luggage of Sra WALTER RA
/. LEIGH, in company with my Right Honorable
friend the Tobacco who is not now present
u but who often helps the philosopher to tax
d a birds eye view of some of the finest sub
: jects for reflection. Immense cheering, and
:, nod Of assent from the Twrip Top.) Thoug
may be a foreigner, may justly say, tina
: have taken root in the soil, and though
II may not have the grace of the Cucumber
+ who seems to have come here in no envia
n bic frame loud cheering) ! believe l hav
done as much good us any living vegetable
for, though almost always at the rich man
o table, am seldom absent from tho poor man
I. humble board. Tremendous appIaItse.) But
. continued the Potato, let me not get flow
cry, or mealy-mouthed, for there is some
y thing Objectionable in each extreme. / hnv
g undergone many vicissitudes in the cours
G Of my existence. / have been served uI
q aye, and served out Ia smiie) in all sorts {
!, ways. i have been roasted by some l hav
u been basted by others; and have had IN
r jacket rudely torn off my back by many wh
: knew not the treatment | deserved. Bu
: this meeting, my friends, repays me for al
Excuse me if my eyes are watery. Senso
= fion.) l am not very thin-skinned; but
I feel deeply penetrated by your kindness thi
b day
4 The Potato resumed his seat amid tn
: most tumultuous cheering Which lasted 70
considerable time.--Punch's Correspondent
: IN Vegetaria.