Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-08-05
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The Cprnea Beef BOarder.

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which was a very eMditable establish
me mt, by the way-a pd at which, at
the present Sine, you can make sure
of very comfortable ind satisfactory
Accommodations, on rel sonable terms.
Then, as now, this houEe was the tenn
polpry home of the aolons and Ly-
curguses Of the Sta tie, when their.
legislative duties calldd them to the
capitol.
Mr.. the PROPRIETOR Of the
house at the time to Which ! allude,
found that he had all dorts of men to
deal with; the State Representatives
being composed of farners, ship
buffers, land spectators, lumber
merchants, sc. &c.
OF all men, however,, the queerest
customer Yas a representative who
had not certainly bedn chosen for
any remarkable talents, or for any
exte hsive knowledge of political
economy. la fact, his bottoms of pri-
rate economy altogether predomina-
ted, as the following Ianecdotel will
showi
With the other members, Mr.. G.
took up his quarters 1T the public
house kept by Mr.. F. He was de-
lighted with the breakl hist of venison
steak, tn + dinners of turkeys and
moose m Eat, and other corresponding
accommodations; but really the rate
of. board was more tina b he felt able
TO pay Accordingly, 4e applied to
! the ID ndlord to know if he could not
board him for less th;ln the usual
price.
4 Should be very han ny to accon n-
modate you, SAID. Mr.. f.. politely,
but / should lose by he operatio ~
| have the best Of every thing on my
table, and my expenses are SO large
that i could not live if I were to re-
duce ny prices
| Nd way at all--in Thy case?' IN
quired the representatiF ", rutfqlly.
No II don't see b DIV l can. ]
have to pay uneommoI4y high, this
season, for my turkeys, venison,
eggs SC.
sNoF, see here, into rrupted Mr..
G.; i suppose these fixE ns ere with
I all YOU charge for board ! wouldn t
c6mpliin if | felt as tho ugh l could
afford to eat such dinlIers. Now,
why Hpt let them that want to eat
the turkeys, pay for emf For my
part, I'D as lief eat cornep beef every
| day as not. ! wont edit your tur-
keys. dnd l don't see why l should
pay fol EN-
'Yelb well, sad the olEiging land
.ord, With an ihdulging smile. IF
you ard willing to con6ne yourself to
corned beef, as far as me hts are con-
derned, and to eat othet things ac-
I{prdingly, | suppose | can make
Some deduction in your case
Tie representative was lighly graf
lied. He promised to eat corn beef,
and TO abstain from varlo Gus ,eostly
dishes which were named, Upon which
condition a satisfactory bargain was
made
Al cor dinge, every bod y who Oh
selye q Mr.. Cat table ironl that day,
1were very much astonished at his sin
gqLr choice OF food. OF course, the
bargain was secret-conahed to tie
two PARTIES by,wbon it WAS 'made;
and the unconscious waittirs laid be-
fore the representative, temptation
after temptation, which AID no doubt
found hard to resist.
What Shall help vol, TO, sir?'
they won ID ask lin. Turk ley, chick
en- pie, Y enispn steak, roasted
;'Corndd beefr would I'D the self
denyHlg exclamation Of tile scrupu-
lous bda1 der.
DAY. after day it was the same
Sometimes the waters would, through
mistake, we may suFpos e, place be-
fore him a choice plate of the for
hidden l4xuries, which it made his
heart ache to send away again, with
his modest call for @arned beef
At length the walters 81 81, so stu
pid-cf 50 waggish, we S pspedt-I
that Nh. G. would have!to send away
half a do7 EN- appetising dish es before |
they could be made TO mi erstand +
that bis unalterable choE ice was
'corned BEEF
THIS state of affairs afforded
great deal of amusement to the wait
ers, bonrders, every body exdept Mr. I,
6. himself who was grieyoq sly an
noyed- At last human nature could
bear il no longer. One day Mr. G..
called 3or lis flvorite dish three times
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