Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-04-15
The First Ice Cream.

If we knew TO whom or to what, TO give
credit for the following hit, we would certain
ly do it. 1t comes to US without any intima-
zion of its origin, and we give it place as lu di-
crouslv characteristic. 1t purporis TO be An
Account of Ethan Spikes First and Last Visit
to Portland -
Portland is the all-fredst place ever seed.
| was down there i'll '33, to see little about
going to the Legislator, and such time as
had you never heer'd tell on. Did | ever tell
you about the ice cream scrape l had!
We answered in the negative, and he re-
sumed-
| wall, Id bin down thar two or three days,
pokn' every hole, an tho't Id seen all
thar was TO bee seen. But one day towars'
sun down, was goin' by shop in Middle
street that looked wonderfully slick-there was
all manner of candy an peppermint an what
uots at the windows. An then thar war signs
with good letters on to them, hangin' round
the door, telin' how they sold Soda Mead, an
Ire Cream thar. | says TO myself, have
heern good deal about this ere ice cream
and now if don't see what they's made Of
So puts my hands into my pockets, an walked
in kinder careless, an says to chap standin'
behind the coGnter-
Do you keep any ice creams here!'
Yes, SIR says he, 'how much'll have =
| considered mint, says la pint, SIR
The young feller's face sweled out an h,
liked to have laughed right out, but arter ;
while he asked,
Did you say pint, sir
'Sartin, says l, 'but p'raps you don't re
tail, so don't mind takin' quart
Wall don't you think the feler snorted RICH
out. Tell yer what, it made me feel sort pi
son, an gave him look that made him lool
sober in about minute; and when [ clinchet
my fist and looked so at him, (here Mr.. Spike
favored us with most diabolical expression,
D he hauled in his horns about the quickest, ant
handed me pint O. the stuff as perlite as coul'
be. Wall, | tasted mouthful of it, an foun,
it as cool as the north side O. Bethel hill il
January. I'd half mind 10 spit it out, bu
Jest then | seed the confectioner chap GRIMM
behind the door, which riz my spunk. Gal
smash it all, thinks I'll not let that whit
lver'd monkey think I'm afeard, I'll eat tn
plaguey stuff if it freezes my inards. I Tel
yon what, I'd rather skinn'd a bear or whipn,
wild cat, but | went it. | eat the whole il
| ahout mint
wall, in about quarter of an hour, BE-
5 gan to feel kinder gripa about iere, continue
Ethan, pointing to the lower parts of his stou
ach, 'an kept on feelin' no better very fast Ii
at last it seemed as though I'd got steam i,
T gen in me. sot down on a cheer, and bel
o myself like nut cracker, thinkin' I'd grin al
e bear it; but | couldn't set still, twisted an
d squirmed about like an angle worm on hool
e till at last the chap as gin me the cream, WI
S had been lookin' on snickerin,' says he to M
!, Mister says he, what ails yer!'
'Ails me!' says I, that are stuff o. yourn
i freezin' up my daylights,' says l.
; You eat too much, says he r, +.
d Il tell yer didn't screamed 1; Il kno
: what's nnfF an what's too much without as
+ you, and if you don't leave off snickrin' 1
spile your face. as aH.a .t..
!, He cottened right down, and said he didn
n mean any hurt, and asked me if hadn't belt
d take some gin. | told him | would So
, took pretty good horn, an left the shop.