Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-12-06
A Thanksgiving Dinner.

Elder Sniffles, let me give You another piece
o. the turkey" -a M sst 1F-.sssa .as,ss'ss
"I'm obleegcd to you, Mr. Mcguire; you prob
ably recollect that remarked in my discourse
this morning. that individuals were too prone to
indulge in an excessive indulgence in creature
comforts on thanksgiving occasions. In view of
the lamentable fact that the sin of gormandizing
is carried to a sinful excess on this day, l. as a
preacher of the Gospel, deem it my duty to be
unusually abstemious on such occasions never
theless, considering the peculiar circumstances
under which am placed this day, think win
waive objections and take another small portion
of the turkey
That's right, elder; what part will you take
now!"
"Well. I'm not particular; a small quantity of
the breast, with part of the leg and some Of the
stuffing will be quite sufficient"
Pass the cranberries to Elder Snifles, jeff
Elder, help yourself; wife, give the elder some
more O. the turkey sass and potater.'
Thank you, Mrs. Mcguire. am an advocate
for vegetable diet-and have always maintained
that it is more eongenial to individuals of seden-
tary habits and intellectual pursuits like myself,
than animal food"
"Jeff, my son. pass the bread. Sister Bedott,
send your plate for some more of the turkey"
"No, I'm obleeged to ye-I've had sufficient"
JEFF, cut the chicken pie
"Sure enough-I almost forgot that was to
carve the pie Aunt Sally, you'll take piece
of it won't your" 9,as m s.
well don't care if dew take leetle mite
ont. I'm great favorite of the chicken pie
always thought twas a delightful beverage
don't you, Elder Snifflesl'9
"A very just remark, Mrs. Bedott-very, in
deed; chicken pie is truly a very desirable arti-
Gle of food"
"Alow me toll help you to some of it, elder"
Thank you, my young friend; as before
marked, am entirely opposed to an immoderate
indulgence of the appetite at all times, but par
ticulary COMMUNICATING occasions-and am my
self ai,cays somewhat abstemious. However, l
consider it my duty at the present time to depart,
to some extent, from The usual simplicity of my
diet. will therefore, comply with your request,
and partake of the chicken pie"
Take some more of the cranberry sass, elder;
cramberries is hulseme.n
"A very just remark, Mrs. Mcguire; they are
so; nevertheless, maintain that we should not
indulge too freely, in even the most wholesome
OF creature comforts: however, since you desire
1t, will take small portion of the cranberr;cs."
Husband, dew pass that picked tcnguc-it
hain't been touched; take some ont, elder Sniff
hes.'' H. .......-.. r..tf ss...-5s. e- 81.
I'm obleeged to you, Mrs. Maguirc-but /
confess am somewhat fearful of taking articles
of that description upon my stomach, as they Gre
ates degree of aciditv which is Incompatible with
digestion. Is it not so my young frlendl You
are undoubtedly prepared to decide, as you are,
believe, pursuing the study of the medical sci
cnce' ....-..
Il think you are altogether mistaken, elder
Snitiies. We should always take a due proper
ton of acid with our food, in order to preserve
the equilibrium Of the internal economy and pro-
duce that degree of ctfervoscence which is ncces-
sary to a healthy secretion"
Exactly. Your view of the subject is one
which never struck me before it seems a very
just one. will partake of the picked tongue in
consideration of your remarks"
Take a slice ont, Sister Bcdott. You seem
to need some tongue to-day-you're uncommon
still''
What musical man you be Brother Mag
wire. but it striks me when an indiwiddiwal has
an opportunity of hearin intellectible converse
tioniheyd better keep still and improve it. Amt
it so, Elder Sniflles?'
"A very Just remark Mrs. Bcdott and one
which has often occurred to my own mind
Take some more of the chicken pie, Elder
Snifies"
Excuse me my young friend; viii take no
thing more" tst.
What YOU dom. mean to give it up yet,
hope, Elder" qes 40 as.s4I
Inded, Mr.. Mcguire, / assure you would
rather not take any thing more for, as before
remarked, am decidedly opposed TO excessive
eating upon this day"
Well, then, we'll have the pies and puddins.
JEFF, my son,fy round and help your mar change
the plates, III take the puddin, Melissy; you
may tend to the pies, jeff set OH the cider. So
here's plum-puddin'-it looks nice; / guess
you've had good luck to-day, wife. Sister Be
dott, you'll have some ont 2
No; I'm obleeged to ye. I've got ruther of
headache to-day, and plum-puddin's rich
guess I'll take small piece of the punkIn
pie
Elder Sniffles, you'll be helped to some ont
of course 2
Indeed Mr.. Mcguire the practice of indulging
in articles of this description after eating meat
is deemed highly pernicious, and inwardly
protest against ii; furthermore, as Mrs, Bedott
has very justly remarked, plumpudding is rich
however, considering the peculiar ciscum-
stances of the occasion, will, for once, over
step the boundaries which have prescribed for
myself
Am to understand that you will have some
or not 2
Il will partake in consideration of time and
place
'Jcmmeni! wife, this is good puddin' as
ever eat
Elder Snifies, viii you take some o the pie
Here is mnce pie and punkin pic
Il win take O small portion Of the pumpkin
pie if you please, Mrs. Mcguire, as / consider it
highly nutritious; but as to Irince pie, it is an
article of food which deem excessively delete
rious TO the constitution, i'll asmuch it is COM
posed Of so great variety ofingredients es-
teen it exceedingly difficult of digestion. Is it
not so my young friend 7!
by no means Elder-quite the contary, and
the reason is obvious. Observe, Elder, it is cut
into the most minute PARTICLES; hence it nat
urally follows that being, as it were, completely
calcined before il enters the system, il leaves,
so to speak, no labor to be performed by the d.
gestive organs, and it is disposed Of without the
slightest difficulty
'Ah, indeed your reasoning is quite new to
me; yet confess it to be most satisfactory AID
lucid In consideration of its facility of diges-
ton, will partake also of the mince pie
ELDER SNIFFLES THINKS SWEET CIDER NJ
TRTTIoCS.
| Wife fill the Elder class o'cider.'
sDesist, Mrs. Mcguire, dcsist, entreat you
invariably set my face ike flint against the
use of all intoxicating liquors as beverage
/ 'Jimmeni! you don't intend to call new cider
an Intoxicating liquor, hope. Why man alive,
it's lest made-hain't begun TO work
, Nevertheless, believe il 10 be exceedingly
institutions, and detrimen tal to the system. Is
not that its nature my Young friendi'
/ Par from il, Elder-far from it. Reflect a
moment, and you viii readily perceive, that be-
/ ing the pure juice ofthe apple-wkolly free from
all alcoholic mixture-it possesses all the nu-
tritious properties of the fruit, with the advan-
tace of being in a more condensed form, which
at once renders it much more agreeable and ia