Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1856-01-16

which never struck me bef,re, 1t seems yer
just one will partake Of the picked tongue i
consideration of your remarks
Take slice ont sister Bedott. You seem .
need sumo tongue to-day-you're oncomnon still.
.What musical man you be, Brother Ma
pwre but it strikes me that when an indiwlddl
wal has an opportunity of hearin' intellectual con
versation, they'd better keep still and improve ii
Amt it 81, Elder Snillles p
"A very lust remark, Mrs. Bsdott; and on
which has often occurred in my own mind
Fake some more of this chicken pie, Eide
Sniffles'
Excuse me, my young friend; will take moth
ing more.'
What! you don't mean to give it up yet,
hope. Elder
Indeed Mr. Mcguire. assure you would ra
Their not take anything more. for, as have re-
marked, am entirely opposed to excessive eating
upon this day. =,
ELDER SylFFLEs OvERsTEfs HIS USUAL
BouNpARlE..-"Weil then. we'll have tho pies
and puddinns Jeff, my son. fiv around and help
your mar change the plates. III lake the pud
din. Meissy. you may tend to the pies. JEFF
set on the CIDER So hears plum puddin'-il
looks nice. Iguess you've had good luck to-day
wife. Sister Bedott, you'll have some ONT? 2
No. Pm obleeged to ye. Ive got ruther off
headache to-day, an plum puddln's rich.
guess ri take snall piece o. the punkin pie
Elder Sniffles, you'll be helped to some ont
of courseP
Indeed, Mr. Mcguire. the practice of indnlg-
ing in articles of this description after eating
meat is esteemed highly perniclaus, and | IN
wardly protest against it Furthermore, as Mrs.
Bedoti has justly remarked, plum pudding is
rich however, consideraling the peculiar cir
cnmstances uf the OCCASION will, for once. over
s,ep The boundaries which have prescribed for
myself -,
Am to understand that you will have some,
or not p d,
L viii partake in consideration of time and
.Jemima wife, this is good puddin' as ev-
er eat
ELDER SNrFrLEs PARr,KEs OF PUMPKIN AND
N,rcr p,E-.Elder Sniflies, will you take soine
o. the pie2 Here is mnce pie and pumpkin
pie
Il will take small portion ofthe pumpkin pie
if you please Mr. Mcguire, as consider 1t highly
nutritious: but as regards mince pie 1t is an aru-
Gle of food which deem excessively deleleflous
10 the constitution, nasmuch as 1t Is composed oi
50 GREAT variety IF Ingredients. | esteem it ex-
ceelnrly difficult of digestion. Is II not so my
Young friend !''
.By 10 means, E.!der-quite to the contrary,
and the reasln is obvious. Observe Elder, 1t Is
cut into the most minute particles; hence II na'u-
rally follows that being, as 1t we're, completely
calcned beture il cutters the system, II leaves 50
to speak no labor to be performed BY The digestive
nruans and it is disposed OF without the slightest
difficulty
.Ah Indeed your reason is quite new to me;
vet confess 1t is most satisfactory and lucid
In consideration of this facility Of Digestion, VIII
psrtake alsn of the mince pie
ELDER SNIFFLEs THINKS SWEET CIDER Nu.
rRrr,ors s.-.Wifr fill lhe Elder glass O. cider.
.Desist, Mrs Magu!re. desst enireat you y
| invariably set my face Ike flin', against the
use of all Intoxicating liquors as beverage.
.Jeumpni. You don't mean to call new ciaer
an intoxicating liquor, ! h"pe. Why. man aiive'
Is Jest made-haisn't begun to work
Nevertheless, believe it To bs exceeding IN
saluhrious. and detrimental To the system. is mol
that lis nature my young friend
Far from il, Eder-far from it. Reflect
mo,n.n, and you will readily perceive that BE-
iure The pure juice If the apple-wholly Tree from
all alcoholic mlXture-it possesses all lhe nun.
tive properties OF the fruit. with the advantage
beluU more COtutUStu 'uIii, ""iN" -" N
renders it much more agreeable. and facilitates
Very reasonable, very reasonable indeed
Mrs. Mcguire yoh may fill my glass ,
Take another slice Of The puddlngs. Elder
Snffles.' -,
No more am obledged to you. MIR. Mcguire,
well, won't you be helped to some more OF
the pie =, ,,;
But You'll take another glass o cider, won't
you?' IS
new cider, which your son has abundaniiy SHOWN
to exist, will pern, you to reple"'sh INV glass,
ELDER SY,rFLEs ILLUSTRATES HIS PRINCIPLES
BY ExAMtDE-.So you won, take nothing more
ElderP
Nothing more my friends nothing more what
snever: for as have several times remarked du
riny the repast. | am an individual "f exceedingly
abstemious habits -endeavuring to enforce BY tx
annie that which 81 s,renuously enjoln oy pre-
cept from the pulpit, to wit: temperance In ap
things ,,,
Walk into the sitting room. Elder