Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-02-21
A Capital Story of Boswell and johnson,

We have net met with story for
long time as well told as the one in the
new volume of Angeles "reminiscences
of Boswell and johnson. Angelo, ii
seems, gets it FROM the landlord of the
inn where the Photographer put up.
johnson gets off the pony, and the
poor animal, relieved from the giant,
smelt his way into the stable. Bos-
well ushered the Doctor into the house.
and left him TO prepare for his delici-
Gus treat. johnson feeling his coat
rather damp from the mist ofthe noun.
tains, went into the kitchen and threw
his upper garment on a chair before
the fire. He sat on hob near little
boy who was very busy attending to
the meat, and johnson did not like the
appearance of his head, when he shift
ed the basting ladle from one hand, the
other was not idle, and the Doctor
thought at the time he saw something
fall on the meat, upon which he deter
mined to eat no more mutton on that
day.
The dinner was announced. Bos-
well exclaimed my dear Doctor,
here comes the mutton, what a picture
Done to turn, and looks so beauti-
fully brown = The Doctor Uttered,
and after short grace, Boswell SAID !;
Il suppose [ am to carve, as usual
what part shall I help you TO p
The Doctor replied Il did not tell
you before, but | have determined to
abstain from meat to-day
ooh, dear, this is quite dlsappoint-
ment,' said Bozzy
Say no more, l shall make myself
ample amends with the pudding
Boswell commenced the attack, and
made the first cut at the mutton. How
the gravy runs! What fne-favored
fat, SO nice and brown, too oh, sir,
you would have relished this fine prime
piece Of mutton
The meat removed, in came the long
wished for pudding. The Doctor look
ed joyous, and fell eagerly to; a few
minutes nearly finished the pudding.
The table was cleared, and Boswell
said
Doctor, while I was eating the NUT
ton you seemed frequently inclined to
laugh /; pray, tell me what tickled your
fancy =
The Doctor then literally told MIN
all that had passed at the kitchen fire.
about the boy and the basting. Bos-
well turned pale as parsnip, and sick
of himself and company, he darted out
of the room. Somewhat relieved on
returning, he insisted on seeing the dir
ty little rascally boy, whom he severe
ly reprimanded before johnson. The
boy cried, the Doctor laughed. :,
you little, filthy, snivelling hound
said Boswell, when yon basted the
meat why did you not put on the cap,
that saw you have on this morning
4 couldn't, sir, said the boy. 3,
No why couldn't you p said Bos-
we'll
Because nanny took it to boil the
pudding Inp
The Doctor, gathering up his her
culean frame, stood erect, touching the
ceiling with his wig. He stared or
squinted, indeed, looking any but the
right way At l st, with mouth wide
open, (none of the smallest,) and sto-
mach heaving, he with some difficulty
recovered his breath, and looking at
Boswell, with the lungs of Stentor,
exclaimed
Mr.. Boswell, sir, leave off laughing.
and under pain of my eternal dsplea-
sure, never utter syllable fthis abom-
Unable ale adventure to any seul living
while yor breath
And SO, sir, said mine host YOU
have the positive fact from the simple
mouth of your humalc servant
Is 1T A IIBEI.-A cotemnoraru al.