Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-09-03
DIR. JoHNsoN's PUDDING.

land went the same ground described by the
learned tourists, DR.. johnson and Boswell,
and perceiving a storm threatening, made
the best of his way to a small building. He
arrived in time at neat little iun, and was
received by respectable man and. his wife,
who did all ip their power to make him COM
Portable. He found the landlord, full of an
ecdote, Of which the following may serve as
specimen: :,
s.Sir," said the landlord, ''this inn was for
merly kept by Andrew Macgregor, arelation
of mine, and these hard, bottom chairs In
which we are sitting were years ago filled by
the great tourist DR.. johnson and Boswell,
travelling like the lion and the jackale Bos'
we'll generally preceded the Doctor in search
of food, and being much pleased with the
looks of the house, followed his nose into the
larder, where he saw fine leg of mutton.-
He ordered it to be roasted with the utmost
expedient, and gave particular orders fora
nice pudding. Now says he, make the
best of all puddings.' Elated with his good
luck he Immediately went out in search of
his friend, and saw the giant of learning
slowly advancing on pony.
sMy dear sir said Boswell, out of breath
with joy, good news! / have just bespoke
at a. comfortable and clean inn here, de-
licious leg of mutton; it is getting ready,
and fatter myself that we shall have an
excellent meal 'And Ihope,' said he, you
have bespoke pudding" Sir, you will
have yourfavorite pudding, replied the other.
johnson got off his poney, and the poor
animal, relieved of the giant, smelt his way
into the stable. Boswell ushered the Doc
tor into the house, and left to prepare for his
delicious treat. johnson, feeling his coat
rather damp from the mist of the moutains,
went into the kitchen, and threw his upper
garment over chair before the fire. He sat
on hob, near little boy, who was very
busy attending to the meat. johnson did
not like the appearance of his head-he
shifted the basting ladel from one hand to
the other hand was never idle-and he
thought he saw, at the same time, some
thing fall on the meat, upon which he de-
termined to eat no mutton that day. The
dinner announced, 'my dear Doctor, here
comes the mutton-what picture done to-
a turn and looks beautifully brown! The
Doctor Uttered. After short grace, Bos-
we'll said:
Il suppose I am to carve, as usual What
part shall I help you to?' The Doctor re-
Piled
My dear Bozy, did not like to tell you
before, but am determined to abstain from
meat to-day"
oh dear, this is a great disappointment
said Bozy
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 relish
ed this fine piece of mutton.
The meat being removed, in came the
long-wished-for pudding. The Doctor look
ing joyous, fell eagerly to, and in a few min
utes nearly finished the pudding. The ia
BILE was cleared and Bozy said {:
doctor, whilst was eating the mutton
you seemed frequently inclined to laugh,
pray tell what tickled your fancy
The Doctor then literally told him all that
had happened at the kitchen fire about the
boy and the basting. Boswell turned as pale
as parsuip, and sick of himself and the
company, darted out of the room. Some
what relieved, on returning, he insisted on
seeing the dirty little rascally boy, whom he
reprimanded before johnson. The poor boy
cried-the Doctor laughed.
'You little sniveling hound, said Boswell.
when you basted the meat, why did you not
put on the cap saw you in this morning"
Il couldn't, sir said the boy.
'No! Why couldn't your said Boswell.
because nanny took it from me to boil
the pudding in