New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-17

marie woman wa, selling sss curiosity tpciscncas
10 be sure and only to be set up GA the sneu ~
orpament) under the name OF Pa,sd,esdyd-spptT
Of Paradise These We had the Satisfaction OF inI.o
ducpe 10 the table with Considerable applause, ale
hence we suppose arose our reputation Id 'nese
matters =.
Now, for the last three weeks, we hsd sen a
nice yellow pumpkin standing ID tDe entry n,.rt
and in venturiDg 10 make some suggestive I'LL -.
10 regard 10 il one day. surprised TO learn lha
this too had no other known use except 10 s1ano
In the window II seemed, then, that tnese PeoPio
were in Just the same deplorable state Vi uSi
in regard to this sublime vegetable as tht o1noi'
and that DO man, woman or cnlh OF hefuei
had ever vet tasted of q pumpkin PIE nor neSLu
that a pumpkin could De turned " an! cu"ue-y
use whatsOeyeri We lost no time, a. you tna'
well suppose, in informing the good woman oil us
capacities, and its wonderful adaptation 70 tne nu-
man stomach. A.
AS we have already limited, our knowledge OF 'ne
culinary art was in the highest degree llmiteu, auu
purely theoretical; but yet we couldn't resist the
temptation to have something to do win the nanhs
giving dinner. So the first thing we ala was 70
Iook very wise. and the next was to order IN the
c,rIorn numpkin and delivering over 10 the frau
tho matter of sOups and meats, and sauces, ana
vegetables and apple pies, and Dutch-cheese pies
6c took upon Ourself the OnHs OF the pumpkin
MICS The first steps were comparatively easy,
hut when the next forenoon came and we h7d got
~ comnound the article, the daring of the under
taking began to be apparent. However trusting
m the yell.remembered flavor lmblbed IN chld
hood and the dim light Of reason, we Tell PACK
nnon our genius and proceeded 10 give directions.
orr hostess shook her head most obviously at the
result: insisted that il was by far too sloppy, ahd
that the last three or four pnts OF milk had ruined
it, that We should only bring rdicule upon our
selves from the American side OF the taple, WHICH
we were expecting Ia take by surprise. However
the pies were at length compounded, OF broad CIR
cumfereIce and deep" aud went to the baker (Dy
the way il is amazing the extent TO which the d.
vision of labor carried III Germany, VINO al once
pronounced them a most absurd compound. More
over, he laid that the interior portions must be
mainly poured off, or his oven (Which appeared 70
be an inclined plane) would be inundated.
We sent word back that he would diminish the
depth Of those semi-fud portions Only at his peril;
babe him contrve to block up the dishes Like SEN
sibIe man, and not lose another minutes time as he
valued his peace OF mind.
BY this time We had worked ourselves up INTO
fearful state Of perspiratiOn and anxiety for the
dinner hour was fast approaching, the Dufeh dishes
in far state Of progress, and Inc pumpkin pes
the only thing purely and essentially American the
thing that was to call up visions OF fatherland'
I'D bright homes, and happy faces, and merry
meetings, and glad and jolly home circles-the
numpkIn pies we're yet an unsolved problem.
We contend that a German Thanksgiving would
he an imnossibility The thing that lies at the bot
tom of il is wanting. "" ne shall have difficulty III
defending ourselves from the charge OF being an
impolite people; but We do hare homes
The German ereets his old friend right heartily,
leaves his work or business for the evening IN honor
of bin, and takes him to the nearest wine or beer
house TO talk over old matters. The American
meets his friend and takes him home ioh him to see
bis wife and baby. puts him at ease in his snug par
Tor, treats him not with wine, perhaps, but with
nice large apples Of his own raising, and pastry Ol
his wife s compromising, and prldes himself in snow
ing refined and happy home.
Nevertheless, il must be allowed that there Is
sort Of general compensation act IN all creation;
and the good and evil are mingled more equally
than we should suppose. There is 10 denying that
in oblieng good nature, and that genuine courtesy
that so oils the machinery of ordinary intercourse
these people far surpass us. Ii IS pleasant IN
walking along these smooth, broad, shaded high
ways, Ia meet the peasant people AMI receive their
kind, cheerful greetings; even away up IN the I'M
ircqucnitd paths among the mountains we have
met children rushing along absorbed IN that boy s
word-ovcr fayOritc game Of horse, and their hats
have come gayly oil with their word Of greeting as
if the courtesy were Unborn and they couldn't
help if.
This certainly forms a contrast 10 the lncplent
little American " ho claims it as his special prerog-
atye to as, ert his right by yelling aud Throwing
stone or two.
The same principle that allows the meanest
American to assert his dignity and rise 10 manhood
and power makes Of him-When he has no DISPOSE
ton to do tbs-a sort Of being the lrthest remored
from gentleman that can probably be found On the
face of the earth. And the same principle that
makes these Germans OF the mlddllng and lower
classes gentle, courteous and cOntented people, al
| lows them also TO remain lower classes for ever.
But we are wandering from our theme again. We
are happy to be able to state that in due time the
pumpkin pies made their appearance upon the table
"a regular triumph; the Germans themselves pro-
nounced them miracle, and e1pressed!their apPro-
| baton largely, by deed as well as word. The
| Thanksgiving dinner in general was triumph
celebrated with full hearts well rs full stomachs,
and with all sorts Cf visions Of Yankee land, the
| native country ard birthplace of Thanksgiving,
and with remembrauces of homes aud friends across
| the ocean.
On the whole, living in Europe is an excellent
way Of AmeIicanizing one. r. :. L. FAGI