The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-11-19
Wtat q Whllebait Dinner Is.

England IS famous for keen perception
OF faults Of other nations, for mu;ton-chops,
Tor gooseberrIes, ana for whi,ebait; but for me,
the glory OF whitebat is departed. | have
entertained fer many years longing to in
duiSe IN u wbitebat dinner, but knowing il
t. be tina: whcreon the Parliamentary Lords,
Tor cent rles past, have annually regal d them
selves ct the termination Ci their sessions, /
scarcely dared to Indulge the hope that ny
DEMOCRATIC parse would u. able " stand the
pressure. HU"evef, taHiug advantage 0. a
| hDeral 1t that happened to attack NE II the
Tine OF a crowdei purse ] determined tha,
even II ienurf attacked me IN revenge at Il.
future day, Id have some whitebait, 50 with
lord!y air walked iato the .'Royal Cheese
and took up a paper, bat what the paper wa,
or what was IN IL do hot know. nor did 1
care, for the reckoning Of the rich repast |
was about to indulge il drove every other
thought iLto very small conner, if no: en-
tireiy out. Soon q waiter appeared with ''Or
der, sir'-and ! ordered ~hItebait. | i'm
agimed the waiter looked "a little ast)uished,
aud that he was unusually respectful iii view
oI having caugh; q stray lord, or a uscintilis-
line from the House OF Commons but he had
caught neither. 1t was SIMPLY aa American
'sovereign, who. in "A ii; vi extravaganza
was benz ON having nj least one whitcbait
dinner before lie died. he'd my breath rs
the waiter arrived with u large dish which nc
uncovered aud ddcied oil. vas thunder
struck,-wItH small fishes. 1T a rough
gGes, | snoG.4 thini. there were somewhere
about ! 200, II occurred - H. thai tGc lei
low had misunderstood mr q, L..siu- Jr'cC,..!
the anuua! Parliamentary wAs;gyA,; .t..,T,
and thought Ui "a .IHg hIuI q; u,., rc-
Wemberlng ;h.t q cou";ry.n..n Ui lI"r u"Cc
ordered plate Ot hOt-housc strawberries and
how ;h- "'.;ers caGcklei prcIna;.re'y over
the man ; astpEishiIcut when i.c come - pay
two =aIilin-s apiece Tor them: aud how.
.yIen he found 1t Ou;, be Immediately order d
.aay;her plate. and walked oil IN triumph. /
Called ny pride to the rescue and resolved to
#sec the thing through, !. il shook the very
Foundations Utmy purse. took up my fork.
b.; there came another 4les,ion-Wcre the
"sp9yu viC,ua.s. or otherwise? Ihey were
siiiaiuUusly small u their az, sag from an
iincl to an inch aad a half IN length, inter
spersed with d.ninu,iyc shrimp ,uyc4liac
crabs AID baby iobs.orS. In for reuny n
for poaud." and had ordered Plate of
clu.i:iower a a syr; of whitehall priuIiUE-
this latter beng a h,:-hDa,e lukur.. and o.
eo..rsc i coa=is;-..t Gi,h. Tie youss ch.h,
were -,r,-,l -; pre- t-heal-. tail. scales.
e,c al! w,rc &c 2 ri hy /. ,a.s OF ::".u
threc 10 ='yc.:te-u at Ia .ut....! ".t t.s =.
the al:Isk w4s made win y:ss~ "a. ...'.r-
miuat | vs. .l-ccl - E.ys - 'a. go &. :.
teiaHiug I lOut * ALAire., irn@ :'.... ..l :
Oh tn p.a,c. then summon a., 81. pa-..
sl.d thc "...cr. when The .pi.lH. - ,-.-.
yiiaio "a TOD; lace: How mach" .f4.. =
5..i;. .i'ia-; cau,.iowcr. iaoy-.cr. Or. -
whio.I / pai4 and eft; a-d w.i m,r ~ ~,
in conclusion. ;'n, England /, ,ni>er.bly r,or
ia respect !, a.. mated -atrtrc.-io.aton Or
,esy1.,is.,r. e isy-i2c.-- I..rnH