The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-03-07

q iisls to i, by way Of nnthorisapaag
0 vii see thr steward tomorrow.
e Never was - r CHS mma Wa
+ BeuiauHn) sfiachei with greater un
2 willingness % any document neyei
= was sgnaisfe aeccpird with .atfl
JOY hy sgnee. aud bauoned or ID
an inside pocket.
! saw the house. steward the nex,
: morning before breakfast, les, Doodle
should have slept upon ii, and ca.
: deayor to disavow the transaction.
Mr.. Goodfare, lsaid |, 4 am reques-
ted by Mr.. Doodle TO order house.
dinner for FIVE and forty.
Indeed, sir 7 Mr.. Goodfare eloyat.
ed his eyebrows, aud no wonder
Mr.. Doodle is exceedingly untortun.
: ate In his lime Of the year. Every
thing is exceedingly dear 10 January.
That is not Of the slightest conse.
qucnce, remarked coolly. No limit
Is enJoined as to expense wateyer.'
Very good sir. sir. Then the re-
past IS TO include every luxury.
Every luxury that money can bay
returned ! emphaticallyi and then we
went into the details. | ordered a
banquet which Lucullus would have
smacked his lips at, and after which
Vitellius himself could no, have want.
ed more. As for the wine, there Il A
certain bin in the Megatherium cellar
which was stocked from Meuernich's
own vineyard quarter Of a century
ago, when the club happened to be in !
very nourishing circumstances, and |
the contents Of which are now valued |
at f2 14s Cd, a bottle well, Boobies
house dinner made tremendous hole
in that bin.
i hope Mr.. Doodle is very rich
observed the smiling house steward
with reference to this Johannisberg.
Very rich said / and he has
been saving up for this entertainment
'for many years. What have you for
deser2
Well, sir, really nothing; nothing,
that is, but such extrayagant items as
pine apples at four guiness apiece"
-Four pine apples said | quietly,
at the very least. There must, of
course, be plenty Of peaches
Well, really, sir, Lord Guzzleton
was dining here yesterday, and he
made out his carte month ago for
peaches, yet we had to send to Paris {
and they cost eight and six pence J
apiece, beside the carriage X
Write down six dishes Of peaches 9
said | /; 'and let them be fine ones. .
Upon the whole, ordered Doodle y
a good dinner. Directly / nad nc. .
this duty, took the train Q
into the wilds Of Cornwall, and thence ,
sent out Mr.. Boobies invitations in '
lis own name. / did not leave my u
lddress--so that no change in the ar.
might possibly be made n
Tor did appear in town myself aulil e
he day OF the entertainment. III lie
meantime, lived sparingly upon
lonely food, in order to have an ap n
,etite for the coming apician meal
ed upon CotaletteS a la Kengeaace, 81
mutton chops made piquant by the it
houghts Of my great revenge. is
1t came at last, and ] enjoyed il d
Course after course, and
very course with its appropriate wine l.
Jnimaginable dishes from every quar- "
er of the globe. Bursts of irrepres- u
ole applause accompanied the appear m
nee of these unwonted delicacies.-- th
iverybody was congratulating Mr.. ty
'cnjamin Doodle upon his princely le
iunilicence. Everybody drank his te
ealih in the wine which was five Sc
billings and two pence glass. sat Ky
t the hosts right hand, and watched d
i'm smile his acknowledgements. / er
lail never forget his smile. We Oh
ould have dipsensed with ice,as like We
Use with lemon juice, at that end Of tid
le table. What shall | have 10 pay lai
II all of this Z was the thought which n,
ith rage and vengeance sgains, me,
ls humble servant-tbe mere agent
nd admirer Of his bsUniy-divided his M
ind.
lie never spoke 10 me he only
oked At me With an expression more Su
oquent than words. / don't know
hat the bill came to ! did not ven- Gr
re 10 ask the house steward wha.
% five and forty cost Doodle head arr
It il must have been a good round
I'm OF three figures. .Boodle.s house pee
amer is talked Of even now. Not be
at he has been known to speak Of it fife
mself, for il is subject beyond bis
easure distasteiul.to him. But the eer
'nng members, who wonder to see tha
E rich man feed SO parsmoniousy ant
cry day,are told the story with mods O
d winks innumerable, and listen the
ia explosive bursts Of laughter pol
rom that great day of vengeance iis
tll now, my qnondam perseculor has
ased to annoy me; Boodle and TIL
yer speak. My friends conceive Foi
At ] must have repaid him all that a !
'ney IN which they supposed | was y
ce indebted TO him. But | don't 10 :
e what they think; l have got rid ven
Mr.. Benjamin Doodle. zuu
2 ii
BCriSG GoLD MAKES OKE hitI
bill There i Instruction and ex- MeH
pie IN the following incident nar !
ed 10 rs NV "a p.ort.,.tv.t.f. f,t.t.t. EE,f4