The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-01-25
ASS Meat.
AN AFFECTING STORY FROM STARVING
PARIS.


or ASS meat. | have tried horse d
les!,, and found it excellent for siege Il
liet; it so completely destroyed my n
appetite for AZ honrs that | did not re- G.
luire even bread for these two days. II
L will never come in general use Peo RI
,le who, without their gorge rising, a
,at it every day, declare it to be food t
% be eaten only under duress, ASS t
neat has a good reputation for SAVIOR,
nice, aud tenderness. It's price is high i
being 81 20 for sirloin. These rates I
tempted the tradespeople to palm off c
horses for ass's, meat; so the Govern d
god who is constantly con- G
ing out of the machine to bother or TO c
bolster us--declared the flesh of both {
quadrupcds to be of equal value. This t
decree caused all ASS flesh to disap-
pear from ostensible trade. l was
told might find it at Marche ST. Ger
main by going to u stall whose address
was given me l wore my most pleas
ing countcnance as asked; "Madam,
could you direct me to any place
where
BEEF STEAKS OF JACKASS
are to he sold 7" She locked search
ingly at me for a quarter of a second,
and then, winking. replied in signifi
cant tone /; '.Was it grease for kitchen
purposes you asked sir"
answered, "Aadame, it was grease
for kitchen purposes asked for"
"Then, sir, if you will be good
enough to come into my back shop /
will weigh You some"
Into the back shop went, she fol-
lowed Laying her finger on her lip,
she whispered: Go in front of the stall
YOU will see two ladies in Scoth plaid
slawls, with a servant behind them
follow them; you will get what you
want"
"a thousand thanks accept. dear
Madame-vancourie of my cash."
acc on I'll follow thee! l ejacula-
ted in my sleeve the instant deserted
the two Scotch plaid shals and the Sc
queut cap, and | stalked after them.
The cap cast nervous glances behind.
| tried to reassnre her by returning
looks of intelligence. They added to
her terror. At last she stopped, and
turning savagely snapped at me: "Sir.
it seems to me you are following me y
Seems! Madame? Nay, it is! l
know not seems!' / replied.
"And, sir, by what right 7"
"Madame, the streets are free more
r over, YOUR mistress told me it I'd fol-
low you I'd DC sure
TO SEE JACKAss."
IA iackass! You have mistaken the
> person. know nothing about jackass
/ am going with these ladies to gel
sewing from them"
Inever argue with woman; so
= without rejoining returned to March'
St. Gelmain, went straight into thu
back shop, and told my tale. The wo
: man flew into towering passion ant
o expressed herself in bi'lingsgate: ssh
certainly is the d-cst, infernalest foo
| ever saw. And you told tt e stupi
: animal sent you? III give it to he
when she comes back ~ She went o
r to say she had put her whole fortune
, eight hundred dollars, into jackasse
J. before the decree appeared; havin
&c them, she must sell them, but to Sc
pf them at the rate provided by govern
re ment would be her ruin. She gave NJ
III the address: Rue de-, No., thlr
Or court, sixth floor, and tllither l wen
is Luckily for her, there is an intelligent
T. office in the house, otherwise the soii
~ and coming might rouse suspicion.
H. crossed the three conrts and cllmbe
IL to the sixth floor. and entered chan
n Der filed with people and looking mo-
ct like a charnel-house than shamhl
ce Two men in shirt sleeves were bacl
ne ing the
ny WHITE AND QUITE DELICATE-LoOKln
0l MEAT.
-. Can said az think this is the &c
a. tleman who followed" Irepl ie'
nn eyes, liar, and your mistress says y
a are the d-est, infernalest fool she CIV
~ saw. and she intends to give it to y
IN when Won return" She blushed to t
go Tears. puckered up her mouth and
NJ silent. In turn got my pound OF as
itha flesh. / hope l may like it. we
a 3as fast getting through, all our meat.
;',.' have eaten all the sheep that were
, ~. the Luxembourg Garden, and l
.s none nowhere except in the butclle
~" stalls, The only herds of beeves
e: know are those stalled in the Care
,ra of Plants. The last hog went &c
'a~. since. Vegetables are getting to ia
,oa inc rates. Cabbages are SOC ca
's' tomatoes are 81 40 the bushel, mn
+hs rooms Doc pound, celery &c st;
' in olive oil Coo pound and very hare
NO. ~ find, turnips &c each, and carrots
-" %, to SOC a bunch A man has mad'
No.; Il" fortune by introducing what he c
n n tapioca- bouilon. 1t is meat so
'. -; prepared, 1 suspect, with fecnla
,;o o. Irish potatoe. A tables p o o II u
' oa,, thrown in boiling water, scme salt
h"r added, and in eight or ten minutes
n tLs has an excellent soup. Eggs have
Cd e tirely disappeared from the sire
o"ns Macaroni, vcrmicelli, aud other SIN
IONS Italian pastes are nowhere to De
rv" The poor are able to get nothing
i ne live on apricot jam (made OF squa
Of or or carrots.)
pirjt THE WASTING AWAY OF PEoPl
ttine is daily more noticeable on the STIR
ted The universal complaint is: "We
y the not know what it is not to be hung
rible The Government has begun to iii
n SO butte, to sell, round Dutch cheeses,
t and rs one has to wait four hours to
;hing ticket, and to lose four or five hour
ruin, following day waiting ones tn,
xtin service, have not tried to get
n his ton of it. Waiting in this incle
death season in front of butchers stalls
We it's already carried hundreds of Peep
a pic the grave Paris Correspondent
tO n York World