The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-08-15

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some small degree OF currency to the effect that
certain man in Charleston Is, at the present time,
in the daily habit OF eating a,pound OF raw beef,
by order OF his physician. The most natural
query suggested by tie story Is, Of course, as to
what q man who has appetite enough to eat
pound OF raw meat per diem can want OF ply.
slcau but, after all this circumstance is not, as
an instance OF fEourmandism, By any means tn
credible. There is now living In Charleston well
known citizen, whom, for the purposes Of this
sketch, We shall call Mr. Taylor, mainly because
that isnot his name, who "a living monument
OF astronomical possibilities. Heis the terror Of
landladies and 8 oogy to hotel proprietors. The
eassorgogrmandlsm that are automatically re.
lated or him ARE sfealfa w ami wonder
fully great. 1t is this gentlemat's cheer
ful habit on coming to the table for; his early
breakfast to devopr dozen rolls and regale him
self with six cups OF cofee while awaiting the
prepsratlon Of the meal Just by way Of staying
?hts stomach. Then when The persplFing wait er
brings his loaded tray with the substantalites Of
breakfast the serious work Of the day for Mr..
Taylor begins. Emptying the entire contents Of
the butter dish upon his plate he first attacks all
the atiainable bread, which very soon disappears.
Then he begins. perhaps, upon fish,. he is very
fond OF bluckhsh-says q dozen or so OF them
give him q very good appetite for breakfast and
his mode of eating cthem :ias commendable, at
least for simplicity and qulckness. Taking half
pound fish In one hand, he inserts his teeth in
It's Sides and, pulling IL quickly along from one
side uf his mouth to The other, he lays down the
denuded back bone-all that !s left OF the tish-in
nj, NJ aHol IN
order hia omelettes made with Just three
eggs 10 each, because; as he explains,
an omelette Of three eggs makes "lust a
mice mouthful, you see." He does not like fried
potatoes because It takes too long to eat them.
but he takes kindly to baked potatoes, and seldom
makes t%o bites OF a potato. There are, as may
be imagine some slight drawbacks to the pro-
ntableness OF boarding Mr.. Taylor on contract.
.one.is that the walters always. strike for higher
wages when he comes to h0tel-to buy extra
shoes. Then, again, he takes up.a good deal or
room. AN incautious hotelkeeper once seated
TWO other gentlemen with Mr.. Taylor, at a.tab:e
Intended for eight. The two gentlemen tried it
for two days, lost fifteen pounds Of nesh ind then
left because they could never get anything to eat
Between breakfast and dinner, Mr. Taylor takes a
frequent lunch at such casual restaurants as he
encounters, but 1t is at dinner that he shows to
the best advantage. Stopping In for dinner at
the Mills House once the most muscular waiter
was sent to attend him. Dan asked him first
which kind OF SOU he would take, land was prompt
ly told: both Kinds, Of course = Both kinds con-
came-and went. Next the waiter
handed him the bill Of fare, and .Mr. Taylor,
rapidly glsncing it over, said .Yes, that is what
I want.n Dan thought he had misunderstood the
order, and pointed again at the bill Of fare, max.
ing sort Of interrogation point The gentle.
man replied, with decided exclamation point
at the menu, s'That is what want-THE WHOLE
OF IT.n' Dan was electrified, but he soon rallied,
and, after getting assistance, brought on fish:
flesh and fowl, boiled, baked and cold meats, en-.
trees and pastry, fruits. nuts and raisins until
he had got to the end OF the bill Of fare, when he
observed with satisfaction that his client ap-
peared to be getting full. 1t was mistake, how
ever, for the gentleman turned around to call for
another turkey, with the remark that turkey
was an incon venient fowl, because one wasn't
quite enough for square meal. Mr.. Taylor is
toIerably well known to the hoselkeepers. Re-
turning once TO one Of the lesser hostelres Of
Charleston ne was about to register his name, and
remarked TO the proprietor, "wen, Mr.. Smith, 1
guess ! will take r.Jom No. 5again.n Mr. Smith
replied, "Im Sorry, Mr.. Tay lor, but have just
rented thu room" "Wel, then, put me on the
next Gooru 'sThat's all fun teo, slr." "oh well,
rut me in any room you've got, as long as you
don't starve me to dealh.n This drove poor
Smith to despair, and dropping evasions, he tried
pathos, and thus appealed to his terrible patron,
"Really, Mr. Taylor. am poor man, and keep
a small hotel. Wouldn't You just as leave go to
some Of the larger houses l" Mr.. Taylor saw the
point, and, with sigh, departed. The next seen
OF him he was bargaining with clerk at the
Charleston Hotel, after having. stopped on the
way down the street for couple Of dozen oysters
1rel.