The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-02-15

etor OF which would have faced battery
without hinching. After a brief consul.a.
ton, the door was opened timorously, and
In walked the Deacon, causing such con-
sternation as might have been experienced
by a flock of sheep on the advent of a wolf
lie had travelled all day on horseback,
making forced march for the purpose of
being able to spend Sunday (the next day.
in his usual haunts
Very unexpectedly, he manifested no
dlspleasure at whatwas going on, but on
the contrary expressed himself as glad to
see something to eat, as he had partaken
OF nc food since an early dinner that day.
,Iho prospect of having him as d guest put
rather Il damper on the spirits of the com
pany, Tor he was anything bnt "gay and
festive cuss," being as great Journalist
as the Scotch coyenanter who asked a
blessing ON being about to kiss his sweet.
heart Opportunity was taken to covertly
smuggle the bowl of egg-nog into the
back room, and as that was the only con
traband present, serenity was restored as
soon as it was out of the way After the
solemn invocation of a blessing by the
deacon the feast began, and progressed as
satisfactorily as could have been expected
wllh such skeleton in the closet But
that bowl of egg-nog stuck in every giz-
zard. 1t was Toe bad that it should re-
main IN the back room, wasting its sweet.
ness on the desert air.
At length one of the clerks, with a
knowing wink, asked the chief if there was
not bowl of cold cuatard in the back
room. lie was answered by depreca-
tory and cautionary look, but it was too
late. The deacon had heard the question
and answssres Z" If you have, bring it in,
tor am par4acularly fond of custard y
Ut course there was no backing out posi-
bic now, and SO the "cold custard" was
brought In and with much misgivine
served out to the company Everyone
expected that the deacon would instantly
detect what it was, when there would
have been big rumpus and no mistake
but he was more unsophisticated than they
suspected, Tor he FAD not only never tasted
egg-nog In his life, but had not even seen
any before. Some CONSERVATION was ex.
perienced when he passed up bowl for
his rations, saying he liked to soak hls
bread In it and eat it with a spoon, fol-
while they imagined he might ultimately
be paciticated az to the mere presence OF
the lnsldious fluid, they knew he would
never forgive their allowing him TO gel
drunk on it unwittingiy. This seemed
likely to be the inevitable result, however
as when he had finished bis bowl he pass
ed II up tor second deal, saying that il
was the best cuStard he had ever tasted il
his life.
When he got through he eat down BIZ
the hot stove, and as he had been riding
all day in the cold, and was chilled to the
bones, he soon began to experience the
combined influence of thawing out ana
becoming permeated with "a large dose Of
an unaceustomed stimulant d" How
strangely | feel" he said. at is aston
ishlng what curious effect is produced
by sitting ata hot fire after getting chilled
through by riding all day in the cold, }
finishing his sentence by very ominou.
yawn. Soon he would have f.llen on tht
floor, had not one of the clerks held hin
up, ard then with q strong pull. and &
pull altogether q successful effort wa.
made to get him on the loange in the
back room, where be instantly sank into ;
drunken stup0r. 1t Is scarcely necessary
to say that the boys took advantage 0
the circumstance to have their high olt
time.
The deacon failed to put in an appear
ance next morning at his fayorite church
being too busily engaged in sleeping OF
! the effects of the cold custar3, Job which
he did DOT get through with until late il
the afternoon. He never suspected tb
cause of his long slumber, out attribute,
1t to the effects Of cold and fatigue. Findiu.
on inquiry, that the custard had been mad
in the store, he asked for the recipe 10
making it, as he wished his sister to max
some at home, and "A formula was givel
him selected from cookery book, but SIT
was never able to make any to suit him
He said it did not taste at ali like that h
had eaten at the store, as it was not likel
it should be, seeing there was no liquo
In 1t. 1t was Il favOrite boast Of his tba
during lis entire life not drop Of spirit
Uous liquors OF any kind had ever entere:
bis mouth, and the worthy deacon died il
that delusion. And this is the story Q
how a deacon got corned.