The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-03-05
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Fr,,a che San Francisco Bulletin.
y.s,s,5.. .fterpoon an athletic individual
va. noticed sliding along Montgomery street
With an anxious eye peerIns inquiAasey
into the window of every eating-hoose wn'co
he passed. He was evidently man whose
choice in astronomical matters was govern
ed solely BY the quantity OF meat, seSesaoies'
and liauids given in exchange for aiPost.
ed sum. Finally he appeared to be satene1
With the inducements beld out IN . long DILL
of fare which, tackled to q carcass OF mut'on
in front of window, huttered in the breeze
and informed the hunger-haunted Paseer-by
that four diskes could be had within Tor
% cents.
The man went in and in q few moments
was tackling slim meal with vigorous avid
i,y. After finishing bis allotted four plates,
With the exception Of few slices OF bread,
his ewes fell upon a small plate OF butter,
vhich in his hurry he had evidently not
noticed before. He was about TO plunge his
Knife into the butter when something pecu.
liar in its appearance caused him 10 pause,
and while pansing he took occasion 10 reflect.
Suddenly he reached forward and taking the
ANAL butter-p plate between his fingers and his
thumb he held il towards the light and ex-
amined its content for nearly minute. he
next held il to his nose and snnffed us savor
three successive times with puzzled expires
.:ne ~ cl.nn,sn,nce
SUI, an n ,b;s time The restaurant.keeper was
.,.nJ;no directly behind tie butter analyzer,
..,ch;n. him ,i,entiveIy. and his face was
;nS;ca,;ve of rage ard disgust.
uPerbsus vou don't like that butter?" waf
-. frs, rem.,k semi.interropatiyeIy.
The man At the table simply laid down
,hs hu,,er and formed round with an inauir.
inc eYnress;on on his yisace: but he said
notb;nr.
"Pe1haps Won don't like that butter,'
..,,.d The ,.s,auran, man. in a somewhat
,srsoeiv e.cl,ma,ory tone.
az do,,, tnow "a v.t. the fact il. bayn'
,,;ad to-
ssW.II Won looked at IL ~ If ycu thought
somstb;ny Was the matter with il. Now, il
.nu have GOT any remarks 10 make abou,
10, hn,,s1 Won can make ,em RICH. here. ,
.I was simpIv examining the peculiar ap
ne,r,nce of The olespipous compound" re
pI;ed the man at the table: and he spoke
-;tb e,,speya,inp coolness. Those blue
s,,e.ks in,part q yariepated appearance
vb;cb aomewhat excited INV curiosity. Blue
s,reaks l believe. are considered novelty
in butter: are thew not?'
The restaurapt.keeper was somewhat Ia
ken hack by the calm reply Of the other, hu
he recovered himself sufficiently to remark
"Blue rtresks are ALWAYS in good buttel
at this season OF the year. You must be ont
OF those id country lunatics not to know
that"
The restaursLteur paused for moment
and then resumed in threatening manner
"You NUT understand that don't ALLOW
no man to come TO this restaurant and e
snuffid round the butter; no weil-bred mar
ill do it."
81 Appropriated that butter TO my nos
simply to ascertain lfthose blae streaks mad
any particular difference in the smell.
think that the stIeaks make no very remark
nhIv difference in the smell; in fact an
of the opinion tina, if any difference at all
occasioned, it is actually for the better. A.
far as smelling the bntter is concerned,
hold that, having paid for the article, ! hav'
\ perfect right to smell OF 1t, and should d.
it again il thought il at all necessary; bu
do not think il is. l smelled that greas!
substance in this instance merely to ascertain
il it was the article Of commerce called cleo
margarine. have satisfied myself that it II
oleomargarine. and having THIS arrives z