The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1874-03-05
RLUE SrRRAKS tNn.
An InquisitiTe BoaFdef and an IndIg-
nanJ Restsurateur-Hhat a Nan
Got for smelling Butter.

OOt iOF omeillES ButIef.
The San Francisco Chronicle Of q
late date says: Yesterday afternoon
an athletic individual was noticed
sliding along Montgomery street,
( with an anxious eye peering inquisi-
lively into the window Of every eat
! ing-salOOn which he passed. He was
I evidently q man whose choice in
I astronomical matters wSs governed
solely by the quantity OF meat, vege-
table and liquids given in exchanged
for a stipulated sun. Finally he ap-
/ peared to be satisfied with the induce
ments held out in long bill Of fare
I which, tackled to carcass OF mutton
in front of a large window, fiuttered
/ in the breeze, and informed the hun
ger-haunted pssseF-by that four dish
Is could be had within for twenty-five
cents.
THE CONFIDING BOARDER ENTERS.
The man went in and in a few mo-
ments was tackling slim meal with
vigorous avidity. After finishing his
allotted four plates, with the excep-
ton of few slices of bread, hrs eyes
fell upon a small plate OF butter,
which, in his hurry, he had evident
/ ly not noticed before. He was about
to plunge his knife into the butter,
when something peculiar in its ap-
pearance caused him to pause and
while pausing he took time TO reflect
Suddenly he reached forward and
taking the small butter plate between
his finger and thumb, he held it 20
werds the light and examined It's
contents for nearly a minute. He
next held it to his nose and snuffed
its SAVIOR three successive times with
puzzled expression OF countenance.
THE INDIGNANT REsTAURANT-REEP-
ER.
/ At this time the restaurant-keeper
was standing behind the butter an
alyzer, watching him attentively, and
his face was indicative of rage and
/ disgust. ~
"Perhaps you don't like that but
ter ?" was his first remark, semi-in-
terrogatively.
The man at the table simply laid
down the butter and turned around
with an inquiring expression on his
yisage; but ne said nothing.
"Perhaps you don't like that but
ter?" yelled the restaurant man, ia a
somewhat savagely eXclamatory tone.
81 don't know, as yet-the fact Is,
havn't tried it,"
"Well, you look as it as if you
thought something was the matter
with it. Now, if you have got any
remarks to make about that batter,
you can make them right here"
|
81 was simply examining The pc
euiiar appearance OF this OleaginOus
compound" replied the man at the
table; and he spoke with exasperat-
ing precision and eoOlness. "TbosC
blue streaks impart to the article 8
variegated appearance which some
what excited my curiosity. Blue
streaks, 1 believe, are considered 1
novelty in butter, are they nOt?"
The restaurant-keeper was some
what taken back by the calm reply
of the other, but recovered himself
sufficiently to remark:
"Blue streaks are always in gOOt
butter at this season of the year. You
must be one OF these uptown luna
tics, not to know that"
Tue restaurateur paused for a mo
ment and then resumed in 3 threaten
ing manner:
"YOu must understand that l dom
allow no man to come to this restau
rant and go snuffin' around the but
ter; no well-bred man'Il do It."
"I approXimated that butter to my
II ose simply to ascertain if those blu
streaks made any particular differ
ence in the smell. l think that tn
streaks make no very remarkable. dill
ference in the smell ; in fact, am G
the opinion that if any difference a
all is occasiOned, it is actually for tn
better. AS far as smelling the butte
, is concerned, hold, that having paiC
for the article L have perfect right t.
smell of it. And should do so agail
lif I thought it at all necessary but
do not think it is. l smelled tbs
greasy substance in this instanc
merely to ascertain II 1t was the ne'
artiee of commerce called oleomal
2 garine. 1 have satisfied myself tbs
il is OleOmargarine, and having thu
arrived at a satisfactory conclusion il
regard to the matter, shall have D
occasion to smell of it again."
Here the frigid customer deposite
quarter upon the table and turne'
to 90.
Before he could reach the dool
however, the restaurant-keeper, e1
cited to an uncomfortable pitch c
frenzy by the speakers last remark
:. yelled vOciferously:
"Ips an Internal liel / keep non
| Eof your buIl-butter in this house. YO
! lie if you say so, sir! / can lick tn
+ man who says so, sir ! | can lick hiI
nowW and he smote his guest .upO
the nose.
In another instant the guest, for
, titled doubtless by his recent sui
stantial meal, launched his right b'
tween the others eyes and lande
/, him under the nearest table, stunnc
and senseless. There was u crash q
. plates, a rattle of steel forks and
, dash OF butter dishes accOmpaDyin
the last maneuver, but still the re:
taurant keeper lay without apparent
, ly life or motion.
The guest surveyed him for a ma
, ment, and then lifting the plate {
butter for a fourth time to his nos,
i smelt it deliberately, laid it down an
! departed.