The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-12
A llunhln, lllnnrr.

just going la dine; come In with
US"
The host was an oficor IN the Rus
siAn man-of.war Europe. aud tho invi.
tmiion addressed io n reporter. Tho
scribe locked nj his watch, lie had
half mn hour Va spnt-, The ohors from
.hc Kitchen suggested tempting viands.
and the Invitation was accepted. Cap.
tain kleopin. n special favorii. ~ Count
Grippenbcrg, sat nj the head NJ tho
table. Iarop Siornbcrg. n German no
blcmAn who swcn~ nov by the Empcr.
or Nicholas. sat ON his right A dozen
o6iccvs representing the various provin.
90 Of Russia. lined the table. brown.
faced sailors attired In snow. whits
jackcts with blue lap collars stood
bshtnd them,
"rakr y nip ot brandy"
The gucst smiled ~ suggestive II
temperance teachings.
MOI WHY, W. always do before
dinner" and suiting the action To tho
word. the assembled foreigners tosssd
% = ,himblcful ~ tho beverage.
Hosp was brought ON, 1he Russians
AAvorcd and tasted. and favored and
tss,cd again. and then began ~ feed
thcmselvc- with diminntivc Spoons.
which rendered the process Of emp,ying
thr dish necessarily lengthy,
"kow Tor u cigar" remarked tho
host handing n NIL brand 10 the news.
gAthcrcr. lie took II and wondered,
and wondered again when the whole
of the company lighted their cigarettes
or cigars and began putting Away Wig.
oroasly, taking their lights from 4 half
dossn lamps (minus glebes) which
decorated the table. After he smoking
came fish. then another smoke and
white wines. thsn poultry aud dark
wines and smoke. then roasts and
champagne and u smoke again. Thon
came puddings. aud with them small.
siacd cups II blank coffee. and after ths
coeTce. cigarettes and cigars again.
The reporter became uneasy. Ills
half hour had stretched into an hour
and . half. aud stili The dinner was no,
over. Presently loo crcam cAmc oul
Ice cream III = quality which would
do credit 10 our bcst confectioner. bu,
which. m tho presiding oflusr N,
marked. twas made ON our own ahiI
by our " cook. aud with Ice II ouv
own manufacture" The leo cream
dishes were removed. and the compan,
smoked again, After q while cam,
tea, blacker by Tar than tho cotfce, l,
glasses, with = slice of lemon In Oh,
place If milk.
beautiful ideaf' cxclsi ned tho bar
on. ''pon't believe In milk. Lcuo,
good. Good TEA. Second pickings
Always got best tcA In Russia. W,
cant got second p,ckinss over here
Costs US two dollars y pound across IN
water"
The scribe inwardly groancd. Eli
quctte forbade an abrupt rutrrAt; bu
time MAS precious. and the compan,
seemed In M hurry Ia be rid Of. ihci
tea, or their cigarettes. which once NOR
made their appearance.
Finally their last cup of tea disap
pcArcd. Then the captain divcd mi,
his cabin. returning In = second witt
two huge boxes III sweets. Every ma
In the company helped himself, an
sucked, and c~runched. and talked. AN,
handed photographs around. and--an
--snokcd. w
A. last. Ia the scribe's Infinite rclicl
che captain gave HE signal that III
dinner wAs q by rising from the Ia
BILE. The scribe looked ut his waite
again aud broke into . profuss perspi
ration. That dinner had lasted jas
two hours and = quarter. and yet th
Russian officers dine this wise every da
In the year A'iads!pAsa Record.