The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-01-29

tapestrled; the bed seemed several stories
high, and had canopy of black velvet.
In snch bed, If one cannot sleep, y
thought poor selwyn, ssone could be very
suitably i,terred.'' 8
H1vings put on his dinner clothes, the
groom ofsthe chambers led him to- his
masters presence.
a sloreisbip was in the library, and, as
me Doctor entered, rose, and advanced
'hree steps to meet him. He was tall
pale man OF aristecratlc appearance, with
snow waite hair and beard, but inclininp
to corpnlence.
Il an am sorry sorry that Or. Dalrymple is in
disposed said he vsryseiyiily, but with
great starelinesso f manner; .sbur | am.
nevertheless, pleased to make the ae-
aualntance ofhis substitute. Z.
1 sselwgn bowed his thanks, and at once
inquired gu, what allied his lordship. ss.s 1
!, Inc old rnalady, answered Lord De
BEracy solemnly, 'sthe rhenm.''
. ~ n1ph-ha,' returned sslwyn. lock-
pathy. = - =
B IT is, accompanied this time, CON
f'nued his iordship, .'by I'LL humors in
the head. have tried tar,sy-pudding
which 1a generally soyarayne against i f.
but without effect,
Are yon sure you have taken nothins
10 disturb. the dlsgestion. nv Lord. no
unusual food, tor example?vs
= had some peacock for lunch yesfer
day; but nothinsg,r-you may read ic il
:Ghaucer---is more wholesome. all M.
family rs eat peacock. On the otner raIid,
4 must confess that had boiled veal for
dinner : -.
4 don't think that would have hurt.
you any more than the peacock, y said
Selwwyn graveiy.
IT was, however, served with yeriuic4
most capital sauce, ana greatly ad mir
ca by our ancestors-but nv system
seemed to reject it."
Il think It was very possibly the yer
Juice, observed SelwYn.
Il lave done all ti,at the wisdom nj
our, ancestors. has RECOMMEND CON
tinued his lordship. So have had ! holas
u ~ my night cap to carry off the i'll
namcrs. and have always lain On nv left
sac. | have chewed mastic before goirg
20 rest and have resisted all temptation
70 sleep after a full meal, especially, Of
porpoise.' -
:, ] do you eat much porpoise2'' inquired
Selwyn. =
mo; m sorry to say it is very diff
cult to obtain; the prejudices of modern
days have almost prohibited it as an ar
ticle OF consumption. You have no per
selwyn2'' s.'1@.s 40, 5. S. S.
Not the least, my Elord. Z approve it,
myself no less than I do of peacock.n .s5
Il am delighted to find Dr.. Dalrymple
has SO Intelligent partner; in country
places. such as this, I find the most obsti.
nate objections on the part Of medical
] men to the most simple food. unless it
happens 10 be of modern acceptance
Lord9n s,7sTs
8"Yes, indeed You shall Judge Il for
yourself, however; there strikes the din
ner hour. You shall give. me your adj
vice in the evening" y
a noise equal to a flourish Of trumpets
had been going on for some minutes, and
there now entered major-domo with 8
long white wand, who ushered his master
ana ia MS guests through two lines of serv-
Ing men into the banquet hall. Covers
were laid but for two persons, which
rather oiappointed the young Doctor
The Earl, he knew, was a widower, but
ne had hoped to meet some of his
daughters, who had agreat reputation for
beauty.
Z The repast, however, was a sufficiently
notable &C one to make up for the absence
o. company. There were a great many
each with towel round his
neck as we'll as on his arm, and the dish
IS trey brought in-which were enough
TOR ten times the number of guests
were wonderful. There were no |
plats such as might have been expected |
a: nobieman's table who kept French
cook; all was solid and huge. Pes-soup
ana frumenty were brought in in great
silver tareens. Then lampreys with /!
onions, dish of which his lordship par
sook so plentifully as to remind his guest
ot certain historical association with il.
and also to suggest very reasonable ex-
o lana OF his "humors.' There was a
3aron OF beef. Of course; and then cvp-
let served with liver sauce. And here,
he larger dishes having coae 10 an end.
curious difference was made in the wait
ng. all the male serviters disappeared,
md were succeeded BY four neal. handed
ind pretty girls in sort of white and
blue uniform made Of some old -fashioned I
material. The first delicacy they served
'elWyn with was q beavers tail; and he
Almost tancied that the extreme caution
e m. manifested in taking the first morsel
induce one of them the prettiest--to
mile. Lord De Bracy ate Of this very
heartily, and washed it down with ypo-
'ras, drink spiced Gas Selwyn was after
ward lnformed) with cinnamon and
lelIotrope, but atsaIl events with some
hing very nasty. After this there was
Kid and ginger sauce, and curlew with
alt and sugar. And then came the
'sutiltees,' as they were termed sweets,
or devices, pretty substantial castles
i pie crust or sweetmeats,t to all Of which
he noble host did such justice as TO leave
he origin of his maladies IN no doubt.
Then to the sideboard, groanang with
odd plate, the wal ing-maids brought
wo silver basins full ofrosewater, where
a their Lord and the Doctor dipped their
lands, and dinner a. last was over.
n1ha aft trf ioy, ] 4.