The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-11-25

IL. e INC iong-draWn, sobbing mel
ody, ct French horns, in some Of Won
Webers compositions, awakens . con.
ceptlon OF immortality in me, at least
1hat no sermon could ever teach,
!, What will you have, sir?n asked
Fthe waiter, of me. ~
20 What is there?"
Inc man ran his eve down the bill, Of
siafe and my neighbor continued:
ana then, when all the instrument
tatlon OF a good orchestra is focus-
ing itself up to grand crash.' what a
throbblng' inlpatience of anticipation we
There is nothing" said the waiter
except some tenderloin-pork tender
la What wild longings and aspirations
thrill the heart! What gorgeous glories
seem on the point of bursting forth, to
Adazzle the spiritual sight@n said the
young man. Sc gsAs s? isspr-t.S
bring me some,' Whispered to the
Waiter.@1 900 40 J.. 4. Il II n 'fF
Is .,lt is rather, fat, sir, but very nice,"
said he. Sbf Ne-SAk3s, lsast. 4
r.What an orgasm of exquisite
agony, an infinite Joy, and strength,
and love, and holiness, and-'
" Fat porkv'
The unfortunate words were. mine
and were spoken out very loud. Ihad
but half heard the walters remarks
listening, as l was, to the rhapsody on
music, and it was only at that moment
that l comprehended that there was ac-
tually some very nice fat pork tender
loin to be had. My joy at the discovery
took the. form of an exclamation and
sadly marred the beauty of my unknown
friends rhetoric. The young lady burst
oat laughing, her brother joined her.
and | turned as purple as whole gar
den full of peonies.
8 The waiter understood from nv de-
lighted explosions that I wanted some
OF that inestimable comestible and DART
ing away, returned with magnificent
platter thereof, just as had suppressed
my embarrassment and my neighbors
had suppresseditheir laughter. oR
The young man glanced at the dish, as
the servant set it before me.
by J9ysI"rh 9ysrhe exclaimed, "that
And soztdid. eG AHo4As.lI 4og.
Three large steaks lay peacefully on
the plate, surrounded with a little linn
Hd graSys in Yl1ieh. tioated spots of q
'pleasing brown. The firm, well-cooked
meat clung loosely to the bones, fat
nestlmg by lean, and lean, dividing
unctuous fakes OF fat.. I should like to
have a daguerreotype of that plate of
tenderlein. own pictures that should
value less. FJ
The young gentleman next me was
about to order some of the same, but l
forestalleds him by passing the dish
down.
There's plenty said, s.for both
OF us, fancy and another cut might
not be so nice.'' fa
aThank you, sir. Pork is something
| very rarely eat-never, in fact, when
! can; get anything else-but this tempts
me. Here, ma soeur, will you try
SOmeFii t7]4 are .f ~
| The fair maiden bent her charming
head over the savory meat and inspect
ed it with a comical curiosity. Its de-
licions aroma arose to her nostrils and
she was tempted also. flb. ~ q, 3.1
"Cut me just a little bit, Jewett,
bit on the end there.''
/ 1t was with smile of triumph that I
found myself the cause of their induc-
tion to an appreciation of the nameless
lusciousness Of Fat Pork!
| As1 had passed them the tenderloin
they passed me. the potatoes. which
politeness Eagain returned with the hot
rolls. By the time we had finished
breakfast it was quarter to ten O. clock;
the pork had entirely disappeared and
Jewett Fleming and I were fast pro-
crossing toward an intimate ac-
quaintanceship.. ...s
AS we passed from the table, 1 Of
fered young Fleming a cigar some that
I had brought with me from the city
and we sought the shades of second
story piazza, to enjoy our smoke among
the fragrant grape vines that clustered
about the. columns of the Banquet
House. Here the conversation evinced
a tendency to sbecome general and
Fleming introduced me formally to his
sister, Miss Daisy Fleming. n
ssAsswoman generally rely implicitly
upon stheifsfi first impressions of those
whom they meet (which, by the way
are almost always wrong), I was glad
to perceive that Miss Fleming was not
unfavorably struck by my appearance
and conversation. We prolonged our
stay upon the piazza until after Jewett
had to go-and enjoyed an exceedingly
pleasant chat, getting quite friendly and
atrhome, before we parteda
Young Fleming was an architect and
was then employed to superintend the
erection of new church in Ingleton,
for which he had made the plans. His
sister had been an invalid during the
winter and had accompanied him to this
quiet little place. for the sake of her
health, which had already been restored
TO a better condition than usual, by the
fresh air, pure water, simple habits and
outdoor exercise that one gets in the
country.
Ontke fourth day of my sojourn
my business, but made a
week of it for the sake of the pleasant
society into which Fat Pork had thrown
me. On the Monday following | was
to Hetmn to town and shortly
afterward / removed to another city,
thus losing sight of my new friends en-