Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1883-01-25

-Four young gentlemen were preparing
to enjoy first class dinner recently, in
one OF the best known and most popu
lar uptown restaurants of New York.
One of the party was regular frequent.
or of the dining a man OF the
world, and connolsseur IN the good
things of the table. Two were CITY
men. The fourth was stranger from
the East, but man OF the world, so far
as a knowledge of the world can be OBJ
tanned III New England cities. When
the party was seated the waiter brought
to the table, among other things,
an innocent-looking octagonal shaped
bottle filed with a bright red sauce.
Its very appearance was appetiaing. 1t
appeared to be a small bottle OF tomato
catsup. Oysters on the half-shell con-
stituted the first course of the dinner,
The regular diner" of the party
picked up the innocent-looklng bottle,
tr1hed affectionately with 1t Il moment,
unscrewed a little cap which served as
stopper, and sprinkIed just dash of
the tempting-looking cOndiment ON the
the edge of the shells OF his oysters.
Then he ate one of the Blue Points
with relish that would seem TO indi-
cate supreme satisfaction with himself
and the world at large. The young
gentleman from New England witnessed
the operation from the corners of his
eyes, and thought il would be an emil
nently proper thing for him to initiate
the example of his friend. His impress
sion was that ne was dealing with
tomato catsup. So tho sauce was
sprinkled with q lavish hand, until the
oysters assumed the color of a boiled
lobster. The New Yorker, who was an
enthusiast on the subject of condiments,
watched the proceedings with astonish-
ment, and finally remarked:
"Oh, yes; of course ] do" was the
answer OF the representative of Boston
culture, who assumed such look and
tone of injured innocence that further
interference or any explanation Oh the
part of the New Yorker would have been
wholly out of the place. The New
Yorker simply turned to the waiter and
said
Bring me glass of milk as quickly
as possible, and waited further devel-
opments.
The New Highlander moved one of his
oysters gently about in lis bath of sauce
until it was thoroughly coated, and
with q graceful movement of his fork
transferred it to his mouth. He took
thoroughly energetic bite, and that
bite was the last he took for some min
utes. He didn't say anything. He
didn't have time. He swallowed his
oyster like a hero. Then he reached
for his water goblet, and drained from
it every drop. Tears gathered in MS
eyes. There was anguish clearly de-
ric,ej i'll every lineament OF his facs,
and he looked toward his friend as
though he would murder linn, The
New Yorker quietly remarked:
Drink tins glass of milk that l or
dered; it will relieve You at once. /
had it brought because L thought you
had mistaken the character of that sauce,
though some people can eat it in that
way. It's a splendid coudiment, a
good appetizer, and fine aid TO diges
ton"
"SAucel condiment,! Aid to diges-
tionr' exclaimed the New Highlander,
after he had obtained So much relief
from his draught OF milk as enabled him
to speak. does Beecher ever dine
here? Has he ever tasted that sauce,
and does he still believe there is no hell?
Holy Moses what is it2" Aud at the
close of his series of exclamations and
interrogations he wiped the tears from
his eyes and cheeks, drank another
goblet of water, and gave other evil
denccs of having obtained q fresh hold
on life, The theological questions
were not answered, but the verdant
young New Highlander was informed
that the "appetizing condiment' with
which he had rashly made 60 intimate
an acquaintance was TabascO sauce,
highly rellshed by epicures, and said to
be one of the finest ever made.
"Saucel why, it's nothing but liquid
red pepper, done up SO seduUtively as
to make man think it's ton alto catsup."
You're mistaken, my friend, it's
better than capsicum. It's simply the
pulp of the ripe pepper extracted by
pressure, and contains the flavor,
strength, color, and aroma of the fruit.
After you've used it time, and in mod
Grafton, you'll like it.
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