The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1883-04-19
A GOurmand's Free Dinner.


boasting of his ability to eat more at a
meal than any other man alive, an ac-
quaintance remarked that his was poor
talent any way, as it would never be the
means of making or saving hima dollar.
Gottlieb retaliated by offering to make
a bet that, his ability in the eating. lire
would enable him to dine himself any
three friends sumptuously and free of
expense at any hotel where he was un-
known. The bet was accepted, and
Gpttlieb and his friends went On to New
York to decide the wager, On reaching
Gotham the party proceeded to a we'll
known uptown restaurant 81 lGottiieb's
imposing appearance at once, captured
the worthy caterer, and when the
stranger ordereda dinner of four courses,
comprising game and other delicacies,,
only obtainable at that season of the
year with great difficulty and at cons
siderable expense, he thought that he
was In the presence of a bon Vtcd,st, and
assured his bulky customer that. nothing
should be wanting on his part to make
the dinner u success 84 49s+s-
''You gentlenen.fnd the appetite, y
said the restauranteur, s.and Twill un-
dertake that the dinner shall be a sue
cess. AL right, dinner at six, sharp,
Gottlieb, as he and his friends were
leaving. 20, by the by, landlord, = he
added, ''my friends are by no means
.gluttons. but don't forget to put enough
on the table for four hungry men,
"Never fear.' said mine, host, 81 don't
starve my guests" ..ssWell, all right,
but if you don't give Us salIiciency of
birds and terrapin to 90 round, I'll be-
hanged if pay the BILL = '1f l don't
/ won't ask you for a cent said
mine, host, falling headlong into the
Iskillfully laid trap.
At six, 70 the minute, Gottlieb and his
party were on hand. The soup made its
appearance. 1t was piiree Of peculiar
kind, and, like the rest of the dinner. had
been specially prepared. The tureen
contained about three pints. Bring me
aitwosqnart basin,n waiterf' said Gott-
ieb. When the astonished man put. the
bowl before him, Scherer emptied the
contents of the soup tiIreen into it and,
to the. horror of the waiter, lesurely
swallowed all of it. Then he drew d
deep breath and inquired of the walters
"Where is the soup of my friends? i My,
portion was good, very good. / never
let my guests take anything that / do not
first taste to see that it is perfect of its
kind. Now bring their portion; come,
quick = The waiter hfed him to the
cook, whom he found discussing, with
evident gusto, the teaspoonfu1 or so that
had remained in the bottom OF the pot
Returning to Gottlieb's party he, told
them that every drop OF the Soup was
gone. ssWhat, you call this a suilicieney
for four hearty men?' said Scherer.
bah! But come, bring on the fish,
Smelts. bonedand stuffed with tiny crabs
previously boiled in champagne, was the
next epicurean dish included in the
menu. Sixteen fish, four for each guest,
lay temptinglY arranged upon the. dish
as the knight of the napkin set 1t down
in front of the founder of the feast. Gott.
lieb gravely shovelled the lot on to his
plate and proceeded to deyour them ID
silence,S sasgsi 6gSl ussfs bod
The waiter, too dumbfounded to speak,
looked on at the performance with min
gled establishment and disnlay. q Where,
again, lis, the portion of my friends2 2p
asked Scherer,. as he washed down the
last remnant of the sixteenth smelt
with liberal libation of dry sherry,
Again the waiter went to the cook and
again The returnedT with the same
story, that the supply of smelts was ex-
hatisted. il'sBring Che landlord at once. -
said Gottlieh; tf'this is disgraceful; but
stay, before that bring the next course. =
Itcame, and was followed a little later
bytmine host with an anxious look upon
his face. His strange customer was lust
swallowing the last TiouthftiI and his
friends sat .disconsolate with empty
plates before them. :tYou have, disap,
pointed me much, sir said Gottlieb;
''we are now, in our third course. and T.
even /, who have eaten everything the
waiter has put upon the table, am not
satisfied, while my friends, as yet; have
not broken their fast
One BY. one the guests had arisen from
their seats, and . ring two deep was
formed round the table at which the
PAiladelphians, or at least sone sof The
party, was dining. fg'sYou remenlbeythe
terms on which. you have, served this
dinner,n Gottlieb Uonsinded; ssif there
= a. ~ ~ hlSttAA& p " - INV
to be charged one cent. / give your own
wordsI Bring in the renlainfler Of TIE
menu. can and will eat 1t until the
last fnorsel. Know, gentlemen, ns said
the speaker, lbowing. with dignity TO the
little crowd, as bis vast chest, swelled
with conscious pride, s.that am Gottl
heb Scherer; of Philadelphia, and bythe;
name OF George Washington, swear
that am the greatest eaterin the United
States The restauranteur was a wise
man; he acknowledged that he made no
claim On Gottlieb for payment, and or
dered the waiter to serve the remainder
of the dinner. - PsilGdelphad Press.
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Frank H, Norton, . young scientist
Of New York, claims TO have discovered
a number OF new laaus relating to PLAN
ets.g This is.a gratifying piece Of intellir,
gence. The old laws relating TO planets
are pretty well worn and fraFed at the
edges eand itis quite timesome new ones,
moresin spirit with the progress OF the
nineteenth centufy, were adopted for.
their government. lis hoped Mr.. Nor
ton viii be able to enforce his new laws.
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