Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-01-30

hackers want me to. / can manage the oys-
ters, toe, easily enough; but as 10 the me-
lssses that's mistake I'll eat reasonable
qusntity Of sugar with them. as I have done
before, but net molssses. I've often eaten
100 big oysters for lunch, that's nothing. As
for quail, what is it any way? It's only a
mouthful for healthy man. Why, twenty
FIVE years ago wiHiered down near Safe
Harbor, MARYLAND, aud I may say lived
on quail for three months. We had gun
ming party down there snd we used to have
quails roasted, gusils stewed, and 10 a pot
pie right along. L never sickened of them,
not l. Why, the raw pork didn't disagree
with me we had to eat during the war, when
j was in the One Hundredih Pennsylvania
Volunteers. Pve had liking for raw salt
pork ever since, and often make a meal Of
a couple of pounds or 20.
"Wiil you give ne sketch of your ordi-
nary daily bin of fare, Mr.. BuckT
swell, you see that depends upon circum-
stances. / work mostly down about the
Neck, where i am very well known. They
are rare good feeders; the Neckers know
what's good, and always put plenty of it on
the table. When work there generally
eat, and it's well known / won't work for
people that don't set good table. III I'm
forced TO provide for myself my meals come
rather expensive. For breakfast like, say
pound or 90 of good ham, half dozen
fried eggs, plenty of new bread and cskes,
and five or six cups of coffee. Pm ready for a
little lunch at 10 o'clock-two or three
dozen pretzels, and anything light, with a
few glasses OF beer. Dinner 1 look for at
1890 or ] O'Clock. I'm very fond of soup
and can take quart, if it's good, two or
three oyster Sieve, and pound or two of
steak, and fixings. / don't want to eat any
thing again until supper time, and then /
can tackle most anything, cold meat, pies,
fish, or whatever comes handy. do most
OF my drinking at night, aud before go 10
bed Pm generally ready for good square
meal of bread and cheese
"How long have you been blessed, or
cursed, with this most remarkable appetizer
"0h, ever since / can remember. / was
born and bred in this city, and as boy / used
TO go Clustering with my father. As soon as
we were loaded up / used to settle down
comfortably 10 eating the oysters, and keep
at 1t pretty steady till we got to the wharf.
Many time the old man would say, Ser
tainly, you'll kill yourself, my lad;' but Lor'
bless your heart, never felt no hurt from
anything I've swallowed"
"May ask if you are as fond of drinking
as you are OF eatingw
HActhy oiA SaA 6ce, u
may say. Now, lis strange you'll think,
perhaps, but the only effect that getting
drunk has upon me, is to give me bigger
appetite than ever"
Buck appeared jubisnt at the possibility
of his being called upon at an early day to
display his astronomical talents in public.
Several we'll known residents in the neigh
borhood were present while he talked of his
proves in the eating line, and they no. only
roundly asserted that the speaker was well
able to do all he asserted, but expressed
themselves as ready and willing to back their
opinion substantially, if Mr.. Case or anyone
else chooses to take up Bucks challenge. 1t
is understood that several Philadelphia
horsemen, well.known at Point Breeze, are
also ready TO back him to eat against all
corners Buck is an assumed name, as the
phenomenal eater had decided objection
to the time-honored cognomen, to which he
is legally entitled, appearing in connection
with the demolition Of quails, sugar and oys-
ters. g..