The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1886-03-27
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The Triumph Of the Home-Maaa
Mince Pie.

1t was a round-faced, smiling, good.
:natured Pie. 1t was homemade. II,
crust was baked to eat. 1t was Aakv.
brown and tender. 1t was deep through
and juicy. 1t was an old-fashioned Pc
and yet it was not proud. Even in this
age OF shams and frauds, when genuine
ness in other things than pies is as rare
as genius it was not naughty, and TINS
when the Roast of Beef, which sat on
the same L. shelf in me pantry, spoke to
it the Pie replied at once. ! dopbt
very mucn neither the Roast of Beef
"ouia ne re been similarly condescend-
my p.Ad it occupied the pinnacle of
l" lie which the Pie did, for like a great
many people it had a great contempt
for what it couldn't understand, and
Pie was as far above its comprehension
as Jupiter and the Milky Way, and had
1t beer any thing but a common Roast,
too well done on the outside and much
too rare on the inside, it would have
shown Its opinion Of the Pie by treat
ing its remarks with silent contempt.
lhe lie. however, was refined. 1t had
"a soul and had it had fingers long
enough to hold a pen I believe it would
hAEe written beautiful poetry. 1t was
made by a lady out of the choicest of
Hour, and the various meats, Juices
and spices which gave its interior
flavor and body were selected with the
utmost care and judgment, whereas
the Roast, before it was a Roast, was
raised in a stall and probably wouldn't
have known what culture was had it
sseen it labeled. Perhaps it was the
knowledge of its early condition, per-
haps it was the rough not to say brutal
treatment it received at the hands of
the butchers, or perhaps it was the
%scorching it had just undergone in the
Kitchen oven, hut whatever it was the
Roast felt somewhat humbled on this
PARTICULAR occasion, or the subioined
Conversation would never have taken
place
"1t's a nice day." observed the Pie,
graciously.
"Yes," replied the Roast, $50 it ap-
pears"
"Have you been here longp"
"Not very. / only came out of the
oven a few hours ago."
care you intended for dinner to.
.... {
"Yes. Are your"
81 don't know" responded the Pie. {
II was baked for a special OCCASION" I
"Ah?' replied the Roast, nettled by !
The reply, for it knew it had not been t
for a special occasion, and it t
CALLED his pride to hear that n one ?
Else had been. II suppose you are
better than common food" q
'No, not at all" responded the Pie,
for it had no intention of hurt s.
ng the feelings even Of a potato fl
'aring. so gentle was it and consid- e
rate. n
"You seem to act that way" went Il
N the Roast, hotly; land for my part P
don't think you can compare with a y ,
God, honest Roast, or even a Chop, or Il
Rib. What are you, anyway" r'
What am Ip" answered the Pie, for
moment quite taken aback by this :,
utburst of abuse. why, | am a home ~
lade mince Pie" "
"a homemade mince Pie indeed!'
,peated the Roast, with all the con- 70
'mpt it could throw into its tones. W
. mass of indigestibles-a mixture N
dyspcpsia--producing condiments ~
aver intended to be eaten by any one -
no has sense enough to blow hot soup. IN
| know mince Pie!" ne
Il assure yeu,'' responded the Pie, -
that you are mistaken. That
ay be the case with some so-called 'h'
pies, but | am quite a different WI
1T Of pastry" We
There is only one kind of mince co
continued the Roast, s~tubbornly. ioi
Aincc pie Is mince pie the world A.
Where do You get your informa-
IN, may | askP" !
all ,o - IN