Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-05
A DINNER WITH DIVES.

Some Of the Newspaper correspondents
are having . good deal Of miIth over the
recent missdventure Of an associate.
He had spent I'll day looking fof Ger.
tain member Of Congress. whom be had
been instructed to see. The member
~ess purple and hne linen. aud fares
sumptuoasly every day. His lbsr.lity
10 scarcely In keeping with his wealth.
however. and for the purpose Of this mar
ss,ivs We may call him Mr. Dives-oe'
cause that isn't his name.
Mr.. Dives lives In hne house 10 =
fashionsbls neishborhood. IL vas there
that osilldiver found him. about 0
O'Clock In the evening. after search OF
several hours. The psngs OF hunger
bad begun TO assert themselves with
force. and poor Qailldriver. when on the
srss, mans doorstep. Vas half tempted
to turn back and pa, OF the interview
I'LL morning. 10 order to get some dinner.
Ba, Lis sense Of duty to bis paper pre-
vailed over his sense Of duty to bis IN
ner man. and be pulled the bell The
laek.y Who answered bis ring rshered
him into the library. and the master
presently appeared. The correspondent
announced his GRAND. The Congress.
man .., down beside his guest. and. Ia
the SLOW. drawing. self.repss,ing. In
volved and iater,~is,sd manner peeulisI
to him. ground out words. which Quill
driver ,oiled and struggled to fansla,s
into prssen,Able Rnglsh for Publication
I, vas hard work. and . ysarnins s,om'
seh made IL ell the harder Still Dive
ground; still Qailldnver lsbored s' b.
note book. Seven o'clock s,ruek-hslf
past T-s-hslf.past \. Suddenly thu
sres, man sro.e. 81 haven't had any
thing 10 co, since O'clock" said be
"L., u. 20 over TO Chamberlsins. W.
can talk there at table, jus, . veil a
here"
Qailldnvefs heart lespsd to hi
throat. To dine ., Chamber!sin's ~oalt
amply repay him for ell the 'uasriDs' b
hal undergone AZ be had beea to-
busy TO e., moa,hfal since breakfast
IL may be imagined ihs, be accepted III
proposal With slsefiiy.
Al Chsmberlsin's Dives selected to
bic Ia . quiet. retired corner. aud mo
toned his companion to . chair at hl
side. A waiter bent dsfereniislly over
him a. be reciied long lst VI dslieaeies
beginning with . oonsomme aud endinI
With . gl.ee. A, frs, the flmi'heC
Qailldriver listened With ell bis ears. IN
tsndias TO select . fsw Of these dishe'
for himself. bat the array proved 80 e.
t.nsiv- .ni 90 Inviting throughout 'ha
he resolved to contsn, himself With or
dsrins simply "the same" A, last d.
We. ceased speaking. The waiter inelia
ed hs head inquirinsly toward Quill
driver. -h) had just summoned his
tongue to utter the magic order. ~her
Dive. inierpossd.
"Tnn gentleman" said be TO ,h'
waiter. "does no, want anything. He
had hs dinner. lIring me mine. and b
quick sboa, IL. Now. then" be added
turning to the dumb founded eor,sPon
dent. "ls, us take up tina, intsrvis~
where We left OFT ., my house. Let M
.ee-l Was ssying-e etc. etc.
The wr,ehsd being thus addressed
drew forth hi, book and ven, TO work
again. lie 81, fof "a hour and . bal
logger a. ,hl, table. watching the state.
man tuck away chops aud ,-se,bread
and Preach peas. Aad all ihs, 'ort o
thing. snd puneiua,e the operation with
drsughts OF choice elaret. Then he ~A'
hidden good night. aud Left TO plod hi'
way to dinsy little restaurant. where
be made calm s,ady Of his msmorands
over bis Frankfort sausage. half q losfoi
black bread aud . schooner Of beer by
twenty minu,e befo-s midaishl he had
grubbed out ell ,ha, wss worth printins
OF the interview. amounting TO tire dor
en- lines.