Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-12-31
JACQUES BONHONNE
BY MAX 0RELL, Author Of Jonathan
and his O,niinsn,,' John Bull
and II Island" John Balls
Daughters Etc
Wat PLAY AND At TABLE.

French soil. u due to sound stomach
Dyspepsia l. not known In France. Light
brcad. generous wine. dainty dishes pro
ductiye u god humor. never bolied.
always eaten In cool apartments Or In
the opcn air with leisure and jocularity,
there lic- the foundation of the French.
mans happines. from the rich hank.
,r's mansion In the Champs Eysees 10
the simple mechanics garret at BELLE
vile. business care. are never allowed 10
interfere With the pleasures of the table.
S.c the eyes sparkling with Joy as the
bottle hlls the glasses. and the good
huinorcd rcbuke ~ the host when a lady
-as most Frrnch ladies will-knocks the
bottle IN lifting her glass to prevent It,
bring hllc,i a. the brim ''Sapristi
madame. say that you won't have any
more. but fOr goo,lne~s sake. don't
shake the bottlef OR look how he
froNns N b. catches guest In the act ~
-dding water to his 1T wine Mix
lhis wine with waterl Ny dear fellow
it's a sacrilcgc' Cod will never forgive
your There u nothing irrevercnt In
ihi. exclamation Ilri. thoroughly con.
vinc,sl that g,-pJ wine vas given 20 man
b. Uol "a rrioicc hi. heart. and To spoil
Il 10y adding water "a u u In his eye.
nothing short ~ AN
4 fr,nrhman = very poor indeed Who
has not o. tlr ourncr ~ a cellar fcw
bottle. that hr ha. carefully tended for
year. and that be- brings upstairs 90
wrlcome an old friend at his table OF
che.T a p-lr ueighlpr on u sick tel
Every year the frhch bourgeois pro
motes somc hundred tuttlc. ~ vine that
has inipn,s~l by Lcvping iou should
s-v him a. lic gently opens the door Of
his cellar. AMI almost walks on uptoe
for fear ~ shaking the ground With
very little nduccmcnt bee would take ofi
his hat. BE- a. in his sanctuary. Al his
l.tilcs anr .salcd AMI lalelrd. Tie con.
template them with patcrnal eye. 1t
ga. be- Who tottlrd that vine. Who
corkc,i Il. s,llcd u. lalelci u and laid II
down IN tic driest corner be- will point
out a. sou dozen ~ l-ttles covered
with dust AMI Cobwols Not even hi
most iutimai" friend has over tasted
their content. lie bought ihi. vine on
the day that a daughter was born 10 him
Il will H. opcncd on Lcr wedding day
llc knows ho will rcqulr- somc generous
vine g. A,cp up hi. spiuts when ho has
a. part with hi. beloved daught r. who
- to him a. the apple ~ hls eye
Th. plrasutrs OF the table arc within
the reach uf all class-. IN France The
working people are better Oh In England
than in France. but they arv not - veil
fe,l or ~ happy They speud th.ir money
IN sutefiuitics instead of sT-nding 70 In
noc,-sitir.. The English women ~ THE
clas. ~ In Tor lot of cheap iincry. the
Frrnch ONES 80 Ia for sound linen
What the Engli,h working CLASSES throw
away IN bInrs. scraps and Vegetables
would suilc. 90 nounsh poor French
family
assure YOU that with vegetable
sup. a slew. some cheese OF fruit and
gu,l brrai these people dine remarkably
we'll ai two ~ thfcc Tcncc head.
know of an English lady Who. one
day. seni by her cook boiled chicken
10 poor woman of the neighborhood
Who was sick She sent it In soup
turccn full ~ the broth
The following day she went o. -sc how
her POI patient va, doing. and how she
had sniuyctl tie chicken.
Then she learned that the broth had
h-ccn thrown away. the "ladies' Of the
plaru having declared that u was only
dirty water
For the upper and well 90 DO classs's
there are IN Paris a few dozen restaurants
perfect temples u Epicurus Nov ~,
the faithful 10 work. They will tell you
that animal, feed. man eats but.
they will add. ''the man % intellect alone
knows how a. eat.
4 little walk l. taken tirst. O. gct up
the appetite. Some viii have their gliss
of nt~inthe az sermouth. and will tell
you with the most serious air Ia the
world that without Is their appetite would
never como. lunctual as the clock,
when their dinner hour arrives. behold
them turn into Bignon's, the Maison
Dorcc. or sone other well known house,
anl take their seat with the solemnity oi
an acllcmician who j. going to take part
In the official reception of anewly elected
mem cr ~ the celebrated academy The
waiter presents the bill Of fare and dis
crrctly rc.ircs. Tie knows that the study
81 tile menu |, a momentous affair. and
that tie q gentlemen are not going tc
lightly ciloose their dishes. They must
have ample time for reflection. lie
Icayes them IN sweet meditation. SAVIOR.
Ing in advance the long list Of daintie'
Zoe thc day. This preliminary j. one oi
the pleaslntcsi features of the pcrform'
ancc. something akin TO the packing up
ior a holiday trip. Each article ON the
hillof flrr is discussed with endless com
mrntarics. accompanied with knowing
glance or smack of The tongue.
D. and by the choice IL made. one
take a hlt 80 paper. aud pencils the or
der Tor the waiter:
CalsomfDe aux psls
Oysi ~ ami a ale NOunanie
Fa.s..nt Ia saiAis An.Anee
ChafeauhriAni
Tsndrfssi 80 asparagIs a IamAlOas
Slprcm-s Sc maaueitc>
O-ialols Ia PrOsencAls
Ncfingues q IA Nanllie
lcs chec-e. desert
The wine question Is very soon settled