New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-22
entitled to; and the best men among them are
coming to perceive this truth clearly.
4 PEyNSYLVANTA CASE.

t. is- we nrpsune. safe to say that in every
community there are n large number Of married
mon who NAV be said 70 be victims Of new receipts
The REGENTS we refer to those for cooking found
in cool,-boolSs and house hold papers, or which, IN
MANY places. Goat about the neighborhood ike
the rumor of an approaching wedding; and the
men become victims Of them through that pleas
ing desire implanted in so many feminine posoms
10 prove all things Next to a new bonnet there
are great multitude Of women who prefer new
recount for sponge cake with which TO practise on
tbeir husbands There are probably, however,
but few men so thoroughly the victims of eX-
detrimental food as is certain Mr. StOckbrdge, of
Mihlin Centre Penn.
We gather the facts Of Mr.. Stoclbridges case
from our highly priced contemporary The
MiGlin Centre Blade 1t seems that Mr.. Stock
bridge had great fondneSs for plain od-fashloned
food. Mr. Stoclxbridge liked plain bread and but
ter potatOcs beans, beefsteaS, and similar things,
with, in the way of luxury, an occasional apple
dumping or piece Of peach pie But he wanted
no new-fangled apple dumping, nor did he crave
novelty in his peach pie. Yet it appears that Mr..
Stockbridge seldom had his wishes gratified
Beans were almost unknown to his table, and
when they did come they were usually so DIS
rnised that he did not recognize them till Mrs.
tatoes were also great rarity and he never met
them except in the form of the crmped and
frivolous Saratoga chip or with their identity
otherwise shrouded; Mr.. Stockbridge longed for
potatoes that he could peel and mash with his
knife and fork As for those darlings Of his child
hood. peach pie and apple dumping, he found
that they were no longer extant; he got them in
another FORM so he was assured, but he never
felt the same toward these modern pies and latter
dav dumplings as he had toward thn originals
Indeed, the new kinds themselves changed so fire.
ouentlv. as ideas were CLEANED from the cookery
publications, that no time was given for the de-
velopment of that sympathy and feeling Of mutual
confidence which Mr.. Stockbridge claimed should
exist between the consumer and peach pie and
apple dumping. In short Mr.. StOckhridge asked
for bread and was given blanc-mange in an i'm
proved form. He cried out for beans and got the
newest thing in angels food. lie went about
hunrcring after potatoes and dined on amended
cbarlotte-rusSe lie had been married five years
and had achieved the dyspepsy' and lost thirty
seven pounds in weight. lie determined to carry
his case to the divorce court
But, unfortunately for Mr. Stockbridge; the
Judge was an unmarried man. He knew abso-
lutcy nothing of the New Receipt. Mr.. Stock
bridge explained its nature to him as we'll as he
could Mr. Stockbrdges case looked bright when
his attorney cunnngy offered TO submit the latest
idea in floating island and some improved sago
pudding for the Court to sample in person, but tho
Judge, ruling better than he knew, decided against
the plan Mr.. St0ckbridge gave his evid ence clear
w. The plaintiff stated that he had requested a
boiled dinner and had sat down TO citron pre-
serves and chocolate fruit cake. Plaintiff had
also been bascly imposed On-he once smilingy
broke open an egg and found it stuffed with
whipped gelatinc custard. On another occasion
plaintiff found ice-crcam in his potatoes Plalntlir
had encountered tapiOca custard prepared IN SIX
different ways in one week. Plaintiff stated 20
the Court that lie would not have objected so
strongly to these things in their old FORM but that
often the new receipts failures, the fact only
being proved after he had been made H. he
once tried to persuade his wife to try the new re-
ceipts on the dog Admitted on cross-eXamlnstion
he had added that he supposed she did not want to
kill tbe dog Mr. Sockbridge made warm person
al appea to the Court, asking the Judge pointedly
how he would like to sit down TO breakfast and
find the latest novelty in puff paste; TO drag him.
self 10 dinner only to encounter the newest form
~ orange marmalade; to crawl to supper and meet
ratent goldfish bals9 His eloquence was in vain
his suit was denied.
Our valued exchange The Blade from winch
We have gathered this account regrets that it can
not state the exact fate of Mr.. Stockbrdge. 1t
only knows that he has left town. But It finds
if is rumored that he has been seen fifty miles
west making his way on foot from town to town
and stopping at every hotel he comes to and order
ing meal of pork and beans and rye bread, which
he devours feyershly. Whatever the fate of the
gentleman in question may be, 1t seems as If the
case should interest those wel[meaning ladles'
who take too great delight in concocting dishes
after new formulas.