Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-30
A PITlABLE CASE.
How MIR. Stockbridge Was Tormen sed
and How He Sought Relief.


Prom the New York Tribune
Its. We pr ssume, safe TO say that in every
community there are a large number OF mar
ried men " 40 may be said TO be victims of new
recipes The recipes We refer 90 are those for
cooking, found IN cook books and hcusehoId
papers. or which. in many places. rost about
the neishborhood like the rumor OF an ap-
preaching wedding aud the men become
victims OF them through that pleasant de.ir.
implsntei in so many feminine bosoms 20
prove alltlings. Next to new bonnet there
are great multitude Of women who prefer n.
new recipe ior sponge cake with which 10 prse-
TIC on tneir husbands. There are prohnblv.
however, but few men thoroughly the VIC
tins OF experimental food a. il a certain Mr.
Stockbridge of Mifiin Center Pa
We gather the facts of Mr. Stoekbriayea.
case from our highly priced contemporary. the
Miftiin Center Blade. IL seems that Mr. stock
bridge had q fondness for plain. old-fssiioned
food. Mr.. Stockbridge liked plain bread and
butter, potatoes, beans. beefsteak and similar
things, with. in the way Of luxury an occa-
sional apple dumping OF piece of peach piet
But he wanted no new-iangled apple dumping.
nor did he crave novelty in his peach pie Yet
II appears that Mr.. Stockbridge seldom had
his wishes gratifed. Beans we're almost un-
known 70 his table. and when they did come
recognize them till Mrs. Stockbridge informed
MIN what they were. Potatoes were also q
great rarity. and he never met then except in
the form Of the crimped and frivolous Sara
toga chip or with their identity otherwise
shrouded; Mr.. stockbridge longed for po-
tatoes that he could peel and mash
with his knife and fork. As for those dar-
ilngs Of his childhood peach pie and apple
aumping, he found that they we're no
longer extant; he got them in another form.
ha Hals H..
toward these modern pies and latter-day
dumpilngs rs he bad toward the originals In
deed the new kinds themselves changed so
frequently, as ideas were CLEANED from the
cookery publications., that no time was given
for the development OF that sympathy and
feeling OF mutual confidence which Mr. Stock
bridge claimed should exist between tho con-
sumner and peach pie and apple dumping. In
short Mr.. Stockbridge asked for bread and
was given blanc-msnge in an improved form
He criew out for beans and got the newest
Ting In angels food He went about hunger
ing after potatoes and dined on amended
charlotte-rnsse. He had been married five
years and had achieved the ''dyspepsy" and
lost 81 pounds in weight. He determined TO
carry his case TO the divorce court
But. unfortunately for Mr.. stockbridge, the
Judge was an unmarried man. He knew abeo-
luteiy nothing OF the new recipe Mr. stock
bridge explained its nature 10 him as well as
he could. Mr.. Stockbridge's case looked bright
when his attorney cunningIy offered 10 submit
the latest idea in floating island and some i'm
proved sago pudding for the court 10 sample in
person; but the judge. ruling better than hs
knew. decided against the plan. Mr. Stock
bridge gave his evidence clearly. The plaintiff
stated that he had requested a boiled dinner
and had sat down TO citron preserves and choc-
olate fruit cake. Plaintiff had also been basely
imposed on-he once smilingly broke open an
egg and found il stuffed with whipped geiatine
custard. On another occasion plaintiff found
ice cream in his potatoes. Plaintiff had en-
countered tapioca custard prepared in six
different ways in one week. Plaintiff stated 10
the court that he would not have objected so
strongly to these things in their old form, bus
that often the new recipes were failures. the
fact only being proved after he had been made
i'll. He once tried to persuade his wife 70 try
examination he had added that he supposed
she did not want 10 kill the dog. Mr.. Stock
bridge made a warm personal appeal to tho
court asking the judge pointedly how he would
like to sit down TO breakfast and find the
latest novelty in puff paste; TO drag himself to
dinner only TO encounter the newest form OF
orange marmalade; TO crawl to supper and meet
patent goldfish balls! His eloquence was in
vain-his suit was denied.
Our valued exchange. the Blade from which
we have gathered this account. regrets that it
cannot state the exact fate OF Mr.. StockbrIdge
Ii only knows that he has left town But nc
finds that il is rumored that he has been seen
so miles west, making his way on foot from
town TO town and stopping at every hotel he
comes TO and ordering meal of pork aud beans
and rye bread. which he deyours feverishly
Whatever the fate of the gentleman In ques-
ton may be, IL SCENE il the case should in
terest those well-meaning ladies who take too
great delight IN connecting dishes after new
formulas.