Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1891-06-11

Tat it was not the best dinner that
could have been served in the city, was
afterward explained. The hotel where
the meal was first ordered, failed to
come to time, and the dinner under
consideration was hurriedly prepared
at another caravansary. Twenty of us
sat around long table in the dining
room, which looked out on the placita,
at the other side of which was the
kitchen, where the vituals were cooked.
The waiter was q curiosity. He was
long, lank fellow from the States. He
was in his shirt-sleeves, and q piece of
ordnance, in the shape of navy revolt
yer, decorated his belt. He was ready
for action. On the way from the
kitchen he stopped outside the dining
room, with the food in his hands, to
take an extra Whit or two of his cigar
cite. The table was covered with q
cloth. Napkins were not seen. Water
was served from decanters, and bottles
of imported Sauterne circulated round
the festive board. The first course was
soup, served in tureen, from which it
was transferred to the guests in plates.
1t was boiling hot, and greasy-very
greasy. Being hungry, we got away
with it in very short order, and after
long interval, during which our friend
with the revolver must have consumed
several cigarettes, he reappeared with
large dishes of omelette with hard,
square pieces of ham or something con-
cealed in the egg. The omelette was
first-rate. 1t filled an "aching void"
and after getting outside of one or two
chunks of it we felt quite independent
of what might come after. The knives
and forks were never changed, so with
them we attacked the next course, OF
stewed chicken. The fowl were of
modern origin and tender, but seemed
to have been stepped in grease. Next
came queer-looking dishes which the
connoisseurs decided was head cheese.
1t was sparingly partaken Of Some
kind of meat patties followed. We had
preserved plums and pears, rather too
well done, and the browning course was
watermelon. It took an uncomfortable
time to serve the course-a man with a.
first-rate digestive apparatus having
time to get hungry between each OF
them; but on the whole it was q pleas
ant entertainment, and no one could
fail to appreciate the genuine whole
hearted hospitality with which it was
accompanied.--Lette from Chihuahua.
Political aspirants have odd way,
sometimes of fishing for a nominations
but there is one way that has become
decided common-"urged by friends to
save the party, etc. This reminds me
of an old farmer of Erie county, now
dead, but at one time one of the strong.
est of Republicans. He had been hon.
ored with party offices in his own sec.
ton, but had longing desire to figure
as county officer. Accordingly one
day he approached one of the leaders o.
the party, and after little Introductory
talk about the crops and the weather
the conversation soon drifted to the
subject of politics. This gave the ole
man his chance, and soon he remarked
"Do you know Mr.. -, my friends
have all been urging me for several
years to run for Sheriff. They say j.
ought to do it in the interest of the
party, but don't know. Now, I'm get
ting to be rather an old man, but"
"Of course you don't want to run p
interrupted the other, with decide
twinkle in his eve.
well, now, don't know. You see
my friends. have been urging me SC
much that / thought perhaps"
swell, that isn't right again inter-
rupted the party leader. "I'll Just &c
and see your friends and tell then
they've got to put stop to that
Buffalo Netcs