Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
HE WAS Al EPICURE-
His Disagreement With the Top and Bostsuu
OF Elr-f-SIass Biil of Fsre.

! His Disagreement, With I'm. Tom ana p,s,~-
OF a r,r-t-Cla.. nm or Esr.
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man VINO looked hungry and witt an air OF
dignity that i'll comported with his .aisft and
weIl-worn garb, sat down ct a table in hirn.
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waiter SAID DC, IN the tone sha WIN tne
! manner OF man who knew what was what Aad
was determined 20 have that and not aing elsa
| fetch me a yen,son steak and have A fat and
,uicvr,
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u beg pardon, SIR n said the waiter, VIII
elevated eyebrows
''yenison steak, said. fat and juicyI'
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| 10 son inean that YOU have no venisonI
SSttainiH, sir
Inns Is hrst-class restaurant. am iS'
said the man. looking about him as II he was
AFRAID ne had got Ia The wrong place
on, yes, sir
md no yeuisonF'
Not out OF season, sir.
The hungry-iooking stranger again looked at
! his surroundings apProhensively.
'NCu, saddle, perhaps you could accommo-
date me with half dozen brook trout. want
them CRISP, but not fnzzled tall they are chip
dry; haii dozen VIII do.
i am sorry -lr, said the waiter, with en-
apologetlc shake OF his head, but the brook
trout season Just gone out
Nv hat exclaimed the stranger. mo brook
trout either!
"Al the fault OF the Law, sir. We can give
you salmon, SIR
III had waited salmon I'd have ordered
salmon. Exclaimed the man. II do my own
ordering.
Inc waiter bowed meekly and said nothing.
rihaiiS, throwing himseit BACK In has chair re-
siSnedIy, The customer said
| Well fetch me quail Broiled, OF course.
On toast. It's funny fellow can't get any
! thlng out quall IL these so-called way-up res
| taurants. Fetch me quail Ill have TO put
| up Wlth At, suppose.
look AKIN 10 pain spread over the vhiters
face. He hated TO disappoint this fastidions
! customer. but there was no way TO avoid IL.
Very sorry, sir" he said again APOLOGIZE
ically. but its the law again. sir. We posi-
| lively could not serve You quail before the
close season is up on November I. sir, but"
November! exclaimed the customer. tap
ping nervously on the table with his knife.
Nreat heaven! Does this establishment ex-
pect me 20 SIT here for four months waiting for
II 70 broh me qusiH The longer you have to
wait for your order 10 lie served the higher
toned the restaurant is, 1 am aware, but wait
ing four months for one Ia . little too high
toned, II seems to me-
The waiter wiped away the Precipitation that
began 10 gather on his brow aud bowed again,
Finally he plucked up courage 20 say.
'Moodcock are in season, sir"
well, VINO denied ity' rejoined the stranger.
| II know that woodcock are an season. I have
had nothing else but wooJcock. woodeocs
| woodeock for two weeks, am not asking for
| information, but tor something 90 eatt L. il
nossibIe I've co, a. fau hacl ,,, 6sar ,,a..,s \,
| looks tEat wav But don 4 fetch me a niece one
Bit bigger than INV hand. Fetch me inst ono
little piece of bear steak. waiter. ana have IL
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piece no bigger than INV hand xsiter win
brown gravy.
The waiter looked about him uesrjlx Thu
nerspiration .rirkled down bis So ua 80.
temuted n s,aiIe a.. he tur,ed 20 ~ .,,.s1.,,s
again. but !, was a wan ana siclly ona
81 am afraid s,r " sa,d he ~, =, 4. ..s,-
cold enough vel for her - 80 N~'1S
"Hafdly eold enoncb ., exc,ai,,ss IN.
s;s,ent cns,om.r ..yer 80, s.,.'s'. wy -
cold hear do van2 Youre a,rsiS ~, ~, ~s ali