The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-03-24
Macaulay as q Host.

Macaulay was a pattern host. On his
own account, it is true, he was no cpl
cure, and his nephew tells us that at any
time he would have been amply salts
fed with dinner such as is served at a
decent seaside lodging house. This was
sad moral defect, but happily his con-
scientious views of the obligations of
hospitality prevented his guests from
suffering by it. He generally selected
by half conscious preference dishes of
established character and traditional
fame. His Dissenting friends he treated
to a f1let of veal, (which he maintained
to be the recognized Sunday dinner in
good old Nonconformist families" On
Michaelmas day he would have been
wretched had no goose smoked on the
board. At Christmas he never forgot
the old historic turkey.
If he was entertaining couple of
schoolboys who could construe the
fourth satire Of Juvenal, he would re-
ward them for their proficiency with a
dish of mullet that might have passed
muster on the table of an augur or an
emperor's freedman. With regard to
the contents of his cellar, Macaulay
prided himself on being able to say with
Mr.. John Thorp, 'Mine is famous good
stuff, to be sure" and if he were taken
to task for his extravaganza he would
reply, in the words used by another of
his favorite characters in fiction, that
there was a great deal of good eating
and drinking in e700 a year, if people
knew how to manage it.-Al the Year
Round.
Aristocraey Open to Offers.
The following advertisement lately
appeared in an English newspaper:
Directors wanted of good social
standing for new company now in
course of formation; qualification will
be found for selected applicants, and re-
enumeration will be on a liberal SCALE"
To this there were al replies received:
One earl, one viscount, four barons,
seven baronets, one knight, thirteen
honorables, six members of parliament,
four generals, one admiral, nine colonies,
four majors, fourteen army captains,
three minor naval officers and seventy
three without rank or title. There were
some very amusing letters accompany
ing the applications. The earl said: q
need not point out that, should you en-
terrain my proposal, an important lever.
age in procuring good subscription OF
public capital will be gained by my title,
which is an old one, and likely to prove
an attraction to investors. may also
state that if appointed I should always
make it point of driving to the general
meetings in my brougham and pair, with
servants in full livery. This, 1 have
been told by friends sitting ON company
boards, is great factor in inspiring
shareholders with confidence"
One of the barons wanted to know ''it
the fees were paid in advance, ire.
spective of any profits made by the com.
pany." One Of the members of parlia,
ment wrote that he had no doubt that
if he were appointed, i. would result il
heavy purchases of shares in his con
stituency, where he was very popular
Sand" he added, sit would be well il
the bona fdes of your scheme were as
sured, at any rate, on the surface" The
last part Of the sentence would seem tc
rather give the virtuous legislator away
as he evidently did not care whether the
scheme was good or not.-Financia.
World.