The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-30
JUST A LIGHT LUNCH.
The Saints and Their Friends and
Custard Pie.

Colonel Hunter G. White ate roast beef
for lunch yesterday, he helpsd IL down
with bottle of Liverpool cider and hen
topped off with a quadrant of custard pie.
That'ssius like the Colonel. Talk about
the oiet OF poets and -reaiists what
could be more characteristic than that
d-day lunch with which the high sheriff
regaled himself-the roast beef, hale and
hearty, cider has snap and sparkle to
1t, and what is more suggestive OF genialty
than custard pie. OF course the
colonel had good company to
inspire an appetite. Hon. Ellery Wilson
was at the same tn BILE in the shrine OF the
Saints and he had roast beef too, trihe
more rare that the Colone's, but he took
less gravy, and although he was sociable
enough TO have custard pie he went shy
OIL the cider. Perhaps he had had pony
OF phosphate for an appetizer before he
dropped in.
Attorney Henry Hayes was not feeling
very hungry, and after talking in good
beef eaters, he de ided on scram.
bled eggs with slice OF dry
toast, cut very thin-that was, so he
could slyly spread on n little of the
scramble without its being too cumber-
some to eat gracefully. Mr.. Hayes can
eat anything gracefully - he can
even manage spaghetti without the
squirmers playing tag with his fork.
Before Ellery Wilson had finished his pie
JudgeJohnson dropped in and after telling
the rest of the Saints that there wasn't
anything rev about Keegan, ordered an
oyster stew, with the crackers in it, aud
q small glass Of cider. The Judge is fond
of cider, and drinking it with the milk in
his stews never seems to hurt him.
Yesterday after finishing the combination
he felt equal to following suit
on the custard pie and went the rest of
the Saints one better by calling
for coffee. James Scott, the banker,
also had stew, but to show
matter OF ordering he beat the
judge and had one egg in it.
And those five Saints, each following
the dictates OF his own stomach, had a
beautiful time for half an hour. IL was
all there was left OF the brot herhood
OF %.
table and they were welcome, but they
didn't show any originality in
ordering what they wanted to
eat. For instance, Silas Manchester
had an oyster stew and cider and only
saved himself from the charge of imita-
tion by eating tea cake. Mr.. Willard
Angel was independent and not
ashamed OF being called plebian
il he had things fried, so he sent
Oul INC lhNOIlit
fried scallops and cider. He also
broke the monotony on pie and had apple
instead of custard, with a small coffee
without milk-forgetting, however, that
he might have doubled the enjoyment
OF his spread without Increasing the cost
by having a cube of that delicious red
cheese. That is the disadvantage
OF eating lunch in hurry, the man
is apt TO forget those apparently trifiing,
but really important details. And Mr..
Angel was i'm an awful hurry yesterday
couldn't stop to hear one OF the best stories
that HenryIHayes ever told.
Mr.. Fred Hovey took bis time, and for
over an hour forgot all about lumber and
the building trades while he devoted him.
self to roast lamb with apple pie and cream
for the afterpiece.
Mr.. jackson didn't have any appetite
to speak OF and was satisfied with
piece of mince pie and two glasses
OF milk. He did not eat the back
crust on the pie, either. Mr.. Richards,
the wholesale dry goods merchant, was
almost M frugal as the broker, and only
called for half on the half with milk and
n tea cake.
And then Ex-Governor Ladd joined the
group and ate just plain roast beef with
out pie, coffee, tea, cake or cider.