The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-03-29
xxxVlII-!oNATHAN,s TAeLE.

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TE|VIli-1OEAi HAN D lA6A6'
1T, ,i,.,,. ma, ,,i.,,,.s-T,,.. v,i,rass.s
Ar. wen Cared FOR.
Tho c,rcat raa.s of the American poo-
n1a live oo touoh meat uncoobcd and iced
motor rf;Irarrd
Ital,e it for Granted that sheep and
cattle are born at a, tender age in Amer
lea as elsewhere, but the society for the
protection of animals probably prevents
their being killed for food while they are
voung cn0u.h to cn.ov life. and 50 the
patriarchs alone are reserved for the
table.
That which renders the problem of
dining almost past solving is that the
meat has 10 be attacked with plated
knives which tear. hut do not cut it. |
s,Ippose that. as half the lower class
Americans still eat with their knives, it
was necessary to abandon the idea of
having steel knives. for fear of their ac-
cidentallv gashing their faces.
In the principal hotels of New York,
BOSTON philadplrbia and WASHINGTON
Won can dine admirably. In the smaller
t,,,,,,,s Won, ,o,,.t l.. ,nntapt with feed
mo
PIT lot ,,a +..7,o o,,,. eoo+s ~ tho +,bIa
d.bote Of tbp bc,t hrt.i in anv second
rate town 'hat you please. no irhl,@u
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t''o ''''li'iie Vi GU - i','i' ''ip'
ou' iio cap 'i'''' u.s. "''i . q ioTA u
contempt "' ""' AM . 'i' "'0
upon Hou' 5"""iS' o'l ~ o'i0 "i>''"
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oee1tnrkey 90 l''ell y 9ioGl l'"'a'ocStoll
ocsapple'ait lhii'etl pc ''Ii'i''', e'1'
10 not a''eilll' ~ s'o2 'et' Silo 10
wound up
was SO 81 llSl'lFef one Gay as 10 Or
der some soup 10 begin WIN. Inc Walt
reSs reluSed downright 10 bflhS me any
thing more
from that cay forward rs soon as ono
! Of these "ltchlnS oanlseA5 began ieF Al
cantatlOn, erred out:
Hold! Enough! Bring 1t all IN.
Then l would eat thc Least distaStetuI
! OF the mesSe5 and leave Tie rest, can
assure you the hotel dlu Hot hlaAe much
| lAO' ~
Tins IS how the DINNER Is served;
The duchess begins oy 1ln&lh@ a
spoon and knife and FORK down on the
table III front Of you. 1t is for YOU to
set them straight. ana would aoVl7e
| you to do SO without any murin1FlnS.
| When YOU have taken your soup the
"ducbaso, ,,;noe Won y nlato. around
winch DIG l'''~Ic d ,'oN., 49,
III ~ bllhe'r! I laH',i''h'
The flrst !ltfle d''h contains ll9l ana
teaspOonfui of sauce OF some kind. 1t Is
needless to inquire tie name Of this
sauce. All the fish sauces are the same,
only the name varies. The second ap-
| narentIv contains a little lump of raw
| Loaf. H., 4l,;,.l - elil.,< r. ,,...-t +,,rl-o1
c-o, 49, .l4..l. H. ss,,,
INC 'ot'f'il hl''0ile" i''''.'S9 VIC ii, ILL.,
ste"eu toihdto' i'tF SlAt". ci%HI'ell
sauce; the seventh, chicken salad; the
eighth. some rice pudding, and the last
contains (horribie dictrto a slice Of apple
! tart with a large helping OF cheese in the
middle Of it These two tl,ipgs are eaten
tocotbor and oraconsoc;;ontI2 served on
.1ro aa,e.l ~,
''i1 o't''lo N.oi
! fou oe9lh Ut the ielt. INC hfSI pre-
sents no obstacle but Its bones ana Is
soon disposed OF, You turn your atten-
ton to the next dish on the right and at.
tack the beef. You can make no impress.
sion anon it. You pass. The turkey is
not obdnfate, aud you fall to un that
making little raids on the potatoes. to-
matoes and cranberry sauce between
each mouthful. Thanks 20 the many
climates of America. Won have turkey
and cranberry sauce ali the winter
strawberries six months Of the year and
tomatoes all the year round.
Oh, the turkey and cranberry sauce
I ate enough OF that dish to satisfy me
for the rest of my days.
Of course. all the meats placed around
your plate soon begin to cool. and YOU
have no choice but to bolt your food
diving with knife aud fork into the little
dishes right and left as dexterous!y as
you can.
Finally you come to the apple tart or
the extreme right. You carefully lift
the cheese and, placing it aside. prepare
to eat your sweets without this strange
seasoning. Unhappily the pastry has
become impregn&ted with an Cdcs 81
roQuefort, and again yOH pass. A vanilla
cream terminates your repast.
Having disposed 81 this, you ask your
self why you may not have your various
courses served one after the other; why
you must bolt your food and bring or In
digestion, and why the manager OF the
hotel does not before all else, study the
comfort OF his customers. The answer i:
not difficult to find. Iite Traveller i;
Obliged to come to ms house, and he car
treat nina anyhow. His helps viii
only consent TO stay with him Oh cOndi
ton he gives them heavy wages and light
duties.
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