Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1896-04-18
NO GoosEBERRY PIE FOR HER.

The Old Lady Had a Dinner That Sur
prised the Knowing Gamblers.
The old lady entered restaurant
which, rightly or wrongly, is known as
the resort of the gay and careless. She
was typically countritied in appearance,
her spectacles resting on the bridge of
her nose, her hat being old fashioned
and her gait and general attitude those
of one fresh from the little farmhouse.
Without, however, any sign of halt
ing confidence that was to be expected
of stranger to city ways, she sat down
at the most conspicuous table in the
room. A surly looking short card play
er, who, although it was 6 o'clock in
the afternoon, was just getting his break
fast, stared at her with curiosity. Two
detected turf gamblers, prevented from
attending the races on that day by bad
luck on the day before, who were solac-
ing themselves with strong waters and
who hadn't spoken to each other for
half an hour, observed her with slight
smiles.
"Well, now," said one, "that's a
funny old girl to see in here. I remem-
ber seeing her kind in country towns
when wus i'll the show business. I'll
gamble on what she'll order She'll
have gooseberry pie and milk, and she'll
eat the pie with her knife. They don't
have no forks where she comes from. "
But the other would not bet. He said
merely and not unkindly, "She doesn't
seem to fit this place. -
They could not hear what she ordered,
but they could see that there was moth
ing flippant in the attitude of the wait
er who went to her. She ate with delib-
Grafton and then departed. One of the
two unsuccessful patrons of the turf
called the waiter and asked, "What did
that old lady order?'
"Why, les see," answered the wait
er, 81 think she had pigeon and pint
of fizz. She's very fond of both. -
The gamblers looked surprised.
"Who is she?" asked one.
"Why, don't you know her?' queried
the waiter. "That's Mile. Lanconi, the
head dancer in this new burlesque at
the Jupiter theater. New York World.
Home Thrust.
1t is said that the saying, "Much may
be done with a Scotchman if he be
caught young, which has passed into a
historical witticism, was first spoken by
DR.. johnson in reference to Lord Mans
field. An amusing little incident is said
to have given rise to the remark.
Lord Mansfield, having received his
education entirely in England, always
considered himself an Englishman, but
the fact that he was born in Scotland
was once referred to with great effect.
General Sabine, governor of Gibraltar
at the time, having failed in his at
tempts to extort money from a Jew,
sent him back by force to Tetuan, in
Marocco, from whence he had come to
Gibraltar. The Jew afterward went to
England and sued the governor for
damages.
Lord Mansfield, who was then known
as Mr.. Murray, was counsel for the gov
ernor. In the course of his defense be-
fore the jury he said:
'True, the Jew was banished. But
where? Why, to the place of his ma
tivity Where is the cruelty, where the
hardship, where the injustice of Danish
ing man to his own country?"
Mr.. NOVEL;, counsel for the Jew, re-
torted: "Since my learned friend thinks
so lightly of the matter, 1 ask him to
suppose the case his own. Would he like
to be banished to his native land?'
The court rang with peals of laugh
ter, in which Murray himself joined
with right good will. Youths Com
panion.