The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-10-08

what was called The Bere.n Hal. sha'
the .suvlry shop
| sss sil1pei to 50 over to Goldsmtth
oyster saloon aud get plate Of kcs %
tefs ior supper Ny father bad the sam
We got shout dozen oytters 10 ibo'
days ior II ! cents -. spar n shilliu.
From the oyster saloon we veut direct I
the proirsotei meeting, 1t veald be ca
cd a revival meeting 10 these iays.
The services held on uotl mtdulsht
Ibeu hsd - walk shout three quarter
Of mile scross the osusl aud up bin t
ny home. 1t had showed 10 tie me.I
ume, The snow was foot or more II
depth. The wind blew sRale, My istbt
wore long brosdclUth cape eosk ipe,
with wool My brother sbd l ran alon.
at hls eide With our beads aud bodies bul
led 10 the CLOAK, Oar hugers wee numb
despite the wooden mittens. held together
/ by aslrlug hung around our necks, and
| our toes achei with be cold.
! When We srrived home my mother eel
out to cook the SUPPER, as all Of us were
hungry. 1t was a plain supper, s0d hur
uedly gotten ready, but Of the best 1t
was toued msckertl aud potatoes. TIE
msckerel was a No. l you never see such
maokerel nowadays. The meat was the
color OF the huest ssutetDe, and the belly
was as white as snow and SIS fat as batter.
The tots oes were nice and crisp, aud We
mashed them and 1t, them with a kuite,
and not with fork, OF al the dishes
have ever seen since that time, ~ order.
taste aud digestion that was the very Gn
est.
There is slwsysa laugh when man
talks about his mothers cooking, but
that cooking was the best bad ever
seen before, or that | have ever seen
since.
The keg oystets had been good, b.t the
mackerel capped the climax. OF tue sev
enty millions OF people now in the United
States doubt il more than ten thousand |
ever have tasted the old keg oyster. II
acquired a flavor from the wood it was
packed 10. 1t was a peculiar d dtllcate flaw
lr that touched ones midrfi
The oysters in those days were carried
% Honesdale in Sleighs from New York.
The last time | ever tasted keg oyster
Ras at LsckawaIen, good many yearo
lgo Just after the branch road to Homes
lsle was built, entered restaur mt, and
here stood keg Of oysters, with a bottle
t pepper sauce by it's ii lie. The train
topped there about ten minutes, and in
hat TINA three quarters of the ktg dlsap
eared. Since then Frank Thurber has
elt me a keg, but it was years ago, and
be oysters lacked the pecullr flavor OF
be old ones,
A word ss TO the knife and fofk 10 the
| Ion days. had mover seon q mau use
fork in conveying food t. bis mouth un
II | was II or Is years old. Men could
SO the knife in those days skillfully and
sludeed, the use Of the fork was
npossibe, as forks were then old fash
med, two pronged affairs. not " Ter then
our little finger,
| saw an old timer the other day. He
as enjoying q meal 10 Fritz Reuters res
ursnt in Washington. He was Senator a
lien Of Nsbraks. He used the knife with e
iquislte grace. As gszad at him and I
w the rare It'd tiis disappearing from !
Ie blsds, the old feeling came over me, Q
ID tackled my meal 10 the same way, I
found ont that lacked the experience
youth, | tackled an egg fried on one Il
ie, 1t was a Little greasy, and as | was a
,out to snap it from the point OF tie v
life, it slid toward the handle and land t
on my shirt front had lost the abill @
to handle the blade properly, Senator 0
lien would have done much better, as be
lltUtly WAS NOT out Ol pfaNIlce, ~
Now, Blossy, come on. You prom ed .
tell me ell about it this morning, ;,
That's right; but it's an awful task, ,
n broken man, Ton. | can see moth .,
& to i've for Memory is haunting and =
pe is dead.
Pshaw, old boy, Throw your should
) back, set your teeth, tarow of those G
ne devils and face the world like man, a
,u're not the felDw TO strike your flag at &
g first defegt, Act according to my tac o
10, Defly lead up to the the subject Of Il
lp year proposals sod 90 st her with a h
yor Of love that conDot be resisted. II
No. In sn srs, a driveling IDIOT. ! v
a So, ech all made up, Tom. Oh, d
ought II was cuckoo | mixed up en- oi
lining tendrlls, the iunermost temple Of p
: heart, YES holy h,me ani all that
I'D Of rot. Oh. yes, bad ina verse Of b.
elry too, 0,
W ell, that might do. h
l. didn't do. | had my little proposal bI
/ ss the alphabet. | repeated dozen 81
nes ou the way to the honse After we ci
d talked little bit told her I'd made ic
my mind to quit cigarettes aud when
bad shook hands over 1t | saw my op vi
log, bat my speech was gone as though a.
bad never been. turned pale, cleared q
throat, stsmmtred, spnttered, mopped .,
brow aud sko X like sn aspen leaf. ly
Why, Blossy, she said, your i'll. III ii
1 papa. You know the old gentlemsn's %
Doctor pl
No, not ILL., Mstg,e, obly stricken with ot
'e for .c
Now, doat excite yoar.eIt ri tsy. Slt
tt down in that easy chair, I'll bsye
pa With you 10 minute Keep real se