The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-05

Thia hoy Cot thc heat Of a.
Like many metropolitan boarding
houses. Mrs SINNERS csiahlishmeEl
was decidedly cosmopolitan. The
house also enjoyed the Just reputation
Of being a "homellkc place reputa-
ton due In part 20 the frequent appear
ance on the table Of dishes whose So
cial position might BE- doubtful. bat
which always awakened pleasant
memories IN the minds OF the i.oarders.
On this evening a plate heaped with
russell circles fecked with white occu.
pied the center Of the table. SIR Jim.
son, who Is a native Of New YORK. and
sits al the head Of the table. smiled
and remarked.
lyon may say what you please about
dessert. there's nothing goes 10 well
with coffee as a good. old.fashloned
cruller"
1t amuses me 20 hear you call them
crullers." said Mr. Haskins. "Now In
Boston We never think Of calling them
anything but doughuuts. But ! sup
pose the Influence Of the early Dutch
settlers Of New Amsterdam
why don't you give them a name
that means sOmethlngf They're fried
cakcs-noihing morc NOT less ANY.
body Ia Connecticut win tell you that
interrupted Mr. Chesterfield, the foor-
walker.
I'm afraid you gentlemen are not
given 20 nice Determinations r.
marked Mr.. COllamore. the young law
yer az the right Of The landlady.
There Is n great difference hctwecn
cullcr and a doughnuf. A cruller a
sort Of twisted. and Is solid: but a
doughnut Is round. and has a hole In
H. Now these are"
1T always makes me laugh TO hear
men discuss any question OF cooking
chlrped up Miss Riggs. the stcnoEra-
pher. They see only the outside. and
never uoiicC the essential things Now
let me tell you the difference between
/ crullcrs and doughnufs. A cruller Is
much richer and shorter than q dough.
nut. II Is made with eggs. while q
doughnut Is not The shape has moth.
/ ing 10 do with a. a dulghnui u made
Of plain dough-"
"Why. that's what 'fc used to call
/ poverty cakes up Ia Vermont tx
clalmed Mr.. Piunkett. the drug CLERK
GA Mrs. SINNERS lcf.
Il was about 20 say. resumed Miss
Riggs. severely. shat doughnuts are
made OF plain dough. raised as bread
Il raised. while cruiluIs are not
raised"
"Eut down In the State % Maine va
have what we can plain d0urhnuls
and what we call raised doughnuts.
BOTH said the medical student
And out Ia Chicago we call those
things 'slnRefH.' said the tail. long.
haired mau. AZ the foot Of the table. ~
be pointed 20 TIM plate
The debate lasted long and grew cl0-
quent. IN the midst % u there WIS
sound Of a chair pushed lnck and a
satisfied Sigh The new boaricr. a
boy-iust a plain loy-who was learn
Inc the hardware business. GOT up aud
remarked. as he slid out Of the door.
Them things may Dc doughnuts. Or
crullers or fried cakes. OF poverty
cakes but they're awful good. ] amt
had any before since left home.
That's why ] cat SO many. We used
90 call them fried holes
The eyes OF the boar1crs turned
toward the plate IN the center OF the
table. II contained only a little pow
dered sugar. The boy lad listened e.
the discussion, hut d. had not allowed
it 20 divert him from more momcnioua
matters.
Il believe that boy win % real well
IN the hardware business" said Airs
Sklnnc-, after painful PAUSE
Youths Companion.