Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-10-21

Before Going Home TO supper.
.sThere used to lie q famous place for
these things down III Atlanta re-
marked the portly gentleman as he eau
siously eyed the Welsh rabbit aud sip
ped his musty ale.
"Vhy, dent these guit yon?" asked
Tie man who had nevc geIod.
sob, VS., hLg, lut 5at think
ing cf q little laci occurred
there.
"A story, is it? Vel, let have il"
tell il Tie Eest caa. 1oa eco, tAe place
spoke al was kent Fly d raan named
fO1 is Welsh rabbits, lut i6rlt cyss
and haga esahs i WeIl. DEL they
were too.
'Ihele was q Gyspt ptlc little lawyer
around town, sharp ard shrewd, bat q
mgrfyr to the stomach. lie used ia 20
around with Tire hoy until some one
would suggest going over TO Beirmister's
and getting some crabs and beer; then
you conld count tie lawyer out. The
boys would try 10 persuade him by
telling him how delightful were the
crabs, how s~ucculent the oysters, but
the lawyer would flee from them ia ter
ron at the thought
"About 8 o'clock II fine afternoon
in the early spring d friend and myself
were journeying toward Beirlaister's
when we met the d~ysreptic lawyer. AS
usual, he stopped us for a little chat,
and we walked down the street together.
IN a few moments we were iii front Of
Beirmister's, and my friend, taking a
different tack, persuaded the little law
yer 10 enter with AS on tho plea that
we would find no che in at this time oe
day and that we were only going to eat
a few oysters.
"Once inside, we found the place
crowded. The seats at the tables were
all occupied, except at one table, over
in a far corner Of the room, at which
there were three vacant chairs, the
fourth being occupied by a fat German
brewer named Grump. We knew Grump,
and so went to this table. l introduced
the lawyer-Blakely. / believe his name
was-to the brewer and ordered baer
for the crowd. The lawyer protested, so
we left him out.
nm. Grump, / remarked, we are
about 20 have a few oysters. Won't you
join use'
".Vell, you see, / have alretty some
ting ordered
".'Oh, that's all right, ! insisted. "A
few oysters viii give you an appetite
sis dot SO? Yah, I take me a few
chust Won leetle dozen
MY friend had been engaged in an
earnest conversation with the lawyer
while | was talking to the jolly old
German, and when the waiter came
with the beers he told him to bring
some crabs, al dozen oysters ON the
shell and a glass of hot water. He had
persuaded Blakely to try some oysters.
''At Beirmister's when an order was
given for crabs they invariably brought
II dozen, and you paid for as many as
you consumed out of that number. The
waiter o o returned with oysters, crabs
and hot water. In the meantime Grump,
who was q great talker, had struck upa
conversation with the lawyer, and they
were cracking jokes at a great rate.
"Blakely's courage fell when the oys-
tiers were placed before him. He man
fully drank the hot water and COM
menced to initiate Grump's heroic style
of eating oysters. He managed TO down
two and then laid his fork gently by
his plate and fastened his eyes ON
Grump. With the aid of a few glassfuls
of beer the brewers oysters had van
ished. My friend had managed to get
away with two crabs and insisted that
Grump help him dispose of the re-
mainder. / was stin busy with my
dozen oysters.
"sVell. ! help you some, said Grump,
and picking up q knife he went at those
crabs like a darby shucking oysters.
The dyspeptic watched him as il fasci-
mated md remarked in = sneering tone
that came straight from the stomach:
"'You have . good appetite, MI.
Grump.'
"'Yah, ! t'ink pretty goot. and he
actively went for another crab. The
dish was cleared In a few moments, and
! made . mental note that Grump had
eaten nine crabs. . dozen large oysters
and drank ten glasses of beer. When the
crabs were no more, Grump called 10 q
waiter
"'Hore, Franz, ! am waiting
Franz disappearc1, and ia . few
moments brought In q large Welsh rab-
bit and deposited it before Grump. I
could see the little lawyer shrink from
the odor waited across the table, bat be
was game and would have gfaid ct that
table until hedied. Grump insisted that
We share the dish with him. but all
hands refused.
with apparent relish and a fresh
glass Of beer he attacked the rabbit,
and In an incredibly short time the dish
was clear Of the least particle. Grnmp
wiped his mouth. folded his napkin,
and called toF aRolasz. round Of seer&