New-York tribune., 1897-06-20
THE INSINUATING OMELFT

'"r the second time, and glared more sayageIv
IMAM ever at the beautiful thing in crispy brown
anu yellow lying between two sprics Of parsley
such q frown when aimed at such an omelet
was unworthy OF any fair minded man All
oi Nrs Hodgson's omelets were wonderful and
'His was one or her best 1t looked so light as
TO enJoin haste in eating It, lest little draught
should take it out OF the open window into the
garden as easily IL It was thistle
blow so appetizing as to pardon beforehand the
preach OF good maners in crying aloud for moro
a soon as one had finished 1t. But the pro-
ieSSor regarded it enemy which had treach-
erously stolen into his presence with murderous
intent One aggravation after another had
Followed since he began the day. an hour ago
with "A headache which promised a billions .t
tack in the future.
Nhen he had taken Mrs. Hodgson's drawing
'-''! moor win sitting-room locking out on
d ue''shtiui little garden and the bare walls OF
the British Museum, some three months before
Just as the winter breaking and settled
Town TO work his Isaac Newton and His
Sofhpeers, such an omelet had come up In the
company OF well-loaded fruit stand for his
hrst breakfast. AS he pushed his chair back
ro'" the plate with only faint trace OF yellow
"l' on 1t. he determined to have that omelet's
counterpart every morning He had IT. and
enjoyed it with a lesurely taste that enricbes
me LOT 4 man or hfty-four. until a friend who
H"Seu ninh 10 mutton pie luncheons in the
'''S" Nuseum restaurant assured him that
eggs were the making OF bniousness
In truth between mutton-pies and hard work
the Professors stomach was quite out OF ordar
lie imagined it to be worse than II was ,hus
iiiahhs IL worse than it otherwise would have
80 anu o'aihea all to the omelet. To send up
N oi'eie' atter he had ordered n rnutton-chop
appeared to him this particular nornip, &C
downright mutiny. Mrs. Hodcson was rot,
thS him altogether too much In her nou-ar 1Io
tosEed at the bell and scowled and determined
10 nave an understanding at once
Hood morning, professor-' 1t was Mrs Hod.-
son herself who had entered
Don't You know he growle,i ..,hat 7 m, ~,
bilious temperament. and orneIets are NOT
good for me?'' '''
ohe OF my omelets?' she asked douhtfuuv
one ma" never seen the professor in such a
chagrined
All omelets are alike madam
Mine are no better than anybody else.s7"
Madam, continued the professor in a col,
nara voice. Il told Harriet last night that I
most especially wanted a mutton cbon for
breakfast"
'"Tnen-I ate itr'
"Yo1 it,
Yes-I didn't know. Harriet didn't say .ry
thins to me about it. supposed you would
nave an on'elet, as you always had"
Always! Always. For three months! It's a
"oiioer mat nave anything in my body except
hver! He tried to annihlate the omelet with
one glance and Mrs. Hodgson with another
When 1 only one chop I'm the ,arda, -
saio MIS-. Hodgson. her natural snap and dig
nity returning. II supposed it was for me- of
course. as usually have a mutton cbop for
breakfast"
An! hou don't eat your omelets"
Aou don't eat your manuscripts," she re
PHeo with as oerity. Il! you will wait ONLY a
re" minutes will send out for a chop" she
added more pleasantly
NO. SAID the professor. sitting down at the
tapie with the air of MARTYR No / am a
pusy man. Ms. Hodgson. 1 Will eat this nov,
'"a' IL is mere And Mrs. Hodgson, I wish YOU
' il"' arrange my papers my desk any
more Don't touch my desk You can throw
~"ay anything you find the floor"
''u'' sir' You showed me how to arrange them
"en you hrst came and you said L did it so
"iceiy and saved you lot Of trouble"
ihis was too much The professor felt that
his dignity at stake
Mrs Hodgson." he thundered, II shall leave
when my week is up"
ohe tossed her head and said. VERY well"
win aggravating sweetness. The professor SET