Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-04-30

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"Well, IA said, Spug gave longing
glance at the stand. and |. being new
acquaintance, suggested that we have a
few oysters.
No, said Spug, no, don't want
70 eat half n dozen oysters and then
stop. When eat oysters, l like to eat
as many as / want.
We'll, l said with much dignity,
when l invite any one TO have any
ihing. | generally mean for him to sat
.sfy himself
THE upshot of 1T was that we went
np to the stand, where Spug paralyzed
me by remarking:
Open IRE five dozen.
He ate the whole lot while l was
getting away with plateful and then
asked the man how many more he had
Fifty, said the man.
"'Open them, said Spug, and one
after another he gulped them down.
During all this had kept silent,
but Spug's next remark settled me-
Got any more?' he asked, swallow.
ing the last oyster.
Well, said the FISHERMAN, scratch
ing his head, I've got two barrelfuls i'll
.he cellar.
Bring them both up at once, said
Spug, 'and save yourself a trip.
Il called halt here, and after much
arguing got Spug away from the stand.
That was how | met Spug jackson.
' saw much of him afterward and was
!oon convinced that he could eat more
han any two other men. | remember
one time when one of those fellows who
nad been going around making money
~ eating 36 quail in SO days offered to
pct that he could do up Spug.
Whats quail?' asked jackson when
spoke to him about it and offered to
back him.
Why, it's small bird Of about the
size OF "A pigeon but very rich and
That's enough, said Spug. Bet
him two to one and make it IL pound
turkeys.
AT another time l got hold of fell
low who thought he could down Spug
ut miscellaneous eating, and | took him
down to "A saloon where | knew jackson
would be. Spug modestly offered to try
his appetite against the other fellows,
out insisted on going at it then and
1hcro SO it was arranged that the men
should eat the same things, one making
a selection and then the other, frs,
,hoice 70 be decided by the toss of .
DIN. Spug won the toss, and his oppo.
Ient remarked carelessly:
Well, what shall we start on?'
Hams, said Spug
How many Slices said the other.
Slices' reared Spug Who said
anything about slices: Hams, / said
whole hamsr
THE other man retired on the spot
Nothing can give you an approx.
mate idea Of this mans appetite Ii
vas simply beyond description. / never
Saw him give up yet, and he tackled "a
apple dumplings and similar number
i cups of coffee before my face ono
sight I've seen him go into restau
rant, too, and order beefstcall dinners
for six. When they came, he'd tell the
waiter that he guessed he wouldn'i
Wait for his friends but would start
right in. Then he'd go through the
2bVlo pile.
''At drinking he Was marvel too
he could drink whole kog of beer, ana
,pealing of beer reminds me of story
hey told of Spug years before / met
nim. 1t seems that he was working in
Z brewery at the time, aud some people
Deta friend Of his that he couldn't drink
4 keg Of beer. So the friend brought
yhe doubtful ones around to the brewery
and introduced them TO Spug.
g" Spug, he said, these Fentlemef
want to bet me $50 that you can't drink
a lcg of beer. Do you think you can dc
~
Wait minute, said spug, and he
eft the room.
'Ten minutes passed, and he didn't
como back. The ten minutes got to hall
IN hour, and then spug came in.
Bet him, was all he said.
The bet was made and Spug DRAM
the beer When he had finished, his
friend remarked:
Spug, why did you leave tho room
and why did it take you so long to make
up your mind?'
" Well, I'll tell you, said Jackson
| didn't want You to bet your money
that / could drink key of bcor and
lose it. SO went ont TO see if / could
drst. "
The man with the glasses wound mp
With this reminiscence of Spug Jackson.
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