The Republican journal., 1898-04-21
He. Had a Practical Mind.

The people who gathered three times
a day at Mrs. Skinner table represented
a wide range of territory, for Mrs, Skin
ner's establishment, like most New ork
boarding houses, was cosmopolitan The
house also enjoyed the reputation of being
'hcmeike place. reputation due, in
part, to the frequent appearances on the
table of dishes whose social position
might be doubtful, but which always
awakened pleasant memories in the minds
of the boarders. On this evening plate
heaped with russell circles flecked with
white occupied the centre of the table.
Mr.. Jimson, who is native of New York
and sits at the head of the table, smiled
and remarked:
''You may say what you please about
dessert, there's nothing goes so well
with coffee as a good, OLD, fashioned crul-
ler''
1T amuses me to hear you call them
crullers,' said MI Haskins ''Now in
Boston we never think of calling them
anything but doughnuts BIT l suppose
the influence Of the early Dutch settlers
of New Amsteldam-''
''Why don't you give them name that
means something? They're fried cakes
nothing more or less. Anybody in Con
neticut will tell you that" interrupted
Mr.. Chesterfield, the floor walker.
Il m afraid you gentlemen are not given
to nice determinations remarked Mr..
Collamore, the young lawyer at the right
of the landlady. "There's a great differ
ence between a cruller and doughnut A
cruller is sort of twisted, and is solid;
but doughnut is round and has hole in
it. Now these are
''It always makes me laugh to hear men
discuss any question of cookery" chirped
up Mrs. Riggs, the stenographer They
see only the outside, and never notice the
essential things. Now let me tell you the
difference between crulers and dough-
nuts. A cruller is much richer and
shorter than a doughnut II is made
| with eggs, while a doughnut isn't. The
| shape has nothing to do with it. A dough
nut is made Of plain dough
"Why, that's what we used to call
poverty cakes up in Vermont! exclaimed
Mr.. Plunkett, the drug clerk on Mrs.
Skinner 5 left.
II was about to say" resumed Mrs.
Riggs, severely, "that doughnuts are made
| of plain dough, raised as bread is raised,
while crullerS are not rased-''
''But down in the stare of Maine we
have what we call plain doughputs and
what we call raised doughnuts, BOTH
said the medical student.
"And out in Chicago we call those
things sinkers, said the tall, long
haired man at the foot Of the table as he
pointed to the plate
The debate lastedlong and grew eloquen'.
In the midst of it there was the sound of
chair pushed back and a satisfied sigh.
The new boarder a boy just plain boy
who was learning the hare ware business
got up and remarked as he slid out OF the
door, Them things may be doughnuts,
or crullers, or fried cakes, or poverty
cakes, but they re awful good. 1 ait t
had any before since | left home. That S
why ate so many. We used to call 'em
| fried holes"
The eyes of the boarders turned toward
the plate in The centre of the table. 1t
contained only little powdered sugar
| The boy had listened to the discussion,
but he had not allowed it to divert him
| from more momentous matters
II believe that boy will do real well in
the hardware business" said NJ s. Skinner,
after painful pause. THE Watchman.