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AEEcEoTAL LITERATURE.
Contributed to the Independent
bv W. G.
JoHNsoN's PUDDING AND BaswELL's
Roast.

JoHNsoN's PUDDING AND BoswELL's
Roast.
DIR Johns N and Boswell some
times Travelled tag, thor, Ike The
Ii. u AID jaekall. Generally, vheu
the hour OF morn was approaching,
B swell, like an advance agent.
Won d ride ahead and order dinner.
10 this connection an amusing thing
occurred at one Of th,ir dinners,
which bears telling, Boswell heipg
much pleased with the cooks OF a
certain house. followed his noe into
the l.rder, wh,re be saw fine leg
OF muttoa. He ordered it to be
70 sted with the utmost expedite n,
and gave particular orders tor nice
pudding.
"My d az sir said Boswell TO
johnson, when he came up, III have
just orders d, in this comfortable and
clean inn, delicious leg of mutton,
and | fiatier myself, we shall make
an excellent meal"
Johnson looked pleased, and said:
II hope you have ordered pud-
ding
"Sir,' sail Boswell, you shall
have your favorite pudding"
johnson found his coat rather
damp from the mis- of the noun
tains and went into the kitchen to
dry it, He sat close by little boy
who was buy bastng the mutton.
lie did no. much like the appearance
of the boys head, for while be shit
ed the bastiog ladle will one hand,
the other was never idle; and the
doctor thought at tie same time lie
saw something tall on the meat. up
on which he made up his mind TO
eat no mutton that day.
The dinner being announc, d,
Boswell exclaimed:
"My dear doctor, here comes the
mutton. What pictur,l Done TO
a turn. and looks so beautifully
brown!r
The doctor Uttered, and alter
short grace Boswell said
~ suppose have to carve as u.s.
ual. What part shall bely you
tot"
my desr fellow" said the doctor,
81 did not like TO tell you before,
but / Am determined to AUSTRIAN
from meat today
80 dear, this is dsappoint-
ment,' said B zzy.
Say no more, shall make am
pie amends with the pudding"
Boswell commenced the attack.
GLOW the gravy runs! What fine
f,vored LAT, so nice and brown tool
All, sir, you would have relisbed
/ it,"
TIE meat bling removed, IL came
the long wished for pudding. The
decor fell "a. eriy 10, rrd coon fin
ished II. And Bosw ell eaid:
doctor, while / was carving the
mutton, you seemtd iDclined to
laugh; pray, tell me what tickled
your iancyY"
The doctor then told min Mi be
had seen at the kitchen FIRE. Bose
veil turned pale, and darted out Of
the room. On returning be insist
ed on seeing the dirty little rnscaliy
boy, whom he severely repriuand-
ell before Johnson. The poor boy
cried and the doctor laughed.
"You snivelling fellow, said Bos.
we'll. why did you not put on your
cap"
Il couldn't cir" said the boy.
"Wby couldn't youl
Because my mamma took It f. ON
me 10 boil the pudding in"
The doctor gathered up his hercu.
lean frame-stood erect-touched
the ceiling with his wig-squinted-
ard ind ed, loc kcd any way but the
right way. A: last, with mouth
wide open land none OF tho small
est) aud stomach having, he, with
some difficulty, recovered bis breath
and looking at Boswell with digbi
fed contempt, he roared out:
Mr.. Boswell, sir, leave of laugh.
ing. and, under ain Of my eternal
disp!easure, ntyer utter siDgle syl-
liable of this Abominable adventure
to any living man while you
Breathe
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