The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-10
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cone Of the most curious things in the world !. n
least gentleman of plump appearance observ.a
variability of the human appetite. Sometimes 49,
for some weeks at time eating ordinary dor.. %%
then all Of a sudden something inside of NJ, ~. q
click and must have somethng--some sneci,, ~ N
Of the common to eat Sometimes it's one tbrg -'s
another but whatever It is, I've simply got n M
remember one night last week, as was coming H..
work the thing hit l must have some peaeb A. e
went to every restaurant and eating place in town y
had apple dumpngs, but peach dumplings seem,s ~
unknown dish. Finally, at the last place before ~
to give my order, | fixed the waiter with nv ev. - n
/ know you've got apple dumplings and hayert = II
peach dumplings, but want peach dumpnes n.,t
PEAcHl SO explain that to the cook and have NJ! ~
me some and Ill give you a double tip | got ia
other time got yearning for Strasbourg pie H. Y
happened that every grocer in town was out Thu, IL
ordered some But had to have Strasbours pie u 10y
staner on the spot. None of the restaurants b.s y.
desperation ! though of my friend Scay the ste,s
Rice hotel. 'Scally' l said, 1 want some Strasb..
I've been to every restaurant and grocery store 4
Don't say you haven't any. I've just got TO b,,.
Scaly stroked his mustache and imperial thouebtfr N
YOU ever know me fail? he inquired with III. -
DArtagnan called to perform deed of ders,,j
You shall have it. An unusual order. But Won .ba
it, He strobe off in the direction of his refrger,.
few minutes he back, his face radiant q bay.
sorts of game required except the rabbit | will -
rabbit myself He strobe out OF the dining room n N
fifteen minutes he returned, holding very fine you.
rabbit by the ears Scay held him up for admr,,t
found him Travis street at store know You !.
always get en-. Look what fine fellow. supetiDrl
the cleaning Of him myself. And he patted the n N
o. the little rabbit atfectionatey. | had the finest 81
bourg pie l think, that eaten Another tim. \
a craving Tor salmon steak Then again my appetite y,
picked oysters. Then l remember once, like the mn
Dickens Sam Weller tells about, got perfectly c,r
crumpets don't know il other people that way ba Y
me- when my appetite does get up 1t is fierce thing n,
is always particular eatable and that and no
else will satisfy it
at was Robert Louis Stevenson who had the thesv
to appreciate his life rightly ought to risk It
once a year" a gentleman remarked. Il had friend
had somewhat the same theory. Whether he got i n
Stevenson not / don't know, but he used on n. n
effectively once to get of the blues. had ga
the blues from too much Office work and going nd
the very picture of the Knight of the Dismal Countns
My friend determined to wake up. 1t when \
living in Galveston and there coming down one
transforms that only known in cities by the SEA
friend got horse and buggy, and out into the rain !
He drove like Jehu, the of Nimsh, furousy II. u
came down in torrents the wind blew but drove d
the devil after | think we had driven pretty I
through every street in Galveston when the rain ss
! My friend then got into boat The rain had sps
but the wind blowing and the water pretty itS
My friend at the oars took through it like Shb
Sailor. had got through with rain water in the I'D
Now got through with gull salt water in the boat
eral times thought going upset but sOnssul
other landed all right Then at racing gait we sa
into town, dried clothes a snug little hosteH
consumed hot supper, with couple OF tom and iHa
finish off with slept like top thar night and the aaS
was as fit as fiddle. The rough iight we'd put ais
new OF me-
q have always been fond Of reading Punch" said II
tlcman Of bookish tastes Il wonder that that English y
paper is not more popular in America The Jokes arc W
less often solemn, but they're sound and respectable
healthfu-very much like English roast beef. Athe HE'
library on recent trip 10 New York came across 2
Der Of the back volumes. told that they are qHt
liable in England Well the humor is the same SLOW Y
sort that the publication up nowadays Wfa
ested particularly The old cartoons OF Glsdas
ing ever so mucn younger than the pictures OF hI !
which we familiar and of Lord John Russell af@ ]
Bright and Lord Palmerston. Disraeli too, IS tnas
Punch pokes all manner OF fun at him The comic pI
America do not run back nearly far. Puck the ooa
them, was only started il the latter IS san ue9
good deal TO be found in Puck: the celebrated cn"D
Blaine as the Tattooed Man. and Tilden with us y.
bags and John Kelly, who was the Richard croker y !
days Both in England and America the comic p'pa.
invaluable for the historian They make past eVeh, "
much more alive than any other sort OF chronicle