The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13

to vegetarianism all Of my clayey, earth
earthly aspirations would vanish, slough
of and drop away like 90 much dross and
that ID get so that I'd be able to see through
a thick wall with one hand tied behind
ny n.y. back oS 1t seems, 7 understand. that
steaks and birds and roasts and such like
are the ordinariest kind of dubs who don't
possess the spiritual insight Of dead cat
fish. and ell that.
We'll, as I say, I was kind O. glowy that
morning, and so ! promised her that Just
to please her I'd turn a ten day trick OF
vegetarianism. l told her that I was, per-
haps, too common and thick headed a person
to get real next to all of her tributes to
vegetarianism, but that II she wanted me
to I'd just hit up vegetarianism for ten
days to give her a chance to prove her
That's where I proved myself to be
o land looked turtle. You fellows don't
know it, Of course, but I've been on the
verge OF horrible crimes ever since I fell
I've been In restaurants. chewing on cold
storage fried egg plant and ~lyonnaise
spuds, and longing for something to eat,
when fellows that I knew would drop in
and sit down at the same table with me
and. proceed to g~ormandize on Southdown
juicy cuts OF roast beef and young lamb
with mint s~auce-well, lone Of those fell
lows knew how near he was to death!
Il didn't mind the vegetarian diet 80
much on the first day. My wife had a nice
little fxup Of fried and roasted and broiled
it was one Of those unseasonably warm
days / didn't particularly banker for any
meat.
Next morning, though. | was pretty
rippy when there was nothing but some
kind of breakfast food and baked tomatoes
on the table for breakfast, and ] sort o.
peered around fer the chops or something.
My wife looked at me SO repro achfully,
however, that | remembered that I was
up against a ten day vegetarian whirl.
and l ate what she gave me and made no
howl. l make it a point not to renege on
and 80 l had to fall for the milk and pie
thing at lunch that day. For dinner my
wife had hashed and Drowned potatoes,
canned lima beans, stewed carrots and
celery salad.
beef. wouldn't go 30 bad with this, now,
would it?'
1.-THE animals are our brothers Of the
field she replied, and they should be per-
mitted to live their lives
Il wasn't very. conversational for the
Hungry! Say, on the third day out I
could have eaten a Mexican burro stuffed
with Roman candles!
-One evening l wanted to order a cast
Of beer to sort O. keep me going, but my
wife told me that beer vas cut out Of the
vegetarian plan that it's heating qualities
destroyed the spiritual effect Of the vege-
tartan diet.
"Uh-huh. Ny ten day vegetarian trick
was up this morning. I was up pretty
early myself. ! didn't eat breakfast at
home this morning, but ! came downtown
and got about nine of the cutest little rork
chops you ever saw and kidney sautt.
and then some fried ham on the side. That
was all Of three hours ago. Now I'm husy
again. I'll have about four broiled mutton
chops: with appropriate ohasers,. about
three hours from now, 800.
There's no use in talking, there isn't
anything spiritual or mahatma ish about
me-Im Just common and emery. that's
all. Here, waiter, fetch me about a foot
and a half of flannel cakes, with some maple
and another side dish Of those
livers, and another little rasher Of
bacon to 60 with this steak-no use in
at all. fellers, I'm Just coarse and
carnal and clayey, and there isn't a chance
the world that I'm ever going to be
anything elsei'