The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01


Liberal sprinkling of converts from
the other party-Presence of some of
the opposition at your candidates
meeting.
Even such attendance as there
was made up largely of welIknown
adherents of other parties, drawn
through idle curiosity-Presence of
few of your partisans at the meet
ing of the other candidate.
Inspiring demonstratiOn-Gre
of your man.
Disorderly behavior-Other party's
greeting to its man.
HIS ORDER.
Il believe I'll take a New England
boiled dinner" said the uncertain
Pensacola man with the white eye
lashes. How is the boiled dinner
today?"n
It's all right" replied the waitress.
'They serve a good boiled dinner
here" corroborated the fiorid diner
opposite.
4 see they've got roast goose and
apple sauce" said the uncertain man.
That looks pretty good-if it is any
good. Would you recommend the
goose?"
why cert'nly." replied the wait
lCoS- l. 1OOhS T6di NICE
If it's young goose and not too
greasy. You say the boiled dinner
is good. do you?''
Most always is said the forid
diner.
The trouble with goose at a res
taurant is that they never cook it
right. said the uncertain man. ITO
begin with, they're likely to get some
tough old gander and then serve it
| up with gravy that's just plain grease
| and most generally the dressings got
too much sage in it, I'm fond OF
goose, too. / suppose 1 might as well
| risk it. Wait moment Here's
pigeon potpie. | don't know when /
! tasted pigeon potpie last. 1 don't
know but that would suit me about
as well as anything | kind of had
| my mouth made up for boiled din
ner, though. Do you have sliced salt
| pork in with the corned beef?"
Il believe So" replied the waitress
they ought to- said the uncertain
man. 81 wouldn't give a snap for a
boiled dinner without the salt pork.
1t just gives it the right favor
Il can find out for you SIR sug
gested the waitress.
NO, don't trouble, said the uncer-
tain man. Il think I'd ra~Aer have
the goose, or else the potpie. Which
would you have if you were me-"
I'D take the New England boiled
dinner" said the fiorid diner.
Have you ordered YETI"
mo. I'm waiting for you to or
| der
..All right then. I'll take-What
are you going to order? You go
! ahead"
! sep,;v.,. - . ~ I,-15 r:1ol
! Ginner," said the fiorid diner, "a
piece of apple pie and a cup of coffee.
''Fll take the same" said the un-
certain man. No, l won't. If have
| apple sauce 1 won't want apple pie.
too. Tibet me see. No. don't get APP
| pie sauce with the boiled dinner, do
II? l was thinking of the roast goose.
| The last time l ordered roast goose
] thought I was going to have some
thing good and L simply. couldn't eat
| it. 1t was fairly swimming in grease.
That kind of discouraged me on
goose. The potpie might be all right
| but you're so apt to. get fooled on
| anything like that.
II wonder how the beef is You
| must excuse me, but j feel as if |
wanted something today and l can't
| just make up my mind in rush what
d
I of beef at home, though. ] think a
| little change would be good for me.
Let's see. did | order goose?"
New England boiled dinner re-
piled the waitress.
so l did, said the uncertain man.
well. ] don't believe I'll take that
after all. I'll have-er-eT-yes III
take some country farm sausage and
German fried potatoes and coffee. No
make that tea
The waitress hurried away and
presently returned with the dishes or
| dered.
Gee" said the uncertain mar
| looking enviously at the boiled din
ner. That looks great, They're got
the pork in all right, too. | wish
had stuck to my first idea"
IF you think I'm going to change
with YOU you'll get fooled" said the
florid diner.