New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-11-25
F0RGET-ME- PIE
John Bigeio1c Remembers One
He 4te SO Years Ago.

John Bgelow remembers tine pie that
he ate on Thanksgiving Day eighty
six years ago. Few pies produce an effect
Ike this. But, according TO the famous au-
NOR and diplomat. who will celebrate his
ninety-second birthday to-day. the apple.
mince and pumpkin pies OF fourscore and
ST. years ago were not the kind that one
fcIgets. That was before the pure food
laws went into effect when all pies were
pure. But too much was plenty. even in
those times
MI Blgelow became reminiscent yester-
Gay about the Thanksgiving dinner that he
enjoyed when he and the nineteenth CEN
tury were both young. The nineteenth cen
fury was only little beyond the voting
eye, only twenty-three years ola. 10 he
precise. The century has passed away. but
not so the vivid recollection by Mr.. Bige-
low Of the doughnuts and pie with which
he topped off. at six years OF age.
a generous though unWise portion of tur-
key and it's well seasoned insides. for he
Al" too continuously of them all.
Things have changed since them con-
tinued Mr.. Bigelow. who stood before a
fire in the library of lis home. at No. q
Gramercy Park. yesterday. THAT dinner
eighty-siX years ago was eaten At Bristol.
up the Hudson. where l was born. Bris-
tol is no more-they call IL Maiden
now. Competition killed Bristol There
were too many RristoIs i'm the coun-
try. so the government at Washington
decided. when the place grew TO be of suf-
fcient size to hatch a postofice, that by
some other name it would doubtless smell
as sweet Whether the pies Of Maiden
compare with these Of Bristol he added.
II doubt"
"Airships' Wireless teleEraphy! The
new things are innumerable. But the
tariff we have always with us."
You are strll af advocate Of free trade,
then. Mr.. Bigelow?' was asked.
Yes was the reply. Absolute free
trade. This country of ours IS going to
pot. We shall find that ont some time.
Free trade Of course. Turn the custom
houses into hospitals and make some good
economic use Of them
Mr.. Bigelow was the picture Of health.
lie spent a busy day The weather that
affected younger spirits left Aim primed
to meet many business engagements which
he carried through at his home. In the
morning he talked with a representative
OF his publishers. wrote several letters. re-
ceived callers and said he had too many
things 10 do 10 talk az length about his
birthday. lie told. however, OF MS nrst
trip TO school at Troy. y. Y.
Il was ten years Old" he said. 1T was
perilous work getting aboard the steam
boat Chief Justice Marshall. the successor
of the North America. We had TO Put
out from shore i'm rowbost with our
luggage. The Chief Justice would not
stop-just slow up ! suppose if the chief
Justice had stopped she would have had
trouble getting up steam again. So We
had 10 get aboard while the steamer was
going. ! was pretty well frightened, I re-
call"
The reporter supplied with chair.
but Mr.. Bigelow did not feel the need Of
anything better 20 support himself than
his two good legs. the backs OF which he
warmed at the open fireplace.
An old-fashiOned dinner at his home will
lie held to-day. at which his children and
grandchildren will be present in goodly
numbers.