The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

rainbow SO ye wudden't know it. WE'LL says I,
suppose there's nawthin' fr me to do but go to
dinner Alas says he, fear not He was
Jovyal an sarcastic man an | liked him. He
told me he was pining to go on his vacation to
Saint Looey, which til doctor had ricomnded on
account iv its summer climate.
So I sauntered into tn dnin' room, which
aisily located be tn rich aromy iv viands an tn
rustic iv crocl<ery. A former king iv Dahomey
who presided over tn bankt hail. without hearn
me defnse, waved me into chair alongside TIL
lady iv tn rockin' chair Madam, says I,
thinkin' to pass tn time in an innocint Irritation,
how's the rockin' today?' She made no reply,
but rose an fastened to her faithful steed Thin
young an thoroughly colored fellow, nice
fellow in his own way which he always was, hove
alongside, an afther nately clanin' th' tablecloth
into me lap handed me bill iv fare that looked
like tn tariff schedule ON farm products 1t was
magnificent procession iv victuals narchn five
abreast, with tn right restin on olives an tn left
on dinnytasse v coffee We'll, SIR says I
this is surely ragal.' An told tn waiter wud
play it up an down an both sides But whn he
come in balancn thray as large as that table on
tn tip v his finger an all occupied be little dishes
with nourshment in thin was ashamed v me-
slf. How exthravagant us Americans ar-re.'
says I. Here is food enough to sustain whole
Europcen family. What waste says |. 'Th'
ony way ye can waste tn food in this hotel, said
a sad voice near me, is be attn it, But me
neghbor was too severe 1t was an excillint
reepast in .th' style invinted be that prince iv
epicoors til late George M. Pullman Th' viggy-
tables was without question firm tn farm, al
though tn oil place may've changed gr-reat1y
since they left it to follow tl' lure iv tn city.
Am I correctly informed, says I to tn waiter,
in thinkin' that all tn VEGETABLES on tn table
comes tr'm tb' hotels own cannery? That's
right, judge says he An tn milk? We
condinse our own milk, cap he replied proudly.
DO ye ate here? says |. : No, indeedy, dock
says he, have a comfortable home he SAYS.
lh dnn room magnificent sight. Ye
cudden't bate it in amy Europeen counthry No
rile coort cud show so NANNY beautiful dhressed
ladies with SO NANNY sparklin' ools hashin in tn
sunlight. | niver thought there was so much
precious jirns unpawned in tn wurruld as graced
tn fair necks, fingers, ears, an hair iv these
charmers | amt much at appraisin' TIL fminine
harness, but twud be a good guess to say that tn
decorations riprisinted invistnnt iv close on
five milyon dollars Thin were tn clerks fig
ures. 1t made me proud iy me counthry An
whin all this conhagraton hobbled out onto tn
front porch an begun rockin', ,ye cuddent look at
it fr more thin minyit at time without head
ache. On'y noticed that til ladies didn't look
jovyal. They niver smiled, but their lovely faces
wore an exprissyon iv fierce determination such
as I've sildom seen on TIL face iv man but wtin
he was in mortal combat
:" Me mournful frind iv tn dinner table set
alongside iv me an explained it to me. 'Wud
ye be lookin' merry if ye was in a rasslin' match
f'r ye'er socyal standn? says he This amt
play, says he. It's tur-rble compytition, sort
iv a tournymint where NANNY ar-re slain There
are enthries firm all parts iv TIL counthry an