Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-30
ness and his black moustache look like ar

ness ana MS Dlack mOuStaCnc IOOh HAc an
old-fashioned shoe brush.
The conversation naturally began with
the war. The square citizen who has Ger
manic sympathies pointed out how the
kaiser was eternally right and England,
Russia and France were everlastingly
wrong. He argued with vigor, but you
could see his heart was not in his work:
i In the midst of a graphic description OF
Germanys military operations he absent
mindedly used the word "trufnes J.,
What have truffies to do with war;
inquired the Observer.
Did 1 say truffies?" counter questioned
the other in sort of defensive way.
You did," replied the Observer. You
! were telling me about the Siege OF Liege
you said something about trufhes. Now
truff1es. 1t seems to me-
THAT is what comes Of WORRYING, said
the square citizen, gloomily. I VIII tell
you. frankly. that ! have bean wosryins
Cant you stagger along without
thenT
at is the sense Of deprivation" explain
ed the citizen. Here have been having
truffies sent me from my home country
for years and years-until have come to
regard them as an essential part OF lie.
Now comes the war and l don't get any
more truff1es."
YOUR truffies there?' asked the Observer.
The square citizen shrugged his shoul-
ders. -.
would be Just my Internal luck 70 Pc
drafted in the army and have to live on
those condensed foods which, I under
stand, they feed to soldiers
\
| AS the square citizen trotted away the
Observer looked after him compassion
ateiy. What cruel thing war was! 1t
was inconsiderate! What right had q war
! TO interfere with the truf1es and wine OF
the unfortunate epicures. Everywhere
were signs of impoverished wealth, ana
Mars mail-clad and ruthless, was iausn-
| ing himself into state Of hyster1a ae
he witnessed the tragedy. Here, In twenty
minutes the Observer had met TWO per
sons directly affected by the war. he
resolved to look further into the matter.
So he sought certain friend who mas
| a weakness for hunting up the WIDEST
places to eat that he can find.
| Whenever he extends any one an m
yitation to dinner the guest invariably
| carries small bottle OF some reiiapi 2
fork. The Observer remembers the
| time when he and the stout man visit
ed a certain restaurant, which the stout
| man said was famed for It's lamb
chop hearts, stewed in wine.
Probably the lamb chop hearts were
good. The Observer does not. at the
moment, recall. During the meal he was
fascinated by the corpses OF sixty
eight flies which had been slain on the ne
tablecloth by previous diners and left
without the formality Of regular
| burial. One corpse was particularly In
teresting. 1t lay upon it's back with Its
feet stuck straight up in the air. rs
attitude was that of perfect despair.
1 y =
~. ox.... S.rna HE friend in n
| certain saloon, which has won indy
ing fame for itself by reason Of the
fact that it Is never kept sscisans-s-44
approached this friend: z
| Al have been talking" said the OBJ.
server, seating himself, with several
| friends concerning the terrible gas,
| tronornic suffering which this war will
| cause among the wealthy. You. !
know, have lived well. You have eaten
all dishes that a civilized man may
eat. ! venture to say that you have
| partaken of dishes which no civilized
suicide was his objective. Hence"
| YES" said the cosmopolife modestly.
| II reckon I have sorter been around
good deal. Eating at different places
make it rough when you have to go
back to home cooking"
| The cosmopolite broke in upon him
self.
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do you think that the oriental ship
ping will be cut down." asked the all
around diner, and there WAS a certain
pathos in his manner of asking the
question.
why" hesitated the Observer.
suppose So"
"Goshr said the cosmopolite. That's
just my luck"
IN what way?" inquired the OBJ
1 server.
Sharks FMS" said the cosmopolits
briefly
The Observers face set sternly
Il have come to you," he said, etc
discuss in a serious manner the food
problems of the wealthy. 1t Is Vita
question. If you choose TO ignore II
and indulge in idle, verval horse
play
Il am serious said the cosmopolitan
diner, as he leaned forward and stretched
his arm across the table. For a lonf
time have been trying to educate my
self up to sharks fin soup. It was
tremendous undertaking, can assur,
you"
81 should think It would be-" assentet
the Observer. From what have heart
of the personal habits of the shark h,
Is not the kind of a bird / would wan
for a Thanksgiving dinner"
But there are places along the China
coast" resumed the cosmopolite. ''wher,
they fix up the fms so they can be uset