The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-09-13
TEXAS GRUB

l7OpecldI TO Inc HERALD lex
as has many things in common
with Minnesota, and many
things not in common.
For instance there is the
Lions restaurant near Llano
Grande.
Fred and | were hungry after
several days of corned beef, COM
monty called red horse, and ar
my beans, and decided to beard
the lion in his den.
A sign outside, Turkey din
ners on Sunday" didn't inter-
est us much, as it happened to
be Thursday, but looked prom
Using.
We entered the restaurant and
sat down at a table.
The lion, a tai, raw boned
Texan, approached us, scowling
and evidently resenting the in
trusion.
He balanced battered black
tin tray, edgewise on the table,
placed his elbow on the tray,
cupped his chin in his hand,
crossed one foot over the other,
and having completed this little
ceremony, said
oval, gents, what'll it be?'
Fred, something of a polished
gentleman despite the roughen-
ing influences of army life, came
back with: What cha got?'
WAL" said Mr.. Lion, ''got
some nice sirloin steak, some
ham an aigs and some poke
chops"
Let's have some steak" said
Fred, 'and some potatoes
hashed brown"
At the word potatoes a pity
ing grin fickered across Mr..
Lions physiognomy. "Cut 'em
out" he advised. "Hain't got
a spud in the house. In fact"
he went on, eff there is a pota-
to in this here town, | want to
know"
"Well, what csc yuh got?"
Fred wasn't particular.
Got some ham an aigs. Cost
you 35 cents. Got some poke
chops. Got some chilli"
vegetables % Fred was think
ing about day before yesterdays
cod tomatoes.
"We'all don't eat no veg-ta-
tables dahn here said Mr.. Lion,
and the smile Of pity reappear-
ed, this time for longer visit.
why" he explained, "Ah've
got a farm out heah away and
we shipped fourteen ton O cab
hedge last winter, and eff there
was a cabbedge cooked in my
house l want to know.
'.And two ton of lettuce We
shipped, an if Alive eaten a
haid O. lettuce in two years, All
want to know"
Steak" said Fred weakly. He
didn't know that it was a peni-
tertiary offense to eat vege-
tables in Texas.
ALRIGHT, gents" said the lion.
He carefully united himself,
grabbed the battered tray firm
~ shuf1ed across the one room
# the eat emporium, and dodg-
ed around a curtain.
Presently he reappeared, dodg-
ed the curtain without mishap,
and presented us with the sir
DIN steak, four slices of b1 cad,
one Late, two knives, two forks,
and one cup Of coffee. Erred is
a teetotaler.) | drew the plate
and Fred drew the platter. The
lien decided for us.
After exercising our Jaws
thoroughly, without doing much
damage, we arose, and | walked
; back to the curtain.
The lion, Or part Of him, ap-
peared through an aperture.
| offered him dollar, and ne
said: Were yo'all aiming for to
pay for the bill
That was my aim. l explained,
and he took the dollar.
Come again" he said, and he
pointed to sign which we had
thought was part of the mural
decorations, so long had it been
exposed to the elements.
Come again and gain again.
it read.
Fred and l backed out, gave
the Turkey on Sunday
sign a parting salute, and de-
parted campwards, to eat sup
per red horse, boiled potatoes
and beans.-R. D. McCord in
Duluth Herald.