The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-05-05
TALES OF THETOWN

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relieved with heavy cash dona-
ton.
Bill Butchart's thoughtful in
iative, is just as practical today
in cases Of hard luck, as it was
then. Too few follow it, how
ever.
Nearly thirty years ago. Sig.
Levy, later deputy sheriff for
many years. but now living in Mil
waukee, had a saloon in the
Phoenix block, in quarters now
occupied by Klein's jewelry
store, if memory is correct.
In those days, Frank W. Eaton
and H. G. Kendall, with a bunch
of cronies, were very much in
evidence around town, especially
in social and convivial affairs.
Some hunters, before going to
North Dakota, promised to send
Eaton and Kendall a bunch of
game if they had luck. They
were successful and sent back
ducks, geese and prairie chick
ems. But they forgot to ask
where to address the game for
the boys, so sent it in care of Sig.
Levy.
Thinking it a good joke on the
bunch, Levy said nothing about
getting the birds but planned a
big game dinner. After every
thing was nicely roasted and
brought over to the saloon, he
hired a eolored carver and went
out to get Tom Cohn, Bernard
Silberstein and four other very
prominent Hebrew business men,
promising them roast game feed
finer than they had seen.
Knowing where Levy went and
for what, and knowing about the
fine lot of roast game, Eaton,
Kendall and the rest, thought it
would be fine joke on their
friend to pick the bones of the
wild fowl before the prominent
guests got down to the saloon.
They had no idea that the game
was some their friends really had
sent for them.
In those days, Tom Dickens
was popular and noted char
acter in Duluth. He was a man
of unusually large frame and
size. He usually wore a gray
plug" hat and frock coat to
match in color. He stood head
and shoulders above the average
man and had a head that was
exceeded only in size and capa-
city by his stomach. Dickens was
some sort Of a faker, at times,
and a man of fine education. But
The could eat enough for an en-
tire family. When he boarded at
the old Merchants hotel, he in
variably put in a double order
for his breakfast with the wait
er, as "Tommy' Michaud can
testify.
eve have a game lunch for
YOU" said Eaton to Dickens,
land all we ask is that you show
us how much you can eat"
Dickens responded promptly.
The colored carver started in and
it was not long before the gor-
mandizer had consumed two teal
ducks. They were followed by
couple of prairie chickens. Then
Ia big wild goose was carved and
the big fellow ate most OF that.
Eaton and Kendall tasted the
game but preferred the liquid re-
freshments. Alex Fraser, E. '.
Mundey and Geo. C. Greenwood
were among the bunch.
When Sig. Levy got back with
his prominent guests, there was
not much left of the roast wild
fowl but bones. But he did not
know it.
"Serve the gentlemen with
LUNCH" he commanded the col
ored carver with a lordly wave
of his hand.
"Has youah got any noah OF
dem birdsf" asked the carver.
"Look under the counter" re-
piled Levy.
"Dey all all gone" replied
the colored man.
Nothing lefti" exclaimed
Levy in surprise.
"Dah some BONES" was the re-
ply.
! "You do not mean to say that
all the ducks, chickens and geese
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