Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1894 — He Didn’t Relish tho Bill of Pare. [ARTICLE]

He Didn’t Relish tho Bill of Pare.

The guest at the hotel table laid the menu down and gazed up at the waiter. “Have you any corned beef and cabbage?” he asked. “No, sir.” “Got any sauerkraut and sausage?” “No, sir.” “Got any crackling bread?" “No, sir.” The guest was becoming uneasy. “Well,” he said, in an unpleasant way, “have you got anything to eat here at all?” “There's the bill of fare, sir,” replied the waiter, nodding toward it. The guest picked it up and examined it carefully. “Um,” he said, after a thorough inspection, “I can’t eat that. At least, not raw. Take it out to the kitchen and have it broiled a bit, will you?”