NOTHING GOOD TO EAT.
Necessaries, delicacies, luxuries—all such words have different meanings in different ears and under different circumstances. When Mr Seward was in Alaska, says his son, the people were naturally very desirous to treat him handsomely. Some amusement was occasioned at table, one day, by the remark of one of the ladies that they had been much disappointed at obtaining no beef by the last steamer, as all were looking for steaks.
* So we can offer you nothing but the fare of the country, Governor Seward,’ she said. ‘ But that is excellent,’ answered he. • Oh, no ; we have nothing but venison, and grouse, and wild ducks, and salmon, and trout !’ One of the army officers remarked that this reminded him of a mutiny among the soldiers at a Florida fort, against being served with green turtle soup more than once a week.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 13, 26 March 1892, Page 293
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144NOTHING GOOD TO EAT. New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 13, 26 March 1892, Page 293
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