1897 Imago

MASTICATING DEPARTMENT, OUR MOTTO Is-" Man is what he eats." W HATEYER be our hortcomings, let no one cast slurs on our eating capabilities. We acquit ourselves nobly whenever occasion offers, and thus prepare ourselves for our life work. Most prominent is the organization at Galbreath's, called the Ioon Club, because it changes its size so often. Meals are served at all hours, depending somewhat upon the time of day. Besides meals, we discuss everything that happens to hake its gory locks at us. Free sih-er, tariff, foreordination, potato culture, millinery, prize fighting, base ball, side studies, girl , changing cars at outh Charleston-each receive due attention, with a manager for each phase of life. Charley is authority on base ball, pence on puellology, Paul on sticks and hop!', and McQuilkin on general infor– mation. A sample of dinner conversation looks like this: "I'll bet Cincinnati wins the"-"What did Turner"-"Can't I take Greek on the side and ''-"That girl is all right"-" Wait till you see old Billy Rhines " -" o, I don 't pretend to know it all"– " Well, it is awful how people do gossip about"-" ow I've got you"-" Pass the sticks." At the holiday season Garbold and Prof. Campbell bolted the regular organization, and formed the Mobile Club, so called from its transitory ha}?its. They now enjoy their fourth location at Mrs. Owens', where they continue to laugh and grow fat. Some board them– selves, some get boarding and orne have boarding thrust upon them at so much a week· No conventionality prevails. If you want gravy in your coffee, put it in; nobody will interfere. It is all a matter of taste, as Horace Greeley would remark. But as descriptions of meals, like meals themselves, mu t soon fade away, we close in the assurance that three meals a day will still be forthcoming.