Washington County News | 1934-06-14 | Page 7 | His Welcome Worn Out

His Welcome Worn Out If some one "turns the cold shoulder" shoul-der" these days, it doesn't refer to anything on the menu. But in the early days It did. Large roasts were then considered necessary at every dinner, and when a guest was served from a cold shoulder left from another an-other meal he felt snubbed, knowing that this was the polite method of insulting a guest. There are even records of dueling contests caused by the sight of a harmless, but cold, roast of lamb. When an aspiring swain was invited to dinner and his prospective father-in-law served him from a fresh roast, he knew that he could count on the paternal support. In the wooing. But if the traditional cold shoulder appeared, he knew there was no hope for him.