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Show NO DAINTY DISHES SERVED" '" P "Cooj-io Fare'' All That la Offered -t f Diners Who Celebrate the Birth- fj day of Samuel Johnson. An unusual celebration ts the din- , , tier In honor of Dr. Samuel Johnson, most distinguished Kngllsh writer of the elghteenthtcentury, given for many . f years on the anniversary of his birth ! at Lttchneld, whero he wns born In. 1700. Lltcrory men from nil over Eng- i land assemble' nt tho banquet nnd Ui Sj menu Is always the some the "coarse- ,1 fare" beloved by the author. I Amerlcfns would call It n squnfe- ! meal with all tho trimmings, for the-dlsliM the-dlsliM sppclllel are beefsteak pudding-with pudding-with kidneys, haunch mutton, oysters oys-ters nnd mushrooms, apple pie wtth cream nnd, toasted cheese, ale and, punch, to be followed by n dish, of strong tobacco nnd a chorch-wardeB pipe for each surviving guest. This It .strong meat for a strong man nnd a Litchfield Johnson dinner Is alway a "stug" Hffnfr. The house In Bt, Mary's square where Johnson wn born Is now a mnseum mvl library of rare first editions of "Itassclus," the-"Adventurer." the-"Adventurer." the dictionary, "Itnro- . bier' nnd Johnson's political tracts nnd poetical works, as well as about 0 different editions of Boswell' Life." |