Logan Republican | 1906-08-01 | Page 3 | Joshua Sears' Brown Bread

Joshua Sears' Brown Bread. In tho pniy fifties, Capt. Gideon HIItr, ono of Cape Co 's seafaring men, was tho proprietor of an eating house located at tho heud of Long whnrf, about whore tho custom houso now stands. In Its primitive way It afforded shelter and subsistence for tho hungry wn)fnrers anil merchants of thoso days, v. licit? thoy could par tako of a limited bill of fare, including includ-ing baked boans nnd brown bread, minted flsh and doughnuts and coffee. cof-fee. Joshua Sears, one of Boston's old time merchants, was one of Capt. Hallett's patrons, and frequently cnlll for an order of naked beans, which was accompanied with a liberal lib-eral slice of brown bread. Whllo partaking of the beans It was Mr. Seais' custom to call for additional orders of brown bread, and ono day Cap. Hallett remarkod: "Mr. Sears, If jou will pay for brown bread I will give jou tho beans." t