Show general grant liked corned cleef 1 I was steward at the palmer house louse said paul gores when tho the ex president stopped there on his return from the tour ottlie world one noon I 1 was all but stu pealed at seeing general grant creep in a nt t the kitchen door as though escaping fro from m some one 11 1 I am sorry to trouble you be lie said as though asking a great favor but may I 1 have a little corned beet beef and cab bage bagel why certainly I 1 replied but shall I 1 not send it to you out in tho the dining no ho he answered ill eat it right hero if you let me sit down at that t table a hie I 1 so I 1 cleared away a place on the rough il board table where the cook had been fixing the meat drew up a stool and the way he got away with that corned beef and cal bage made my eyes bulge when he lie biad it d finished ho he laid down his knife 0 an and I 1 fork with a funny alah of satisfaction put one hand band on my shoulder and said young man I 1 suppose you dont care for that at all but it if you had had to eat what I 1 have for the last few mouths months it would taste like a dinner tor for the gods the poor old fel low lov had bad dined with every one from the queen down and that cabbage in my kitchen did him more good than all the rest together er I 1 chicago news |