How many men there are who declare they detest all manner of pastry, and yet we find they have their finger in every pie! A singer anxious to secure the patronage of the mighty New York Herald critic whom he knew to be unapproachable in any other way. prepared a splendid menu, with the best wines, and, having made him duly enjoy the banquet, he ventured to hope that “ everything was settled.” He pounced upon the Herald the morning after the performance. Could it be? What—after such a dinner ! “ What is it all about? ” inquired a friend. “ Look,” exclaimed the distressed vocalist, holding a copy of the Herald in one hand and the bill of the banquet in the other. “ Well ? ” A name was whispered, “ Oh, console yourself,” said the kind friend ; “ humanity is not so bad as it seems. You dined the wrong man ! ”
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Globe, Volume VII, Issue 731, 23 October 1876, Page 2
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