Astothebeef,it’sshameful。It’sNOTbeef。Regularbeefisn’tveins。Youcanchewregularbeef。Besideswhich,there’sgravytoregularbeef,andyouneverseeadroptoours。Anotherofourfellowswenthomeill,andheardthefamilydoctortellhisfatherthathecouldn’taccountforhiscomplaintunlessitwasthebeer。
Ofcourseitwasthebeer,andwellitmightbe!
However,beefandOldCheesemanaretwodifferentthings。Soisbeer。ItwasOldCheesemanImeanttotellabout;notthemannerinwhichourfellowsgettheirconstitutionsdestroyedforthesakeofprofit。
Why,lookatthepie-crustalone。There’snoflakinessinit。It’ssolid——likedamplead。Thenourfellowsgetnightmares,andarebolsteredforcallingoutandwakingotherfellows。Whocanwonder!
OldCheesemanonenightwalkedinhissleep,puthishatonoverhisnight-cap,gotholdofafishing-rodandacricket-bat,andwentdownintotheparlour,wheretheynaturallythoughtfromhisappearancehewasaGhost。Why,heneverwouldhavedonethatifhismealshadbeenwholesome。Whenweallbegintowalkinoursleeps,Isupposethey’llbesorryforit。