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== William Cassidy and the Finger Bowl == | == William Cassidy and the Finger Bowl == | ||
The late William Cassidy, once editor of the Albany Argus, had all the traditional Irishman's ready wit, says Judge. On one occasion, he was present at a public dinner where a finger bowl was passed around the table, according to the custom at that time in England. In that country the finger bowl was a decided innovation. The guests one after another dipped their fingers in the water, until it came to Robert Pruyn of Albany, who did the correct thing by wetting the corner of his napkin and moistening his fingers with that. Mr. Cassidy leaned over to his neighbor, and whispered. "I'm glad to see Pruyn do it before the bowl came to me, otherwise I should have put my foot in it!" | The late William Cassidy, once editor of the Albany Argus, had all the traditional Irishman's ready wit, says Judge. On one occasion, he was present at a public dinner where a finger bowl was passed around the table, according to the custom at that time in England. In that country the finger bowl was a decided innovation. The guests one after another dipped their fingers in the water, until it came to Robert Pruyn of Albany, who did the correct thing by wetting the corner of his napkin and moistening his fingers with that. Mr. Cassidy leaned over to his neighbor, and whispered. "I'm glad to see Pruyn do it before the bowl came to me, otherwise I should have put my foot in it!" | ||
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William Cassidy and the Finger Bowl
The late William Cassidy, once editor of the Albany Argus, had all the traditional Irishman's ready wit, says Judge. On one occasion, he was present at a public dinner where a finger bowl was passed around the table, according to the custom at that time in England. In that country the finger bowl was a decided innovation. The guests one after another dipped their fingers in the water, until it came to Robert Pruyn of Albany, who did the correct thing by wetting the corner of his napkin and moistening his fingers with that. Mr. Cassidy leaned over to his neighbor, and whispered. "I'm glad to see Pruyn do it before the bowl came to me, otherwise I should have put my foot in it!"
Altamont Enterprise August 23, 1895
William Cassidy and the Finger Bowl- Altamont Enterprise August 23, 1895
