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Henckaby Budginton's Little Dinner.
member of a most distinguished family , Avhich came in Avith William the Conqueror . Drogo de Budginton is mentioned as presiding over the cooks at the battle of Hustings ; and it is generally believed
among the Budgintons , male and female , that this taste for " la cuisine" has been transmitted through succeeding generations to Henckaby himself , for he is famous for tAvo things , his admiration of
the fair sex , and his love of a good dinner . Though a married man now of some years , he often talks of the hour when , as he says , " militavi none sine gloria , " and though since that time he adds " parnia
bene relicta , he has not changed . As his friend , Captain O'Leary , says , " Bedad sir , it ' s the natchur of the baste . " Hence our friend , Henckaby , for Ihopeheisyom-friend , kindly reader , as Avell as mine , is ahvays
doing many gallant little things , and saying numberless pretty little words , Avhich procure him much favour in the eyes of those angelic beings Avho constitute so much of the happiness , and so much of the " botheration" of us lords of the
creation . Nothing so delights him as to take his fair friends to the theatre , or the opera ; no one so well arranges a little luncheon for the dear and hungry creatures at Verey ' s or the Criterion ; no one is so friendly to Blackwall or Greenwich ; no one is so ready for an excursion to Richmond or the
" Palais du Crystal , " in the words of the enthusiastic Frenchman , as our Henckaby , always active , and ever full of " bonhommie . " And then it is that you see him really in his element . "Doing the civil "
is evidently , as Mr . Bushe would say , his "forte . " His attentions to those gentle beings , those gushing angels , Avho constitute the grace and delight of his friendly circle , are most touching and unceasing .
Nothing escapes his observation , nothing eludes his consideration , nothing is overlooked by his solicitous foresight . Henckaby is , therefore , in high favour , and pceans to his name are continually arising , and to
his good "intentions . " You hear soft voices saying so pleasantly—how agreeable a woman ' s praise always is— " Henckaby is so pleasant ; " "Henckaby is so thoughtful ;"
_ " Henckaby is so very nice ; '' " Henckaby is so good-natured ; " " Henckaby is such a vivacious companion . " If , like the chameleon who lives on flies , Henckaby could live on praise from liquid voices and bright
Henckaby Budginton's Little Dinner.
XgOrVjX eyes — praise , asT ^ oitrJohn Jones says , " praise , sir , from good lungs and better digestions , " Henckaby , I repeat , is , or ought to be , the happiest of mortals . Old John Jones , Avhom 1 have just quoted , a
retired major of much service and more Avounds , is evidently , as most of our " vieux militaires" are—though why I kiio w not—of a cynical disposition . If we seek the recondite causes of things , it may be
difficult to say why it should be so . Perhaps some unlucky brevet , some slipshod dispatch , some cruel beauty Avho ought to have been Mrs . Jones , and is Mrs . Hodgkin , may be at the bottom of our good old
friend ' s " brusquerie . " Be this as it may , John Jones vigorously shakes his head at Henckaby ' s goings on ; and says in his loud voice , and " ore rotundo , " " A married man , sir , in my opinion , ought to attend
to No . 1 . He is tied up , sir , manacled , sir , fettered for life , sir , to one and only one dear deluding seraph , and he has no business , sir , no business to constitute himself a general admirer , a * Clumber spaniel , '
sir , of the sex . My experience of females , sir , is not good ; my opinion of them , sir , is not high . But I knoAv it ' s no use talking . Henckabies will ever abound Avhere women ' most do congregate , ' and
they Avill be ahvays dubbed by that impressionable body of beings , ' so good natured ; and so very useful . '" I for one do not agree with John Jones in his longtirade . As a rule , Avomen have both the
" savoir faire and good sense , in a higher ratio than men . That they like attention is not blameable in itself , but none are more clear-sighted than they are as to the actual merits and sterling Avorth of men .
If Henckaby finds any favour in their eyes , you may depend upon it there is some good in Henckaby , though , like the modest violet , as his friend . Dr . Bayfey , says , " he is born to blush unseen , and hide
his sweetness m the dusty air . The doctor adds , he believes that this quotation is from Shakespeare , either Coriolanus or Troilus and Cressida . All this is Avhat the Germans call an
: Emleitung . Henckaby took it into his Avise head the other day , as his spouse Avas going to the Derby in a break Avith some cheerful friends , to give a little dinner to a very charming person , " a great friend , '' as he remarked , " of my dear , dear wife . " Accordingly , Henckaby arranged the follow-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Henckaby Budginton's Little Dinner.
member of a most distinguished family , Avhich came in Avith William the Conqueror . Drogo de Budginton is mentioned as presiding over the cooks at the battle of Hustings ; and it is generally believed
among the Budgintons , male and female , that this taste for " la cuisine" has been transmitted through succeeding generations to Henckaby himself , for he is famous for tAvo things , his admiration of
the fair sex , and his love of a good dinner . Though a married man now of some years , he often talks of the hour when , as he says , " militavi none sine gloria , " and though since that time he adds " parnia
bene relicta , he has not changed . As his friend , Captain O'Leary , says , " Bedad sir , it ' s the natchur of the baste . " Hence our friend , Henckaby , for Ihopeheisyom-friend , kindly reader , as Avell as mine , is ahvays
doing many gallant little things , and saying numberless pretty little words , Avhich procure him much favour in the eyes of those angelic beings Avho constitute so much of the happiness , and so much of the " botheration" of us lords of the
creation . Nothing so delights him as to take his fair friends to the theatre , or the opera ; no one so well arranges a little luncheon for the dear and hungry creatures at Verey ' s or the Criterion ; no one is so friendly to Blackwall or Greenwich ; no one is so ready for an excursion to Richmond or the
" Palais du Crystal , " in the words of the enthusiastic Frenchman , as our Henckaby , always active , and ever full of " bonhommie . " And then it is that you see him really in his element . "Doing the civil "
is evidently , as Mr . Bushe would say , his "forte . " His attentions to those gentle beings , those gushing angels , Avho constitute the grace and delight of his friendly circle , are most touching and unceasing .
Nothing escapes his observation , nothing eludes his consideration , nothing is overlooked by his solicitous foresight . Henckaby is , therefore , in high favour , and pceans to his name are continually arising , and to
his good "intentions . " You hear soft voices saying so pleasantly—how agreeable a woman ' s praise always is— " Henckaby is so pleasant ; " "Henckaby is so thoughtful ;"
_ " Henckaby is so very nice ; '' " Henckaby is so good-natured ; " " Henckaby is such a vivacious companion . " If , like the chameleon who lives on flies , Henckaby could live on praise from liquid voices and bright
Henckaby Budginton's Little Dinner.
XgOrVjX eyes — praise , asT ^ oitrJohn Jones says , " praise , sir , from good lungs and better digestions , " Henckaby , I repeat , is , or ought to be , the happiest of mortals . Old John Jones , Avhom 1 have just quoted , a
retired major of much service and more Avounds , is evidently , as most of our " vieux militaires" are—though why I kiio w not—of a cynical disposition . If we seek the recondite causes of things , it may be
difficult to say why it should be so . Perhaps some unlucky brevet , some slipshod dispatch , some cruel beauty Avho ought to have been Mrs . Jones , and is Mrs . Hodgkin , may be at the bottom of our good old
friend ' s " brusquerie . " Be this as it may , John Jones vigorously shakes his head at Henckaby ' s goings on ; and says in his loud voice , and " ore rotundo , " " A married man , sir , in my opinion , ought to attend
to No . 1 . He is tied up , sir , manacled , sir , fettered for life , sir , to one and only one dear deluding seraph , and he has no business , sir , no business to constitute himself a general admirer , a * Clumber spaniel , '
sir , of the sex . My experience of females , sir , is not good ; my opinion of them , sir , is not high . But I knoAv it ' s no use talking . Henckabies will ever abound Avhere women ' most do congregate , ' and
they Avill be ahvays dubbed by that impressionable body of beings , ' so good natured ; and so very useful . '" I for one do not agree with John Jones in his longtirade . As a rule , Avomen have both the
" savoir faire and good sense , in a higher ratio than men . That they like attention is not blameable in itself , but none are more clear-sighted than they are as to the actual merits and sterling Avorth of men .
If Henckaby finds any favour in their eyes , you may depend upon it there is some good in Henckaby , though , like the modest violet , as his friend . Dr . Bayfey , says , " he is born to blush unseen , and hide
his sweetness m the dusty air . The doctor adds , he believes that this quotation is from Shakespeare , either Coriolanus or Troilus and Cressida . All this is Avhat the Germans call an
: Emleitung . Henckaby took it into his Avise head the other day , as his spouse Avas going to the Derby in a break Avith some cheerful friends , to give a little dinner to a very charming person , " a great friend , '' as he remarked , " of my dear , dear wife . " Accordingly , Henckaby arranged the follow-