Seeing it was mizzling, the lallycooler inkslinger decided to stay in and have resurrection pie for his nooning.
Let’s dissect:
Mizzling – drizzling rain (1891 American Slang Dictionary by James Maitland)
Lallycooler – one who is pre-eminently successful in his line (daisy, dandy, darling, lullu) (1891 American Slang Dictionary by James Maitland)
Inkslinger – a writer or editor (1891 American Slang Dictionary by James Maitland)
Resurrection pie – a pie made of scraps or leavings (1891 American Slang Dictionary by James Maitland)
Nooning – an interval for rest and refreshment at midday, as in the harvest field (1891 American Slang Dictionary by James Maitland)
So, in other words: Since it was lightly raining, the preeminent writer decided to stay in and have remixed left-overs for his afternoon refreshment.