Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-12
THE WAYS or WINE MERCHANTS,

FROM CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES, Ios roaEE AUTHOR OF
PAUL. PRy
There, now, sr IA prove how much gentlemen may be
mistakenly assure you, Pm honest man. never had
but two sorts OF wine in my cellar--port and sherry
Chow ! when myself have tried your claret your'
SIR, my caret SIR One obliged 70 give gentlemen
every thing they ask tof s. Gentemen who pay their
money! sir have right be served with Whatever thew please
to ORDER sir especially the young gentlemen from Cambridge
sir. iH tell you how il was, sir. never would have any
wines IN my house, sir but port and sherry because o,o
mem 10 De wholesome wines, sir and this will say sir my
port and sherry neutrality-suspicious. could procure ia
all England" r -
"How the Jef2"
Yes, sir, at the price lgea p Them But to explain
,he ng a. onpe sr foa must know, sir that hadn't been
long business when discovered that gentlemen know ver
little about wine but that if they didn't find some fault or
other they would appear know much lesaways excepting
'he young gentlemen from Cambridge sir and they are en-
eeenf Judges land here Burleys little eyes twipklsd il
humorous commentary the concluding words of his sen,
tence Well, SIR with respect to MY dinner wines was al
ways toeraby sae genusweR seldom end fault at dinners
sow So whether y ms happen to be Madeira, pale sherry,
WIs just now you told me YOU had but two ,o,,, q
in your cellar" - -
Every true, sir, port and sherry But this was nv plan
sur any one ordered Madeira From one bottle of sherry
take TWO glasses Of vine which replace by two glasses Il
brandy, and add thereto slight squeeze of lemon and th;s
found 70 give general saisfactoespccially to the yo,
gentlemen OF Cambridge, sir But upon the word of Al
honest man. could scarcely get living profit by nv Madeira
SIR Tor always used the best brandy As 10 tie pale and
brown sherry sir couple Of glasses Of nice pure water in
place OF the same quantity Of vine nae what ued TO can
my delicate paie( hs bye squeeze of lemon added to
fAa made very hir Bucelas SRA wine not much called
Tor new sir and TOR my old droDn sherry eek burnt an
gay thing looked very much like sherry that had
been twice to the East ndes sir and indeed to INV Gus
toners who were ry particular about their wps used to
serve it as SUCH" >' N '"..
"But, Mr.. Burlcy wasn't s,cb rr...ox. r. i.
rather'- r Ye~Ns = 'Na'ar'en
- guess what you woad say, sir but knew ID b. he
WINE a bottom, sir But my port was the wine
winch gave me the most trouble. Gensnea seldom agree
aoont Por SIR One gentlemen would say sBurley don't
lRe his wine It Is nn heavy SIS it, sir think can find
you lighter OM went glass Of wine and in went
glass Of water Well SIR I'd say, show do YOU approve of
1nm 'Why-um-no ! can't say I understand
s you like an Older wne-soer; think can please You.
sr Pump again. Now, SIR, saysL (wippg the decsnaer
with Napkin and triumphsasS holding 70 he ighl) ty
nis, lyon please That's i Barley that's Vie very wine
ody The same way sir Some gentlemen would complain Of
port as being too poor without body In one glass
,f brandy. II thai didn't sAy, gentlemen saw.
\ know what will please you you want fulIer-SoaeJ
tougher wine Out went too glasses of wne ana IN won't
700 or three glasses Of brandy This used bs yerv favor
te wne-but only with the young gentlemen ftom Gam.
ridge, sir. " And your clarst ~
MY good wholesome port again sir Three wines Out,
hree waters IN ope pinch Of tararic acid two ditto orr
'owssr for fnlft clarel a,Ie brandy; for rhaer
;aret, more water" s.
But how did YOU contrive about Burgundy !"
WI was my caret SIR, with from three to sir drops Of
according as gentleman liked FUN Favor or
myself" 80 @'NA " 'a'''e 'A''
), now 40 You mean n course Burnley y
Lord SIT, sait ~, with innocent yet waggsh look,
surely eyeg body makes bis champagne, else what
AN Ssefra1ae Of ali goose5erriss ,"