The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-21
iThelways of vvine-EIcrohan,s.

you sir, ss I'm an homes, man, never
had but two sorts of wine in my cciIer
port and sherry
How! when myself have tried your
'clsre', your
Yes sir, n.y claret, sir. One is OBJ
| Iiged 10 give gentleman every thing
they ask tor, si', Gentlemen who pay
their money, sir, havs right 10 be set-
we'd with whatever they please 10 order,
sir; especially the young gentlemenI
from Cambridge, cir. I'll tell you how
1t was, SIR. never would have az!
wines in my houses, sir, but port and.
sherry. because | kno,0 them to be
Wholesome wines, SIT; aud 'hls | will
say, sir my por, aud sherry were--fhe
--very-be,t-l could procure n Eng'
land.'-
How! The beSh'
'Yes, sir, at the price I paid for
ihem-Bui to explain the thing al once
sir. You must know, sir, tn, hadn''
been long in business when discovered
that gentlemen knew very lItlle sbou'
wine, but that if they didn't find somt
fault or other they would appear oknow
much less, always excepting The young
gentlemen from Cambridge, sir, and
they are ercellent judges! [ And here
Burley's little eyes lwlukIed humor-
Gus commentary on the concluding
words Of his sentence. ] Well, sir with
respect TO my dinner wines, | was al
ways tolerabIy safe; gentlemen seldom
| find fault at dnnsr: so whether II might
Happen to be Madeira, pale sherry, OF
brown, Or
why Just now you told me you
had but Two sorts of wine in your Gel
ler.'
Very true, sir, port and sherry.
But this was my plan, sir. II any one
ordered Madeirs-from one bottle oI
sherry take Two glasses of wine which
replace by 10 glasses OF brandy and
add thereto slight squeeze of lemon
and this found to give general sal'stsc-
| ton especially 10 the young gen'lemeo
Of Cambridge, sir. I}u', upon the word
of an honest man, | could scarcely get q
living profit by 1t, slr-lor l AWAY s.
used the best Of brandy. AS TO the pale
| and brown sherry, sir, couple oi & lass
IS of nice pure water, in the place ol
he same quantity oi wine, what used
10 call my delicate pale-(by the by Al
.queeze of lemon added to that; made
very fair Bucellss, sir, wine not
,ld brown sherry, a leette birnt suga
was The thing l, looked very muct
ke sherry thai had been twice to tn
East Indies, slr;-snd indeed, TO my
customers who were very parlcula,
.boul their wines, ! used 10 serve II a.
such
| But Mr.. Burley, WASN'T such pro-
ceeding OF character raher-"
:, guess what you would say, sir: but
| know it 10 be wholesome wine
bottom, sir. But my port was The wine
which gave me the most ,Iounle. Cen
lemen seldom agree abo1t port, sir,
One gentleman would say, 'BurIey, /
Idon'l like this wine-t is too heavy"
Ills it, sii? think can fad you a
Tighter. Out went glass of water
| well, sir I'd say. show do you ap
|prove of that? 'Why-um-noj |
lcan't ssy-'I understand, sir; you
Hike an older wne-Softer. | think !
Gao please you, sir.'-Pnmp again.
l'Now, sir (wiping the decanter with .
napkin, and lriumphantly holding it to
he lighiD Iry this if you please.
I'That il, Burley, that's The very wine,
bring another bottle Of the same Bu'
one can't please every body the sam
wsy, sir. Some gentlemen would com
lplain Of my port as being too poor
without body. In went one glass Of
brandy. If that didn't answer, 'Aye
lsenllemen, says |, Il know what will
lplease.--you like fuller bodied, rough
]sr wine. In went two or three glasse
Of brandy. This used TO be very ia
vorite wine-bul only with The youoI
gentlemen from Camurldge, SIR
'And youl clsrell'
My good wholesome port again, sir
Three wines ou', three waters, on
ipinch of ialiaric acid, two ditto oriespo~
der. For fuller clare,, a little brand
III or lighter carc,, more water
Il 'Bu, how did you con'rive about Blu,
,tgundyf'
That was my claret. sir, with fror
three to six drops Of bergamot, accorC
ing as gentleman liked a full favor ,