The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-21
ThelwSy, of Wine .7IcrchSst,,

YOU SIR, @ m an n0neN man, never
had bu two sorts Of wine in my cellcr
port and sherry
How! when myself have tried your
clsrel, YOUR
YES SIR, ny clsrct, air. One is oh.
Iiged TO gves grntleman every thing
they ask for, si', Gentlemen who pay
their money, sir, havss right TO be set
we'd with whatever they please 10 order,
sir; especially the young gentlemen
from Cambridge, sir. III tell you how
1t was, SIR. | never would have AL,
wines in my houses, sir, bul port and
sherry. because | kno,0 them to be
wholesome wines, sir; aud this will
say, sir my port and sherry were--ths
--very-best--I could procure in Eng
land.'-
How! The beStn
Yes, sir.-ai The price I paid for
fhem--Bu, to explain The thing at once
sir. You must know, sir, that hadn'
been long in business when | discovered
that gentlemen knew very httle sbou'
wine, but that if they didn't find some
fault or other they would appear 10 kno"
much less, always excepting The young
gentlemen from Cambridge, sir, and
they are erceilent judges! And here
BurIey's liule eyes lwlukled humor'
Gus commentary on The concluding
words of his sentence. Well, sir with
respect TO my dinner wines, | was al,
ways tolersbly safe; gentlemen seldom
iod fault at dinnsr; so whether II mi ghI
happen TO be Madeira, pale sherry, Of
brown, Or
why jus, now you told me you
had but Two sorts of wine 10 your eel
ler.'
Very true, sir, port and sherry.
But this was my plan, air. II any ont
ordered Madelrs--lrom one bottle ol
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 sallstac-
ton especially TO the young gentlemen
Of Cambridge, sir. But, upon The word
Of an honest man, | could scarcely get q
living profit by 1t, slr--for | always
used the best Of brandy.-As TO the pale
and brown sherry, sir, couple OF & lass
IS OF nice pure water, in the place OF
he same quantity Of wine, what used
10 call my delicate paIe-(by the BY 81
.queeze OF lemoo added 10 that; made
, very fair BucelIas, sir, wine not
much called for now, sr0 and for my
Did brown sherry,a leetle birnt suga'
was The thing. Il looked very muci
The sherry thai had been twice 10 The
East ladies, sr;-and indeed, to m!
customers who were very parllcular
bout their wines, l used TO serve i, a,
SUCH
But Mr.. Burley, wasn', such pro.
ceedng of a character ra'her--!
q guess what you would say, sir: but
know il 10 be wholesome wine
bottom, sir. But my port was The wnt
which gave me the most trouble. Cen
Iemen seldom agree about port, s'
One gentleman would say, 'Burley, n
lon, like this wine it is TOO heavy
is il, sll? | think | can find you al
lighter. Out went a glass of water.
well, sir I'D say. 'how do you ap
prove of Mat?' 'Why-um-noj |
can't ssy-''I understand, sir; you
like an older wiue-softer. think |
csn please you, sir.'-Pump again.
Now, SIR (~iping the decanter with
napkin, and lriumphanlly holding ii t"
The lighG) Hry this if you please. }
That it, Burley, that's the very wine,
bring another bottle Of The same But
one cso', please every body The sam
way, sir. Some gentlemen would com
plain Of my port a, being too poor
wlhou, body. In wen, one glass of
brandy. If that dido't answer, 'Aye,I
gentlemen says |, Il know what will
pIesse-you like fuller bodied, rough
.r wine. In went two or three glasses
If brandy. This used 10 be a very "a,
vorile wine--bul only with the young
gentlemen from Cambridge, SIR
'And your claret?'
My good wholesome port again, sir.
Three wines out, three waters, on.
1lnch of larsric acid Two ditto oriespow-
Ter. For fuller clare,, q little blsndy
or q lighter carct, more water
'Bu' how did you con'riye about Bu'.
sundy1'
THAT was my claret. sir, with from
'hree to six drops OF bergamot. accord.
ing asa gentleman liked full favor or
a delicate favor. As for champagne, /,
SIR, that Of course, made myself
Al Il oC