The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-01-16
TIIE U r COBBLER.

Suggested by seeing the article announced
at the North and South American CoDee
House, an T~hreGdneedle street.
The great feature of city civilization is
a sherry cobbler.
The men of the west-end fancy they
know something of taste, tina; they are judge
es of the delicate and the refned--No
fallacy could be more glazing. Sherry Cob
blers are barely known out of Threadneed-
lie Street.
The circumstances that Columbus was
unable to attach bis name to his discovery,
and that DR.. Guill0tine was unable TO detach
his name from his invention, are cited by
Victor Hugo as VIC remarkable instances of
Ill fortune. Let US cite as a third that the
name ofhim who invented the Sherry Cob
bier is buried IN oblivion. Yes, he whotaught
rude man 10 lay sparkling crystals Of Ice be-
meath delicious Sherry and 10 flavor the liquid
with sharp slices OF lemon, and then to i'm
ibibe ir, not by course Thracian draughis, bun
gently, lightly and ~plafully through a rustic
straw, is totally unknown.
Let us, therefore, devise a fable TO ac-
count for the origin of the Sherry Cobbler
! and lis importation into our beloved com
try.
FABLE.
The sound Of Britannia's complaints at
length reached the ears of Columbia. She
heard loud waillings over the conduct of the
non-payiDg States; she saw that some of the
E. stars on the spangled banner shone less
brightly than they were wont The wealthy
Quakers of Lombard street were crying out
Pay u.s. the merchant-rulers of Bisilopsgate
wele crying, pay u.s. the priest DIST Paul's
was CRYING pay u.s. and their voices had be-
come but as one voice, and that was the voice
!, of Britannia
.What means this said Columbia, and
she summoned the deIaulting states TO her
presence. Audacious Mississippi, with the
; awful word ~"REPUDTArIoN' written on its
swarfhy brow, led the way ~enterprising Hi
nois, with the plan of his unfinished canal,
! 5 followed then Maryland, vainly endeavoring
e 10 keep up a respectable appearances; and,
d lastly, Pennsylvania, in drab colored suit,
: redolent of promises, but slowly of perform.
: ances.
e Then Columbia, having ascertained the
melancholy position of affairs, grayely said.
MY childfen, payment is evidently ubnoxi
t, GUS 10 your feelings and the assembled state.
n solemly mufmured, yes sThen,' says Col
,e umbia, Scan you not c%ontrige some plan tc
ct lull the wrath of Bgittania-to make her OBJ
al ~livious fiber wrongs? Oh, my children, pre-
Il pare some potent narcotic.
Then did Indiana step forward and say
Though the word OF Reputation bias no
! been uttered by me, as il was by my more
daring brother Mississippi, yetbaveI refused
10 tax, and my meaning HIS been clearl,
discefned. Therefore as a worthy symbol 0
ofny transparency, [ on this glad occasion
). contribute a glass
81 says Mississippi, Fam he offree speed
and unblushing brow, ! dared to defend re
lis pudiation' upon principle. The strength o
We the narcotic should come from me- And h
re poured into the glass foaming, potent, gen
lie erous wine.
e. 'Then,' said Illinois, 4 II is who %contrivet
CT the sharp plan Of turning new mouey TO pa
to the old. Let me as emblems otstny sharp
&C. ness, contribute these slices 0 flemon.
I'M sAil of you,' said Pennsylvania, Elre but in
is lants.--Few wondered at your dedication
But | saturated with respectability--when
IN refused TO pay, that was indeed an exploit
Mississippi maybe unrivalled in audacity
but | am incompatible Tor GOODNESS. ihere
= fore as a proper contribution, add ice 10 tn
mixture
.Aud from me- quoih Maryland. you sha'
have a straw, for a straw aptly represents lh
value of my credit So saying, Marylan
"' gracefully dropped a straw into the glass,an
: The Sherry CobbIer stood complete.
70 And-ihe Sherry Cobbler was conveye
across the Atlantic, and Britannia receive
the delicious, the fatal gilt. Reclining il
'ys dolently IN Threadneedle street, she allow
IT'S the liqued TO flow into her mouth through tn
ng DELEGATE straw, soft sensation pervades he
frame and, lulled into astate ofbIiss6t eas'
va, she thanks Columbia for the donation, an
ing 'forgets her debts.
Tile AESOPUS LONDINENsIS.
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CHINESE PROVERBS.