Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser., 1845-05-10

why, sir, have seen an American
general and his officers, without pay, and
almost without clothes, living on roots and
drinking waler, and all fot LsSarY!
What chance have we against such m.na;;,'
1t is $ ID that Col. w. was not much OBJ
ligeo to him for this speech; but the young
officer was so struck with Marion's SEN
.timents, that he never rested until he
threw up his commission and retired from
the service--Gody's Laays Book.
From Christmas Festivities, BY John Poole, A, :
=, thor OF Paul Pry.
The Ways Of Wine-M Me rchants.
"There, now sirl to prove how much
gentlemen may be mistaken; / assure yq,.
str, az I'm an honest man, never had but
two sorts Of wine in my cellar--port and
cherry"
"How! when I myself have tried your
claret, your ''''
"Yes, sir. my clatet, sir. One Is obliee,l
to give gentleman every thing they ask
for, sir. Gentlemen who pay their money,
sir, have right to be served with what
ever they please to order, sir; especially
the young gentlemen from Cambridge, sir.
Ill tell you how. it was, sir: I never
wodld have any wines in my house, sir,
but port and cherry, because / knoso them
to be wholesome wines, sirI and this will
say, sir, my port and sherry were-tie-
vsry 6eA-I could procure in al Eng
lafid"-
.Howl the besnprc g sasLsogs 81
.".Yes,y ysir---at the price I paid for them.
But to explain the thing at once, sir. You
must know, sir, that | hadn't been, long in
business when discovered that gentlemen
knew very little about wine. but that il
they didn't find some fault or other they
would appear to know much less; always
excepting the young gentlemen from Cam.
bridge, sir, and they are ercellent Judges!
And here Burley's little eyes twinkled !
humorous commentary on The concluding
words Of Ills sentence. Well, sir; viii
respect to my dinner wines, ! was Away,
tolerably safe; gentlemen seldom find faul
at dinner; So whether it might happen t.
be Madeira, pale sherry, or brown, Or
"Why, just now, you told me you hat
but two sorts Of wine in your cellar" .
"Very true, sir, port and sherry. Blu
this was my plan, sir. If any one ordered
Madeira--from one bottle Of sherry taxi
two glasses Of wine, which replace by tw,
glasses Of brandy, and add thereto q sligli
squeeze Of lemon; and this / found 70 Civ,
general satisfaction: especially to the young
gentlemen Of Cambridge, sir. But, upoI
4 the word Of an honest man, Iconld scarcely
get living profit BY it, sir--for / always
used the best of brandy. As to the pail
and brown sherry, sir, couple Of glasse,
Of nice pure water, in the place Of the SANE
quantity Of wine, made what is used to cal
| my delicate Pole-{by the bv; squeeze o
. lemon, added to that made a very fai
Bucellas, sir; winepaot much called fcl
now, sir;) and for my old broom sherry,
leetle burnt sugar was the thing, It looket
very much like sherry that had been twic,
to the East indies, sir; and, indeed, to III,
customers who were very particular aboi
their wines, ! nsedto serve itias SUCH
"But, Mr.. Burley, wasn't such ., pro
ceeding Of a character rather-?" r
81 guess what you would say, sir; bu
knew it to be a wholesome wine at bot
tom, sir. But my port was the wine whicl
gave me the most trouble Gentleme
seldom agree about port, sir. One gentle
man would say, 'Burley, | don't like thi
wine-it IS too heavy!' rs ii, cir? thin
| can fnd you a lighter Oaawent glas
Of wine, and in went glass of waiei
swell, sir I'D say, .hotv do you approv
offhaiF 'Why-dm---no; ] catt say--7--
4 understand, sir; you like an older win
softer. think ] can please You, SIR
Pump again. Nov, SIR Twiping the de
canter with . napkin, and triumphantl
holding it TO the light;) try this, if yo
please That's it, Burley, that's the yer
wine, bring another bottle Of the same. =
But one can't please every body the sam
way, sir. Some gentlemen would com
plain Of my port a. being too poor--witf,
out body. In went one glass Of brandy
If that didn't answer, AYE, gentlsnen
says !, i know what will please -yca lik
= fuller-bodied, rougher Wine. Gut wer
two Of three glasses Of brandy. This nse
! TO be very favorite wine--but only Wit
| the young ggentlemenfrom Cambridge, sir
"And your Claret?" .,.
sl."My, good, Wholesome port agnin, Sir
Three wines out, three waters, one pine
oftartaric acid, two ditto orie- powder. ia
fuller claret, l.tle brandy; for lishI
er claret. more, water"
I'll .''..Bat how did you contrivs about Bui
gundy?" .. jlnna alI' u. u,
"That was my. clart, cir. With. itfa
three to six drops Of bergampt, accofdingl
, . ! esntlemsn liked ! full flavor az IL
! icate flascr. ~ fes achaMpasns, ~ tia
of course, I made mShslG' Y III boz tasas
J Show do you mean sof aonrse, Buzleyi
stord, sir,n, said hs, with A innocen
| VI awsekisk look, asdrely every bod
makes his own champagns-else rAf ca
haeo.s a e "a soas5sTis.'s at