The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-15
The Favorite Resort--wimis's Saloon

The FavOrite ResOrt--WiIIis's Saloon.
On saturdayeyenhg stepped into WILLIS Shades Coffee
Saloon Perddo street, fayOraby known here for good
lunches II clock day, surpassed fact by any
other house doing the same kind Of business. If you have
visited Wiss Saloon Just step in about that hour
when you will find our old friend Shep who is popular in
this community, ready lie you, hot
cold from the nnumerabe articles ofdelicacies consisting
Of Oyster SOup, TendeTons of Roast Beef and Veal Boiled
Mutton with Butter and Caper Sauce, Roast Turkeys,
Oyster Chicken and Pidgeon Pies Red Fish Boiled, Pom.
PIANO cooked in French STYLE and many other dishes
TO mention, with different kinds of Salads to
suit taste; besides you find the best kind of liquors
make the fish swim again, for it is well known that Willis
keeps other than that his fine establishment What
crowd visit his Saloon lunch hour take drink and
little Just the appetite between that and their
ular dinner hour The other night just about call
for drink of old London Porter who should step up me
and tap me the shoulder but my old and worthy friend Al
derman OF : Ward Says he, " good evening, I'm glad
that eyepng, am informed, You said that you a
number of your friends at certain house Crcs street,
got e woed by the free use of glasses; and the Hon
orable, who he that you mean that was there Oh,
said Sir, there great many Honorables in the city,
you must understand never tell tales out OF
ia question, and, if mistake not saw you going in there
few evening: since - = Oh no. said he, 'yOu mis-.
the very paoe All said he, a. perceive that you
some one never should hear the ofit SWELL
said you need not fear me, but would advise to be
Just this moment Dr.. R. Col R and two fne!lOoking
Alderman and friend of theirs, contractor G., in after
shaking hands all round, Dr. r. said " Allow make
you acquainted with my friend ii Engishman.'' -
said Il was you, was it, that tried to wrap over the
knuckes little about what said of PaknhanI and his
tne ETC., the battle of New Orleans on the sh of Janua
ry YES, said he, ham The same person, and hf hi
ec9eet right yop said in your hansen my communication
the Crescent Of the 10TH that you be appy
take social gaS together We you'd meet" 'Wel, :
said j, this proper time and place ready TO fluff
my promise now If you and all friends in this crowd vii
take seats we VIII try some Of Wlis's drh, w hiskey
Pn1eh The WhSkey, he says imported by himself from Ire
land in is When they all seated the table, wen
up to sheP and ordered him TO make and send bow
Of punch made IN his style, after which joined friends
The bowl OF punch wa brought glasses filled
and we commenced drinking bumpers all round. Our glase
Were filled second time, when Dr. R. proposed toast
Heres TO the Officers and soldiers of the British Draw
and honorable body OF they ought never however Il
undertake 10 make an attack upon the American forces with
out first ucertanlng what is their mette for when hel
once enter upon tight they surrender until the last sho
in the locker has Ont Glasses filled
when ii Englshman proposed toast Said be, Here is Z
the and daughters Of the great American Nation, the off
spring of the fathers and mothers of Old England and al
though widely separated from them, will hemselys
worthy OF their mother country and still be united by the lie
of friendship as though they resided upon the SOIL IL
this toast bumpers drank and the company broke up
all admitting that Ws's Irish Whskey made into Punch b.
Shep' not hard 10 take fany doubts it, let hin
call and Try one my word for u, he will call second tim
a. tbs Shades Coffee Saloon on PeFddo street. sPEAR'EE