Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-07-21
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Travelling lately through the thirsty State Of
Ohio, ! had many opportunities Of observing
how they get round and over the letter Of the
law.
ln that State The trainers Of the law, with
commendable regard for the commercial welfare
Of their constituents, many Of whom are large
vine-gro%ers, inserted a special clause allowing
the traffic in beer and native wine to femain un-
molcsted.
Travellers viii therefore 6ud in this State
now greater variety of wine than is grown In
any one country 10 the wosld.
Liquors which he in another place would re;
cognize as brandy, rum or gin, arc pariiAly
disguised under trdnspatent coguomens as ma.
tive wine.
Brandy "smashes," rum punches, gin cock
tails, sherry ccbblcrs, min, jnleps, and every
kiud OF desirable potable, are all Manufactured
from "Longworth's Sparkling y old corn whis-
key is known as "Stlll Cata~ba :" and a vast
deal Of tho "lager bier il put Up in brandy
casks, aiid iasies exceedingly like the genuine
article.
Being IN the vicinity Of the Pork City,
(whero they have ham on the top Of the tall
est church-spire in the place, pointing with the
knuckle end 10 Heaven,) had an opportunity
10 visit large wine cellar which belonged 10
Damphool's uncle, who was to accompany US.
and had also from him permission 10 taste the
different viniages.
Got to the place, went down cellar, boy gave
each Of US a long eiick with n tallow candle on
the end got down wine everywhere, in big
casks, in long bottles, in small hotties, in tin
dppers, In glass vials, and in little puddes on
the floor.
Bottles ranged in regiments, all wrong side
up, with cobwebs on the corks
Every one had the year of the vintage paint
cd on the bottom, as il ii was British baby,
and its age had TO be registered by the parish.
One cask was big enough TO float scow
boat, or hold common sired church, il the
steeple was Mt too tall.
Damphool senior wanted to eei in and swim
was afraid he'd get corned and could Mt ee,
out, would MT let him try.
He would insist on getting on top of The res
orvoir-had glass pump in his hand-pumpet
up wine for everybody-put the spout into hii
mouth and pumped into himself for an hour
first fifteen minutes made him rich SECOND
quarter of an hour made him fearful at The
end of foriy-fve minutes he was helpless, bu
happy and when the hour was up he tumbleC
OF al the top of the machine, and we stowe,
him away in a corner, where he lay until b,
revived ssfieion,ly to bo able TO pariake o
some bread and butter which the Dutch house
, keeper gave US, and which he insisted was lob
ster salad, and kept calling for boiled eggs, ol
i've oil and mustard, 10 dress it with.
, At last he was taken violently sick, and w
took him out doors, set him on top Of bass
wood stump, when he looked like patience oil
, a monument, smiling although he tried t.
convince Us that he was ID. WEBSTER, Esq.
and insisted on making a speech to convince u
that he "siill lived"
Never before had | seen wine Of such ire
, mendous power. One OF our party was ad
J dressing number Of bottles alternately a
Fellow citizens" "Gentlemen oi the Jhry,
/ and Ladies Of the Committee"
: Another had seated himself in small pud
do Of Sill Caiavba on the brick floor, and wa
1 calling out for soap, towels, aud d black boy 4
scrub his shoulders.
A third had emptied four bottles of ''spatll
ling" into his ves-pockeis to take home TO III
! children, and put the fragments of the glass in
4 to his hat under the impression that they wer
1 hichofy NUS "hien ne 'ried 10 crack with 10