East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-29
FLIPPANT.

| heard good college story the other
day, which may as well set down here.
Joe Porter is an constitution" in Cam
bridge. He is person OF various accom-
plishments, and keeps "a house to call. +"
None like him to brew "beshop" or min
gle "shandy golf" But his chef Gaurrs
Is Clip 1t is reported among the stu
dents that Ganymede, when dying-be-
cause il is all nonsense about Ganymede
being immortal, he left Jubiters service,
and married Hebe, set up an inn with his
savings, and died at a good old age-it
IS reported that Ganymede left Porter the
recipe for making both nectar and am
brosia, which recipehe surrebttiously cop.
led from Juno's receipt book; and Porter,
improving on the idea, conceived the
happy thought of mingling both divine
materials and producing an ineffable bev-
erage-something which should combine
the elements of the supernal meat and
supernal drink-a harmony Of solid and
fluid, to which each element should con-
tribute its celestial Aavors. He carried
out the idea. He mingled the ambrosia
and the nectar, and all Olympus turned
pale with envy, for the result was flip.
With such a classic origin, it is not to
be wondered at that undergraduates, who
are notorious for their love of mythology.
cal matters, should find themselves at
tracted to Porter's, and there refresh
their "reminiscences of Olympus with
draughts of the divine beverage. In fact,
such was their devotion this branch of
classical study, and so inspired did they
frequently get--inspired even to the Py-
thonic pitch of being unintelligible in their
spcech-that the matter attracted the at
tention of the President of the college,
a venerable gentleman of theperiod,
whose name l have forgotten. Hear
ties and ignorant persons, entirely mis-
conceiving the spirit in which the I'M
der-graduates visited Por;ers reported
to this worthy person that the students
were in the habit of getting drunk every
night on flip. 1t must be seen to.
The President puts on his most authori-
tative wig and sternest countenance, and
sallies out to blow up the classical Porter,
for leading his students astray. First Of
all, he thinks, in order be able to speak
more decisively, that he will taste this nox-
ious beverage with his own lips. Then
there can be no mistake. With much
dignity he enters Porter's. He is greet
ed with respect. He interrogates Por-
ter:
i" Sir, many OF the undergraduates
come here, | understand"
"a few" modestly replies the landlord.
"They come here frequently, Mr.. Por-
teri"
"They drop in now and then, sir"
"And they drink beverage called Zip,
Sometimes, sir"
"They drink a great deal Of it, Mr..
Porter"
"Well, sir they do take considerable. "
"They get drunk on it, Mr.. Porter"
The discreet Porter remained silent
"Make me a-a-hip." at length says
the venerable President, still frowning
and indignant.
Porter, whose sang froid has never for
a moment forsaken him, deploys all the
resources Of his art,
Presently superhuman flip, with an
aromatic foam which Venus might have
risen from, Dreaming over the edge of the
goblet, is the result of his efforts. lie
hands it respectfully, and with some
anxiety, to the President, on whose face
judicial thunder-clouds have been gather.
ing. Thc President tastes it gloomily
He pauses. Another sip. The thunder
clouds have not yet flashed forth any
lightnings. The President gazes won
deringly at his glass. A general emo
lent expression seems to glide over his
face and smooth the frowning brows.-
The lips relax, and smile seems about
20 dawn. He lifts the glass once more
TO his lips, heaves asigh, and puts it down
1t is empty
"Mr. Porter" be says, "the student:
get drunk on this, sirn
Porter sees that the storm is passed
and boldly answers in the Affirmative.
"Sir," says the venerable man, walk
ing gravely away, "sir, / don't wonder a
itm