The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1863-04-24
A Good Story.
The following amusing sketch of the man
ncr in whiclsan irascible President Of the old
Cambridge COLLEGE was once molliied by o

The following amusing sketch of the man.
ncr in which an irascible President Of the old
Cambridge College was once modified by a
mug of dip, is from the pen Of"Jack Robin
son."
Apropos Of porter whose name I have just
taken in vain : heard o good story the other
day, which may as we'll set down. Porter
is an institution in Cambridge. He is u per
son of varied accomplishments, and kceps"a
house of call" None like him to beshop, OF
minglc shandy gof. But his chedGurre
is Zip. 1t is reported among the students
that Ganymedc being immortal-he left Ju'
piter's service, married Hebc, set up an inn
with his savings, and died at n good old age
it is reported that Gaymcdc left Porter the
recipe for making both Nectar and ambrosia,
which recipe he surreptiously copied from
Juno's receipt book, and Porter. improving
on the idea, conceived tho happy thought ol
mingling both divine materials, and produc'
ing an ineff,ble bcvcrago-something which
should combine the elements of supcrnal
drink-a harmony ofsolidand fluid, to which
element should contribute its celestial fayors.
He carried out the idea. He mingled the
ambrosia and nectar, and all Olympus turned
pale with envy, for the result was flip.
With such classic oIigin it was not to be
wondered that undergraduates, who are no.
torious for their love of NEUROLOGICAL mat
tcrs, should find themselves attracted to Por-
ter's and there refresh their "reminiscences of
Olympus with draughts of the divine bcver.
age. In fact, such was their devotion to
this branch of classic study, and so inspired
did they frequently gct-inspircd even to the
Pythonic pitch of being unintcligiblc in their
speech, that the matter attracted the atten-
ton Of the President Of tho collegc-a ven
erablc gentleman of the period whose name
| have forgotten. Hcartless and ignorant
persons, entirely miscoucciving the spirit in
which the undergraduates visited Porter's,
reported to the worthy person that the stu.
dents were in the habit Of getting drunk
every night on Flip. 1t must be seen to.
The President puts on his most authorita-
tive wig and sternest countenance and sallics
out to blow up tho classic Porter, for leading
his students as,ray. First Of all in order to
be more decisive, that he will taste this
noxious beverage with his own lips. Then
there can be no mistake. With much dig
nifty, he enters Porter's. He intcrrogates
Porter;
"Sir, many of the undergraduates come
here, | understand?"
"a fcw," modestly replies Mr.. Porter.
"They come here frequently. Mr.. Porter?
"Thcy drop in now and then, sir"
"And they drink beverage called dip. sir?'
"Somctimes, SIR"
"Thcy drink deal Of it Mr.. Portcr?"
"well sir they do take considerable"
"Thcy get drunk on it Mr.. Porter?'
The discreet Porter ramaincd silent.
"Nlake me a-ahip," at length says the
venerable President, still frowning and indig-
nant.
Porter, whose sang troid has never for a
moment forsaken him, dcploys all the rcsour-
ccs OF his art.
Presently superhuman alp, with an
aromatic foam cream over the edge Of the