The Republican journal., 1873-09-25
Simple Lemonade"

The Journal takes the Argus to do for
saving that champagne was part of the
feast given President Grant at Mr.. Blaine's
reception recently. 1t says, Every per-
son present knows that simple lemonade
was the strongest beverage provided"
And 50 we print little lemonade story i'll
this connections:
The lay ing of the Atlantic cable was
celebrated by dinner in the Metropolitan
Hotel, Many old New York merchants,
who had been farmers and country me-
chanics in their boyhood days, were among
the guests One of the latter was Horace
Greeley. who occupied a seat near the pre-
siding officer When the wine was brought
on, the majority of the company drank
freely. Mr.. Greeley placed his hand over
his glass, and refused to accept wine, say
ING he only drank water.
Warren Leland, the proprietor OF the
hotel, telt much chagrined at Mr. Greeley S
action lie Went to him and said: MI
Greeley. this is not treating me right
Here | have kept a hotel i'll New DIRK
city for nearly twenty years, and the flrst
time YOU come into it You refuse to drink
my health"
"No DON'T, replied Horace, Il will
drink your health with great pleasure"
raising his glass of water.
Not in water answered Warren, THAT
is not the fluid to drink mans health in.
| insist that You shall let me mix you a
drink Will mix il with my own hands
/ can assure YOU that no man in New York
understands mixing drinks better than
do"
MIR Greeley laughed and shook his head.
Warren redoubled his efforts so earnestly
that at last Horace said, We'll Warren
vod can 20 down stairs and mix up a
lemonade. that's the best can do for YOU,
and | don't think YOU ought to ask me
to do more, Now, 90 away and let me
alone
Warren went down stairs. He mixed
up the most delicious lemonade ever con-
cocted in the Metropolitan Hotel. lie took
a glass nearly as large as Il weiss-beer
glass. He filled it with ice, with sugar,
with peppermint, Il piece OF pineapple,
bit Of orange with a slice of lemon, some
tansy Stoughton bitters, and last of ali
about two table-Spoontuls Of Suzarac
brandy.
Horace drank the lemonade. A pleasant
expression stole over his countenance. He
stopped when half way through and said,
"Wcll, Warren, this is great lemonade. |
never tasted amy better. You certainly
have a remarkable fancy for mixing lem
onadc.
Mr. Greeley finished his lemonade After
it had disappeared strange light began
to caper in his eyes. He talked more
free Y than usual. His sayings We're spiced
with quaint oddities. He talked of plows,
couters and martingales, then OF breech-
ing-straps and Yankee scythe-snaths, of
new jumped axes, saw-bucks and patent
corn-shellers, of Old dog churns and of a
thousand and one things connected with
farming.
1t was one of the most interesting con-
versations that was ever heard in the Met
ropolitan Hotel Warren drank in Hor-
aces words of wisdom and Horace drank
III Wanens lemonade
In few moments Horace said. Warren.
| would like another lemonade, but don't
take the the trouble to 90 down stairs and
mix il Yourself; let one of the walters
bring it." Warren fired up in an instant
He said be could be guilty Of no such act
ed upon going himself, and he Went The
second lemonade was mixed like the first,
with the exception that Warren chucked
ia tultt Ld'lc-Np poilttl9 VI bltIItlN lllSlcst.l
of two. Horace took the tumbler and
sucked the drink in it like a fhree-year-old
child "WalTen, he said this lemonade
is better than the other You are great
man, Warren, and You know how to keep
4 hotel; your art Of mixing lemonade Is
He drained the glass. He put it down.
and looked as though he was sorry that
he had got through so quick. The merry
twinkle in his eye increased His talk
famed with wit. Those who We're fortu-
innate enough to be seated next to him
reared with laughter. They We're filled
with Wine, and Horace with lemonade
Now we would like to know who mixed
MI. Dinglcy's lemonade at the reception,
If his was ''simple,' Wen bet a second
hand postal card against a short shoe
string that the Presidents was ''com-
pound" Lewis Gazette