Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-02-19
TOaSts.

lOdStS.
The ancient city of Lichfeld has its
peculior toast, " Veal and worship" always
given Immediately after the health Of the
sovereign has been drunk st Dustan
is standing toast at the dinners of the
Goldsmiths' company. Tattersall, the
founder of that famous institution, " The
Corner" had a special toast of his own,
which he loved to hear given with all the
honorS by the Newmarket jockeys at the
end Of every racing season. this was
" Hammer and H'ghfyer," two HIS that
had won his fame on the turf, and fortune
in the rostrum. TattersaIl'S ALTERATION
reminds US of two toasts called the Four
H's and the Eight H'S, one running -
"Happy are met, Happy have been,
Happy may we part, and uappy meet again."
and the other, Handsome Husband
House, Health and Happiness, Here and
Hereafter The duke Of Buckingham
who bowled time away in Marylebone
garden, used, at the end of the season, to
give dinners to the sharpers who once
made that once popular resort their hunt
ing ground, and always gave the last toast
Of the evening himself this was very
suggestive alteration Of the Old formula :
. To our next merry meeting, - May as
many of Us as remain unhanged next
spring, meet here again -
The mining toast in York shire is May
all our labors be in vein :" Punning
toasts are rarer than would be supposed
Here are three old ones May our
commanders have the eye of Hawke and
the heart Of Wolfe" May we never
have Fox too cunning, nor Pitt too
deep" May our liberty never be
swallowed in Pitt" The statesman
whose name is thus played upon is credit
ed with the authorship of, . May the trade
of Kiddermirster be trodden under foot by
all the world :" but. according to another
story, Sheridan, when soliciting the votes
Of the shoemakers of Stafford nightly
offended the obtuse sons of Crispin by
proposing at dinner, " May the trade of
Stafford be trampIed under foot by all the
world ~ y quicker -witted company well
coined Judge Story's toast at the dinner in
celebration CT Everett's appointment as
ambassador TO the court OF S.. James !:
q Genius-sure to be welcomed where
Everett goes compliment responded
to by the new-made envoy with, Law,
Equity and Jurisprudence-no efforts can
raise them above one Story" The profane-
sounding toast, dam the canals, sink the
coal-pits, blast the minerals, consume the
manufactures, disperse the commerce of
Great Britain" has been attributed to
Erskine, and to Smeaton, the engineer.
During the reign Of crinoline the follow
ing toast was drunk with enthusiasm
'' The Press, the Pulpit and the Pettcoat
the three ruling powers Of the day the
first spreads knowledge, the second spreads
morals and the last spreads consdera-
bly," Among those who followed Lord
Brougham's grandfather to the grave, in
1872, was the then duke of Norfolk, who
acted as chief-moruner, and took the chair
at the funeral feast. Dinner over, the
duke rose and said Friends and
/ neighbors before give the toast of the
day,-the memory of the deceased,-l ask
you to drink to the health of the founder
Of the feast, the family physician, Dr.
Harrison ~ Aphonse Karr made a happy
hit at a dinner of homeopathists, whereat,
after one medical celebrity after another
had been toasted, the president bethought
himself to call upon Karr, and reminded
him that be had not yet proposed any ones
health. Thus challenged, Alphonse rose
and gravely said: Il propose the health
of the sick!'
The compiler Of collection of toasts
and sentiments calculated to highten social
mirth, and to add fresh charms to the
cheerful glass, excuses the publication of
such trfe on the ground that it was an
established custom then lin 179l), in most
societies, public or private, for the presi
dent to call upon each of the company in
turn for toast. A ready man need never
ment; for the unready, blessed with a
decent memory, long list Of toasts o
every conceivable kind was welcome aid
We select few specimens Of the sort of
sentiments in favor 50 years ago
" Addition to our trade, multiplication tc
our manufactures, subtraction to our taxes
and reduction to places and pensions.
n Speouy eApoIldlloh W eue eneHles VI
Britain, without any drawback" Laurel
water to the secret enemies of our glorious
constitution" " Short shoes and long corns
to Eugland's enemies" "A cobweb pail
of breeches, porcupne saddle, a hard
trotting horse and long journey to the
enemies Of Britain" Eighty years since
a minister seems to have been looked upor
as everybodys enemy but his own, belie
finding expression in, May the king always
differ from a wears horse-not be guided
by minister" May the members o.
Parliament do the business Of the people
not that of the minister, except he be bac
minister and then may the people do hi
business :" Home rule is evidently NJ
; new idea but we fancy its modern preach
, ers would be the first to cry out if th'
sentiment, May he who has neither wife
r mistress, nor estate, in England, neve
have any share in the government of it =
were put into practice. Teetotalers them
, selves might drink L" Adams ale; aud ma,
so pure an element be always at hand :
7 though they would certainly object to