The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-12-23
EGG-NOG.

Units tnaaS IS mere again Win lis Iun
and frolics. Dinners and drains demand
our attention and indulgence. Among
the many names Of the latter none can
boast of greater antiquity than egg-nog.
This Is a winter drink and Is seldom in
dulged In, save in Christmas times, and
is nearly as old q drink as atcr, and
much better than some l have drunk.
shall not insult the intelligence of my
readers by giving the formula for its pre-
paration, neither will cast the shadow
of doubt upon the ability and readi-
n ess of, say Eve siztbs of them, (the oti
er sixth being ministers and ladIes,) to
absorb, even as a sand-bank doth water,
all that falls in their way. But egg-nog
like some other things is not so good in
excessive quantities, O. out of IFS proper
season, as the following story will illus
trate.
"'Twas on calm still night by the
moons pale light" in midsummer, that
the writer met Jim and "Bill at
the home of the former. Jim lived with
his grandfather, an old Revolutionary SOL
der, ard they were the only white folks
on the place, Jims business was to sell
the remnant of stock Of dry goods,
LIQUORS ETC., and the store was some quar-
ter of a mile from the mansion house,
and in it, and round about, we held our
tri-week ly reunions" or more truthful
II, Saturnalias, assisted always by three
or more well pleased darkies. On the
night alluded to, we felt that we must do
something extra, for Bill was going on
journey for length of time, but what
the extra could be, we didn't know. The
usual routine of extravaganceslwas pur-
sued until near midnight, when a bright
idea flashed athwart the mind of jim,
and he wreaked it upon this expression,
let's have some egg-nQg u agreed !!
burrah for egg nog l' reared the others.
Frank" said jim, you and Jordan
get dozen of eggs, quick, do you hear?
" Mas Jeems dar amt none" II know
better" replied Jim, aunt Lucy or Sa-
rah's got some,-here-and fumbleF
of whisky disappeared and go did the
darkies, yelling a corn son like wild
Comanches. In a short time they re-
turned with the eggs, and the nog was
made by them as quickly as possible.
the only special charge given them, was
30 - l. = -
a charge that pleased them we'll at
length the nog was made, and the oper-
alton of drinking began, alternAti ting
enthusiastically with a drink raw
they call i. straight now. Soon the nog
was all drank up, and the drinkers near
ly drank down
The most wild and reckless, as " ell
as the prudent and circumspect, must
separate. I know that daylight must
dawn on me at home, so, bidding Jim
good night, and taking an afectionate
leave Of Bill, rs he reclined at full
length upon pile of old pot metal, on
which he had fallen, by fOolishly attempt
Ing TO descend the steps Of the plaza,
started homeward ! never loved the
ground so well before in my life, it was
all that [ could do TO keep from kissing
it every few steps And the ROAD
deep seated sense of justice, and impair
TALLY, prompted me to walk on both
sides Of it. Sometimes l would run into
a fence corner to salute a bush or a
bunch of briars, anon L would set me
down on a stump, as though were tired
and would rest, but couldn't sit in any
peace for the stump rolled about 50
that couldn't keep my seat, onward
and sideward, being the motto on which
it seemed / must act. Before could
get home, there were two bri lges that l
must cross, one spanning the river, the
other a mill race. ssTne river bridge was
some thirty feet above the rocks and
water, one some seventy yards long
This bridge to me, was "a Bridge Of
Signs" for l didn't believe it would ad-
NIT of such extensive plank movements,
as had been making. Ga arriving az
this bridge / called a council of my de-
moralized powers to take into consider