The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-04-29

The old chroniclers of Bavaria relate
this curious tale of the celebrated Book
Beer: There was one day in olden
times at the table of the Duke of Bava-
ria, a guest, a Brunswick nobleman.
Now there had long prevailed at the
court the custom of presenting to noble
guests, after the meal, a beaker of
the Bavarian barley juice, not without
q warning as to its strength. The
B~runswicker received the usual cup,
emrtied it at adraught, and pronounced
it excellent. But, he continued, ''such
barley juice as we grow at home in
Brunswick is equalled by no other.
Our Mumme is the King of Beers, so
that the bravest drinker cannot take
two beakers Of it without sinking under
the table" The Duke listened with
displeasure to the naughty words of the
knight, for he was not a little proud of
the brewings Of his country, and COM
manded his cup-bearer, with a warning
look, to challenge him.
SPY your leave, Sir Knight" replied
the page, ''what you say is not true. If
it pleases you and my Lord Duke, l
should like to lay q wager with you"
The Duke nodded assent, and the
Knight, smiling scornfully, challenged
the cup-bearer to pledge him.
"Your Bruins wick Mumme," con-
tinued the page, .'may pass as a re-
freshing drink; but with our beer you
cannot compare it, for the best Of Ii
brewing is unknown to you. In case
however, you please again to make
your appearance ut the hospitable
court Of my gracious lord, 1 will prom
Use you a beaker of beer which cannot
be equalled in any other country of
united Christendom. l will drink the
greatest bumper that can be found in
our court of your Mumme at one
draught, if you can take of our beer,
even slowly, three beakers. He who a
half hour afterward can stand on n
leg and thread u needle shall win the
wager, and receive from the other 4
mighty cask of Tokayer Rebensaft."
This speech received loud applause,
and the Brunswicker laughingly ac-
copied the challenge.
After the Knight had departed the
Duke tapped the page on the shoulder
and said: "Take care that thou dost
not repent thy word, and that the
Brunswicker does not win the wager"
The first morning in May the Bruins
wicker rode into the castle and was
welcomed by the duke. All eyes were
turned on the ~cup-bearer, who shortly
afterward appeared with a suit of pages
carrying on a bier two little casks, n
bearing the Bavarian arms, and the
other those of Brunswick. The right
to give to the contents of the former a
particular name was reserved to the
duke. The page produced likewise a
monstrous silver bumper and three
beakers of the ordinary size. 1t was
long before the bumper was filled
to the rim, and then it required two
men to raise it to the table. In the
uiealtiihC dpoeici pdSo PidSeii thO
three beakers before the knight, who
could not suppress a sarcastic laugh at
the huge bumper which the page, TAX
ing in his strong arms, placed to his
lips. AS the knight emptied the last
beaker, the c%up-bearer turned down the
bumper. Two needles and a bundle of
silk lay on the table. 1t wanted a few
moments of the half hour, and the
Brunswicker ran toward the garden for
fresh air. Hardly arrived in the court,
a peculiar swimming in the head seized
him, so that he fell to the ground. A
servant saw him fIom the window, and
fastened out, followed by the court,
with the Duke in advance. There lay
the Brunswicker, who tried in vain to
rise. ..-s
"By all the saints, Herr Ritter, what
has thrown you in the sand?" inquired
the duke, sympathetically.
1.-THE book, the bock," 1.-THE goat, the
goat, murmured the knight, with a
heavy tongue.
A burst of sarcastic laughter echoed
in the courtyard. In the meantime the
page stood On n foot, and, without
swaying, threaded the needle.
1.-THE book, the bock," repeated the
duke, smiling. sour beer is no longer
without name. 1t shall be called
book, that we may take care"
If you want a drink of the same
barley juice, call on the first of May,
at Jacques Braum's Star Brewery, for
"Bock! Book! Bock!"
Children's shoes-all styles and
prices, at ~Creighton's, Ferguson street.