The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20

/ west OF Scotland, While at Edinburgh
on business, called upon DR.. Gregory
for his advice. He was a man of middle
stature, rather cOrpulent, with a rosy
complexion, and whose exterier alto
gether spoke the comfortable liver,
After seating himself he said: "Well,
DR.. Gregory, ha' come up to Edin-
bOrO' in the way o. business, and |
thought | would take your advice about
my health"
"YOur health, sir9 What is the mat
ter with you? ?"
"I'm not just as well in the stomach
as I'd like to be-"
"StOmach! l suppose you are a
drunkard or a glutton, then, sir 2"
"Na, ma, DR.. Gregory, We Gamma say
that; ye maun ken that | am sober
mon and temperate mon, and dea-
con of the kirk, as my worthy father
was before me-"
"Let us see. What do you eat aud
drink? What do you take for break
fast?"
81 take coffee or tea, wiz toast, and a
fresh egg or bit o. salmon, though l
hav ma much appetite for breakfast"
Yes; and then you take something
by way of lunch between breakfast and
dinner?"
81 Gamma say care much about the
lunch, but can take bit o. bread and
cheese, and glass of ale, if it be there,
but Gamma say l care much about it,"
"Well, what do you eat for dinner?"
so, Pm not very particular, though
| maun say like my dinner"
81 suppose you take soup first?"
eyes; like SOUP"
"And glass of something with the
soupP"
eyes, | like glass o. brandy wi the
soup"
"And then you have fish, or beef or
mutton, with vegetables! And glass
of ale or porter with them?"
eyes, take a glass o. ale now and
then with my meat"
"And then you have boiled fowl and
bacon now and then?"
eyes, maun say like bit o. fowl
at dinner"
"And a glass of something with
themP"
eyes"
"And after the fowl you have some
sort of pudding?"
"Na, Pm ma fond of pudding, but /
can take bit, if it be there"
"And you must take wine with tile
81 Gamma take over much of the wine,
but if have a friend with me | take a
glass or twO."
"And then you have cheese or nuts?"
eyes, the guide wife is over fond o
them; but | Gamma say l care much
about them"
"But you take glass of wine or two
with your nuts?"
eyes, glass or two"
"Well, you do not nnish your dinner
whiskey punch ?"
81 find my dinner sits better on my
stomach with little punch, so take
glass or so."
Sand you have tea, supposeP"
eyes, | maun take my tea VII the
guide wife,"
"And a glass of something with itH"
eyes, l can take something if it be
here"
"But you do not go to bed without
your supper?"
"Na, ma, Gregory; Gamma say like
% gang to bed without my wee bit o.
Sand what do you eat for suppcr?" ,
90, a bit Of any thing, bit O. boiled
ongue, or salmon, or cold fowl"
"And a glass of something with it?" |
eyes" ,
"And can you go to bed without {
lightcap of hot punch?" !
81 maun say sleep better for glass Z
If hot punch, though | Gamma say Pm q
Ond o. the habit"
"Well, sir, you're q fine fellow. You |
ome to me with lie in your mouth, G
nd tell me you are a sober man, and a !
man, and deacon of the a
iirk, as your worthy father was before ,
'Ou; and you make yourself out, by i
our own statement, to be glutton, a
nd drunkard, and wine bibber, and a
whiskey tippler, and beer swiller, /
nd drinker of that most abominable /
# all compositions-punch Go home, a
ir, reform yourself and become tenn v
'erate in your eating and drinking, L
nd you will have no need of my adj c