Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-02-06
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TUESDAY EVENING. FEB. 8. 1883.
that "OLD MADEIRA.'

Justice Miller Preferred = Little Bourbon
Whisky.
Ramsdell's Letter to the Press
Mr.. Justice Miller said that one of the
first things he noticed in social life in
Washington was the existence of large
amount Of fine, rich old Madeira in the
city. He would 60 with his associates to
the house of leading lawyer. Before
the dinner would be over the host would
say that he had some Madeira he would
like to have his guests taste-nothing like
it in the couLtry-only few bottles left,
the present great occasion, and Que bot
tie would be quite enough to 90 round
Next the court would dine with a cabinet
Officer-same old dstory-gentlemeD, let me
beg you to try this old Manufacturing
like it in the wOrld-an old invoice of my
grandfather's-neverg get a glass full like
it in your life, wonderful, gentle
men, wonderful beg you to try it
The court goes next to senator's 8
house. The dinner, gentlemen, bas not
been worthy of the occasion, but l have
something that will make you glad you
came. 1t is a glass of Old Madeira four
hundred Thousand years old. I'll tell you
how got hold of it. Some years ago
obtained for young man an appointment
in the navy. He felt very grateful, and
wanted to know what he could do for me
told him just as he was going to sail, to
get mo some good Madeira. Gentlemen,
he was ten years getting this wine. He
had to pay $500 a bottle for it, and even
at this price was only able to get few
bottles. You'll find it worth drinking,
gentlemen. This sort of thing lasted for
year or two. Every house into which
the judges went had some celebrated old
Madeira. don't know how it Was with
the other judges, but Miller, who never
pretends to anything, and is noted for his
level-headed common sense, and is as
great a hater of shams as | ever saw, be-
came very tired of the old Madeira busi
ness, and only wanted for an Opportunit Y
to proclaim his ideas. 1t canie in time.
Andy JOLGsOn was president and O. Ii.
browning, Of Illinois, was secretary Of the
interior. Browning Was tussy old fellow
with rutiiad shirts and dIgniiIed mauntrs.
He lived very nicely and very quietly on
Georgetown Heights He asked the
Judges to dinner. They came. Coed din
nor. At the proper time old Br"wnuG
demanded the attention of his guest 5
lie said that he did not often
comment on the things he SGT before
his guests. He thought it Vulgar.
but he had something SO rare that he
thought he might be excused. [Then
Miller knew that MADEIRA was coming. !
Ia fact he wanted to call the attention OF
his friends TO some rare old MADEIRA he
had-smoCth as oil and fit for the gods.
He had obtained it from some bankrupt
king or prince, and there was nothing like
it in the world. Gentlemen, said he, let
us taste it, As have said, nobody in
the world hates a sham more than
Miller, and ne could not stand the Madeira
business any longer, SO he said: Nov,
Browning, look here. We've had too
much OF this ID Madeira business
We have not been in house in Washing
ton for the last three years that the finest
glass Of finest old Madeira in the world
has not been set before us, and the thing
is getting little trcsome. Now, Brown
ing, you are from Quincy, Illinois, and
am from kenkuk, Iowa. Neither of us
know a ID thing about Madeira, and
both of us had rather have poor whisky
without comment than tho finest of Ma
deira with such fuisome commendation.
Put your Madeira aside and let's have a
glass of whisky" That little speech was
noised abroad. and, strange to say, it very
properly stepped hosts from reminding
guests what great attention was being
shown them, especially as to Madeira.