The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-17
BOOK BIER.
The Very Touching. Legend of Its
Origin.

The Very Touching. Legend OF It's
Origin.
"vat, you don't know how its kom by
dat name?" querieda Franco-Prassian war,
tanned Teuton, in response to q question
relative to the origin Of "bock bier"
"Kom, ye sed 'em up again. (Vayter,
make quickly Veil, ! kan toldt you de
sure insidinesses Of it. Book bier was found
ouedt long dime before America was
to'ought of. 1t vas discobbered by two
riial Dukes, who made a bedt aboudt some
new beer day was drinking at the castle Of
de Duke Of Brunswick. De Duke OF Ba.
yaria he saidt de beer vas famos, but II bis
friendt, de Duke OF Brunswick, youldt kom
py his castle in Bavaria aboudt miedime
he vouldt gil him some proving as vouldt
make him feet like horns vas Knowing oil
Offer himself in den minits.
"'oll righdt! l kom,' said de duke,
'undt | bedt you git sadt init yourselet on
my bier first. l pring along a key. We
make the driel or two schooner
"'Pu! Schooner de Bavaria duke holier
ouedt, like madt 4 drink a riesenhum'
pen!'
".vhat's a riesenhumpen?'
"'Ach! Dey don't got none here like
doll It's blk Something's vot hold two
gallons-maype more. VEIL he say, 4
drink my riesenhumpen Of your bier to
your two schooner OF mine, undt de man
yot kan den :readt a file needle nit fine
treadt, undt sehdant on Won foodt de vile,
he cit q barrel OF fine Tokey undt hat de
briyeledge OF gitIing a name to de bier.
Damit Bastal'
"Vel, after de winter was gone, de Duke
Of Brunswick put on his fine close, un1t
took his key Of bier undt vendt to make
dime on his bed midi his rifal. Undt dc
Duke OF Bavaria was gladt TO see him,
undt shook hand, uudt said, How it goes,
Duke?' Undt de odder Duke he saidt,
Here Is de bier l promised. Fill de mugs,
poys!' Undt de Duke Of Bavaria he saidt,
l'Oil righdt! Here is my riesenhumpen.
You make it full Of your bier. make
your schooners full Of mine. Here vas de
needle midi treadt readily now Undt den
he put up his riesenumpen Of brunswick
bier to his mout undt led it go down
gurgle, guigle, gurgle. (Potz Blitz! l dink
it vas goodt, aind idt0
"Vel, de Duke Of Brunswick he drink
Won OF dem schooner Of Bavaria bier, undt
schmile like a papy full OF mutter mick,
so happy he feel; den he go for de next,
undt droonk it ouedt. Den boad dukes
walk over 10 de blaze we're was de needles.
De duke Of Bavaria he schdandt on Won
foodt, like a canary, 80 easy, und treadt his
needle. Und ven he look aroundt his man
vas gone. Cos, shust ven de duke Of Bruins
wick pick up his needle, he ieldt as II he
vas oil at'onCed, Waking mitouedt a bartner
to hold on nit him, undt he run oudt to
get some fresh air, but be didtent look be.
hindt himself by de yardt, very was a big
ram, who didtent hal nopody to play mil
him before, undt run 10 play NIT de duke
Undt puddy soon do peoples insidt hear
somdings, undt rundt ouedt und find de
duke all oier dc yardt on his back krying,
Der book! Der back Der Varfluchte bock!.
| Den de peoples run to pick him up. But
de duke OF Bavaria, who schust break his
selef in two puddy near NIT laughing, he
make a Wink nit his eye ad his boeples,
nndt haf dat ram pud away we're nopody
kant see him.
"Den dey bick up his highnesses undt
ask, him vat make him fall down. Bud de
duke he only boiler some more, Der book
Der book! Der VarfluChte bock!'
"Und oil de peoples make a look OF big
subpriEe, undt say der meier a nc book
about. ....
"'Vhat! zum teutel! Don'G l feel his
horns?' de Duke kry, rubplng some blaces
behindt himselef.
"Undt de Duke OF Bavaria he soy: dot
vas mine biel Didtentl toldt you so id
would make you feel? l Won de bedt!'
"Undt de Duke Of Brunswick he look a
leedle funny, undt hesay: Vel, you git de
Tokay. undt We call your bier book bier,
aindt idT'