Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-09-08
WINES MADE TO ORDER.
What an English Landlord Told in . Con-
fdential Chat.

In Poole's tales the reader gets an insight
into how wines were made at some hotels.
The author, meeting q stranger in n country
churchyard, recognizes Burnley, the former
landlord of I'm Inn be used to frequent near
Cambridge, nc-, 1t appears, retired TO enjoy
the fruits of lis industry. Falling into a con-
fdential discourse about the way in which
this worthy conducted his business, the
author receives from him most luminous
and satisfactory account Of his wines.
''You can't deny it, your wines were detest-
able-port, Madeira, claret, champagne
There now, sir; TO prove how much. gen.
tlemen may be mistaken, assure you, sir,
as I'm an honest man, | never had but two
sorts Of wine in my cellar-port and sherry"
Howl when l myself have tried your
claret, your
YES, sir, my claret, sir. Gentlemen who
pay their money, sir, have q right to DO
served with whatever they may please TO Or
der, sir. ] never would have any wines in
my house, sir, but port and sherry. But TO
explain the thing at once, sir This was my
plan, sir. II any one ordered Madeira: Prom
one bottle Of sherry take two glasses Of wine.
which replace by two glasses OF brandy, ord
add thereto q slight squeeze Of lemon, and
AOAls4 give St44fi a. M
to the pale and brown sherry, sir, q couple
Of glasses Of nice pure water. in place Of the
same quantity Of wine. made what used to
call my delicate pale (oythe-by, a squeeze Of
lemon added TO that made a very fair B8cel-
las, and for ny Old brown sherry, a leetls
brown sugar was the thing. Il looked very
much Ike sherry that had been twice TO the
East Indies. sir, and indeed, to my cusaoro-
ers, who were very particular about their
wines, used TO serve /. as such
But my port was the vine which gave ne
the mos. trouble. One gentleman would
say: Burnley, I don't Hks this wine; /: Is too
heavJF is it, siri think can find you
lighter Out went glass Of wine, and in
went glass Of water Wei, dr. I'd say,
now do you approve Of that 'Why-uIn-
no; cart say 4 understand, Sir; yo1
Ike an older wine-soste1. Think I Can please
you, sir Pump again, Sir. Vow, Gr.' says
l twtptng the decauter With q napkin and tn
urnpAantly holding /: up % tie Light, ~
th:s, II you please That's Il, Bur,ey-shsr's
the very wine, bring another sbot;is 81 the
sane' But enc can't please every body TIA
SAME way, sir SoEoe ceutss,oeo would con-
plain os my port As being poor-wi.sos.s
body. In went ORG giass OF braa5y. II that
DIDN'T answer, 'Ay. gentSe.rsn,' says i. 4
know via. win pleas you; Jon Ike fuller
bcdisd, ro1gher wine.' Out vertevo glasses
Of wine, and n wen. two or three glass of
brandy. Tia used 20 Be very fsvorite
vine'
And your olarssF
my good wholesome port again, sir. Three
wines cut, three waters Ia, cne ptpca a tar
saric sc.d, two di-oo OTIS powder. Fo. .
fuller csaret, Essis brady; Tor . Egncer
clAret, mere wxtef."
"But how did you ooutrirs abou. Bur-
gndyT
That ~as ny c,arc., s:r. with fson three
to SIX drops a bergarsoe according a. geo-
tlecneoEksd . fuu favor q . delicate eavcr.
As for cAAupAgne, Er, tAa. Il ox.nH, ! 1sds
Eysclt"
'H0w do you mean 'cs co1x,' Bur;eyr
''OA, SIR b aid, with al fnnoo~ns yes
vaxg,sa LOOK, surely svezybody E.kes his
own champagne, ebsvhe: can become os al
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