Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-08
Larry Jerssne,s summer Cocktail.

From the New Yori sun.
Several gentlemen sat In the lobby OF the St
James last evening discussing their late friend.
Larry Jerome. They recalling his stories.
when Commissioner Jacob Hess said: 81 Will
always remember the last story that jerome told.
IL was his last visit to New York, a day or two
before he went TO his country house at sharon.
We were sitting In the cafe OF the Hoffman House.
telling flsh stories and Larry was IN one Of MS
at the ime. IL on occasion OF one OF his visits
TO COL Dufy's, at Marietta, when he met with the
adventure. He told ~ as follows" and the speaker
went on TO relate the narrative:
IL Just revelled IN the expectation 81 yanking
out four-pound trout, but 1 found when got 10
Jm's that Id have TO go it alone. HE was laid up
with a sprained ankle. He told me the best nsh-
ing was about ten miles across country. I start q
OF. aud by O'Clock In the morning struck The
at night and never got raise, and t begun 20 get
monotonous. I was hungry, and what's more,
have reIuvinated me. Talk about mama IN the
wilderness. i wanted q drink and wanted it
bad.
and started cross lots. 1 must have been NJ least
Is miles from Jim's. The farther ! walked the
thirstier became: oh. how wanted that cocktaili
At last after scrambling over windfaIls and
through thickets, came out on a road. which
followed half a mile until 1 came 20 a settlement,
consisting OF a blacksmith shop, school house and
store From signs tackled on It's front read that
n was post-ofiice grocery store. shoe, and dry
goods store, besides being the once OF constable
me the most was 'Liquors' Thinks I 10 myself.
here's the cocktail at last; great Caesar. how my
whistle did need wettingit walked into the store,
where found an old bscknumber who looked like
Josh Whitcomb tipped back IN his chair against
the wall he was asleep and snoring. tapped
him on the shoulder and he opened his eyes
..C,ot any WHISKY uncle?'
..Sot any whisky. ehe should say I had; 60,
some OF the hest whisky ever IN these parts
gan a dollar an a half gallon for IL
can you make a cocktai?'
".Eh; what's Jhat7 -
..Donr you know what cocktail isf
.sNaw: never heard tell on It.
".An night, trot around behind there and I'll
show you how 10 make one
"The old fellow went behind ms counter, took
up inquiringly.
ACCT any sugar?
asYaas
".Put in spoonful
sslaas.'
.'Got any lemon?'
asYaas got some essenc9'
".Put IA a few drops
"sThat nun?
".ies; got any bittersr
"slIOstetterS'
a.Put In a few drops'
"'1hat nun?
eyes; now put in some cracked ice'
".Some what
a.Some Ice
.The old man nearly dropped dead. said he
why, you darned old fool nobody ever heard ID
II saw thai he was an original ana after drink
ing the decoction which he had mixed, ana which
take In school-boy days. sat down and had a real
nice visit with the old man. I learned that he
never saw G,y, never r1e On Il ia acL, nc
mouth agape 70 what l told him about the city,
the theaters, elevated roads. miles Of stores,
colossal hotels, &C, until shutdown warned me
that had better mosey for Duny's ] shook
hands with him, wished him good health, and
started on. I hadn't walked ten RODS when lie
sang out:
81 say, strangerv
"sWell, what Is III"
az 1T say that got boy down IN the hayfield
yonder what I allowed was the boss liar; but ~
links he can't hold a candle 10 you"