Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-02-08
SOME EXTRAORDINARY TOAsTs.
Odd Sentiments which Have Been Ut
tered Over the Bowl.

Odd Sentiments which Have Been Ut
tered Over the Bowl.
ITO the Old Man Over the Water
was Il favorite toast in the reign of
William Ill; drank also 10y the Jacob
ties when George ii. was king, with
the modification, however. that ITO
the King were the only words uttered
the glasses being held over bowl Of
water, so implying the king over the
water. Confusion to the King" also
speedily became famous and treasona-
bic as well, while even the manner of
Williams death gave the JacObite tip
piers an opportunity Of exercising their
wit in passing the bottle. AS history
relates, William died from injuries re-
ceived by his horse Sorrel stumbling
over a molehill in the park near Hamp-
ton court, and through Anne's reign
the toast of ITO the Little Gentle
man in Black" meaning thereby the
mole which had thrown up the fatal
hillock, was drunk with all due solem-
nifty by those who still remained faith
full to the "old man far away"
Nor were the Jacobites alone in of
fering libation to their political sym
pathies, and the famous s'Orange
Toast" composed after Williams death
and drank with enthusiasm by his Irish
admirers, is a fitting illustration of
the spirit of the times. ITO the glori-
GUS, pious and immortal memory of the
just and good King William $50 it RAM,
not forgetting Oliver Cromwell, who
assisted in redeeming us from popery,
slavery, arbitrary power, brass money
and wooden shoes. May we never
want Williamite TO lSick-a Jacobite!
and he that won't drink this,
whether he be bishop, priest, deacon,
bellows-blower, grave-digger, or any
other of the fraternity of the clergy,
may a north wind blow him to the
south, a west wind blow him to the
east; may he have a dark night, a lee
shore, a rank storm, and a leaky vessel
to carry him over the river Styx."
Some part of the toast is necessarily
omitted, but enough is given TO show
the kindly feeling toward their political
opponents which animated the wine
bibbers of the period Reference to the
clergy bring to recollection the story of
another toast. DIR. Egerton. bishop of
Durham, on coming to that see en-
ployed person of the name of Due as
his agent 70 find out the true value of
the estates held by lease under him,
and, in consequence of Dues report,
greatly raised both the fines and rents
of the tenants, on which the following
toast was frequently drank in the
bishopric: MAY the Lord take the
Bishop and the Devil have his Due"
Not so very many years ago a famous
actress created no little stir by propos-
ing at banquet n toast that, however
creditable it may have been to her
patriotism. was certainly under the
circumstances in rather poor taste,
but the incident has a precedent in the
story of political toast in the reign of
William III. 1t is said that the French
| German and English ambassadors were
dining together in the reign of Louis
Nv. Upon rising to give a toast the
| first calmly proposed THE Rising Sun"
in honor of his master such being the
| device of Louis, with the motto .Nec
| pluribus impair" This was promptly
| capped by the German envoy, who gave
| The Moon in compliment to his mis-
| tress, Empress Maria Theresa. but il
| was left for the English representative
to trump both their tricks by modestly
| giving the health of Joshua, the son
| of Nun. who made both sun and moon
to stand still" The anecdote is a good
one, but unfortunately history in the
| matter of the respective reigns OF the
| parties represented, proves that, apart
from ordinary courtesy, which must
have rendered the proposal of such
toasts impossible, such meeting as
that described gould never have oc-
/ CURED.
Probably no toas ever caused more
sensation than did the one proposed by
the duke of Norfolk at dinner of the
| Wing club in May, 179S. The duke,
| who was known as one of the most
slovenly-dressed men of his day, who
had made himself particularly conspic-
uous by wearing short hair when cues
! were in fashion, and who had. when
/ earl of Surrey, renowned the church of
Rome, on the occasion referred to
spread surprise and CONSERVATION
among the majority of the two thou
sand guests present by inviting them to
! drink to "Our Sovereign, the People"
The toast cost him the lord lieutenancy
of the West riding of Yorkshire, which
he then held, and brought about his
| deprivation of the command of his regi-
ment of militia; while Fox. who sup
quent meeting of the Wing club
! proposed the toast Of THE sqver'