The Washington times., 1902-12-04
LAMPoON COCKTAILS.
And Other Decoctions Compounded BY
Harvard Students Butler"

and Other DecoctIOns Compounded by
Harvard Students Butler
Cambridge Dispatch in New York Tribune.
William r. walker. better known as
Butler. 90 is rapidly working his way into
the hearts Of Harvard men as one Of
the most popular characters Of the uni
Versity- I'm his own little kingdom in the
Harvard Union Butler" rules with gra-
ctous. benefCcnt sovereignty. There
from behind his shining counter. ne deals
out his own peculiar drink c0ncOctiCus.
and makes himself pleasant to freshman
and graduate alike BE- his pleasant word
and smile
Butler has a monopoly az Harvard.
He is the inventor cf cocktails. the sue
cessor 10 "Herbie' Foster the medium
between hungry Students appetite and
his stomach. Eis realm is the lunch
room Of the new Crimson clubhouse. His
hours are from Y 20 u. His duties are
TO make change. make drinks. make
sandwiches and hot dogs and always TO
be pleasant. even when a score OF raven
Gus freshmen are clamoriug for food
Butler runs his lunch counter on a
new and original plan. Everything is
! done on credit and until tie moment Of
settlement comes be never knows what
his student patronizers have eaten. Men
come IN. pick up a sandwich or an eclair
and call for an egg and milk. Generally
there are ten or fifteen OF them at one
Z time. Butler fills their orders. not know
ing who has called for what. and ouIv
needing the voice that rings from some
where in his ears: Two crimson floats.
Butler, or Il say Butler, give me an
other horses neck"
HON the student rna a~+T.c...r Ls-
petite Dc presents himself before tho
counting machine. cash IN hand. Row
muchZ says Butler reversing the
ordinary dialogue Of business. Two hot
dogs and an egg and milk" comes the
reply.
Sometimes the student merely puts
the right change down on the counter
and walks away. Butler never minds
this. for he knows the change is al
ways right I'D fact. students know bet
Ter the worth of what they eat than
Butler does and if he trusted 20 him
self they would always get more than
they deserved
Since 'Herbic" Foster. The father OF
late night lunches at Harvard. has gone
away Butler" reigus supreme HIS
connections arc the talk of ire college
and his name Is more familiar than that
Of many member Of the faculty. Ever
Harvard man knows Butler and every
Harvard man has tasted his drinks
One OF the most popular Of these is the
'LamDo0u cocktail" tho art az which
Butler" says. Is known only 90 himself
and The editor Of "The LawpoCn." The
name in itself is sometime uuheard OF
out Of coIiesc and many a freshman has
prlgkCd up bis ears on hearing &c for the
FIRST time Sometimes after a bunch Of
upper cia5suen have come forward and
called Yer this drink q timid freshman
viii approach the counter and repeat the
order Then "Bu.ier" viii give the
newcomer some peculiar fzZ and with
disaaTrcablc taste I'm his mouth the
freshman viii go away TO tell his mates
Of the splendid 5rirb he has found
"BuyleT's'' good nature. however. never
lets him carry this matter too far. and
De always 'eyc1s -u'' with the fresh
man by some special favor next time.
other gCuCcctfGu5 for which the genial
lunch man is famous are Eis crimson
floats" and horses aecks." The
I crimson aoat" is dedicated 90 "The
Harvard Crimson" which has It's Office
ON the same floor Of the union as the
lunch counter. IL consists u an iced
. Lemonade with grape juice on TOP and
forks much Ike claret Butler" fools
many freshmen with this drink making
. them believe That they are drinking the
real his-