The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05

cruets was gold and the other silver, each holding a cotyla (half-pinD, and they presented them To eacr guest. Ana then there was brought in a great treas urea silver platter with a golden edge of great depth, of such size as to receive the entire Dulk of roast boar of huge size. which lay h it on It's back, show ing his stomach uppermost stuffed w-.h many good things; for therein were roasted thrushes and most countless number of igpeckers, and eggs spread on top, and oysters and periwinkles. And to each guest was presented a boar stuff ed in this way. nice and hot. together with the dish on which he was served up. We then drank wine, and each of us received hot kid on a silver platter, and some golden spoons. Then Caranus gave US canistcrs and ivory-plaited bread- baskets, and we were much delighted and applauded the bridegroom. Then chaplets were again brought in, and an- other pair of gold and silver cruets of perfume
 And sonic women who had borne a part in the famous Pot Feast at Athens came in, and some ithyphallic dancers, and some jugglers and conjuring women, tumblmg and standing on their heads on swords, and vomiting fire out of their mouths, and. they, too were naked. Then we had another drink, hot and strong, and Thasian and Lesbian wines, in large golden goblets. Then a mighty glass of two cubits in diameter on a silver stand, filled with roast fishes of every sort were served np. And to each guest was given a silver bread-basket full of Cappadoeian loaves, which we delivered to the slaves behind us. And when we had washed our hands. we put on chaplets; and re- ceived golden circets twice as large as the others, and another pair of cruets of perfume, one of gold and the other of - 1-.. ...4.- -A. s.4 hundred men came in singing an epithalamium in beautiful tune; and dancing girls, representing Nereids and Nymphs. And as the drinking went on and the shadows began to fall, they opened the chamber where everything was encircled all round with white cloths and when they were removed by mechanism, there were seen Cupids and Dianas and Pans and Mercuries holding torches in silver candlesticks, and then some real Erymanthean boars were brought to each guest on square platfers with golden edges, pierced through with golden darts; and strangest of all those who were helpless and stupefied with wine became all in a moment perfectly sober. standing upright. And the slaves crammed the good things into the bear- tiful ivory and silver baskets of good omen until the usual signal of tern1ina- ton of the feast sounded. For you know this Is the Macedonian custom at large parties And then Mandrogenes, the buff foon, came in. the descendent of that celebrated Stroto, the Athenian, and caused us much laughter. And he danced with his wife, a woman who was al- ready more than eighty years old And sweetmeats in plaited baskets made of ivory were distributed to every one. And cheesecakes of every known kind, Cretan cheesecakes and youf Samian ones and Attic ones, with the proper boxes for each confection. And then we all rose and departed. quite sobered by love.
 know every defeated politician in Ala bama must thank the Age-HeraEd for printing this appetizing story.
 The Hon. Henry Gray, General Pettus and many other distinguished Alabamians have visited Asheville this summer, sev- erai calling at cur cottage, which IS open at all times, extending an Alabama well come to Alabamians.