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to cook in a glass half-full of bits of purest
ice, an interruption occurred, and the clar
ion voice of the brave old warrior bird was
heard as if in celebration of the momentous
event which had happened under his very
jyes. As he plumed and shook himself
after his effort, one of his royal tail feathers
■loated gently down towards his mistress.
"^lightening names the drink!"
she cried, as she seized the feather and with
it deftly stirred the glass's contents. And,
again, with a sweeping curtsey, holding
the glass aloft:
" )5)R.INK this Cocktail, sir, to your suc
cess with my father, and as a pledge to
our future happiness 1"
XCHUS was the drink named. And, in
after days, when Master Appleton kept the
tavern, its sign was the sign of the Cock's
Tail, which ever proved an emblem of
good fortune to him and his good wife,
their children and their children's chil
dren.
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