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"'Oh. take something,' they said; 'take some
milk.'
"'Well,I guess a glass of milk would go sorter
good,' said he.
"Some one suggested kumyss,and told him what
it was. As they did not have any kumyss in the
place they gave him some milk and seltzer. That's
about the same thing. One of the boys gave the
bartender a wink, and he put a dash of whiskey in
it. The old man did not get on to it at all. He
thought it was the seltzer that flavored it. The
next round the seltzer was left out altogether and
more whiskey put in. They kept on giving it to
him until he got pretty well set up. It's a very
insidious and seductive drink. Pretty soon the
countryman got funnj^ and tipped his glass over on
the table. As it spread around he said:
"'Gosh, it looks like white plush, don't it?'
"'So it does,' said the boys. 'Give the gentle
man anothei -'ard of white plush, here;' and the
name has stucx lO it ever since."
Kentucky Toddy.
Same as old-fashioned toddj', adding little lemon-
peel.
Pony Brandy.
To serve pony brandy properly, take whiskey
glass, set it on counter top downwards, place pony
on top, place i small lump ice in a whiskey glass.