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by the stipendiary magistrate, for gambling on
licensed premises. To the day of his death this
Jew protested his innocence of the crime.
He told me the whole story, interlarded with
tears and gesticulations.
The 7-ozzers (detectives) raided the rum-room
one afternoon, and created considerable com
motion. Some of the imbibers managed to make
their escape, but my informant was not so fortu
nate. He was seized by one minion of the law,
and shortly afterwards another officer cried:
"See where he has hidden the dice in his
tumbler of Old Jamaica ! "
" And, may I die," added the poor Yid, "if
the gonoph (rascal) hadn't placed 'em there him
self—don't yer beliefe me ? "
Of course I did.
Here is another way of employing rum ; but
you will not be able to shine at solo-whist after
wards.
Ru7n Booze.
The yolks of eight eggs well beaten up, with
some sifted sugar, and a grated nutmeg; extract the
juice from rind of a lemon by rubbing loat sugar
thereon ; put the sugar, a piece of cinnamon, and a
bottle of white wine into a clean saucepan, and
when the wine boils take it off the fire.
Pour one
glass of cold sherry into it, put it into a spouted jug
(I don't mean hypothecated, but a jug with a spout
to it) and pour it gradually amongst the egg mix
ture, keeping the whole well stirred with a spoon
as the wine is poured in. Sweeten to taste, and
pour the mixture from one vessel to another until a
fine white froth is obtained.