Show THEY TOOK NO CHANCES con helped aril e out oat la in dig dispensing hospitality one of th the massachusetts ma achu congressmen lives near boston he has a beautiful estate his admiration for which is shared by his coachman mike the other day mike brought a couple of his irish friends upon the place and after escorting them around the grounds and showing them the stable ushered them into the hall i there somewhat to his surprise he met his eza employer but the latter was determined not to be outdone in hospitality by his coachman your friends into the dining room mike he said faid and into the dining room the trio followed him now my men of course you can have what you like he remarked as he stood by the sideboard but I 1 have hae a drink here that I 1 think you yon will w ill like there is is a story to it by the way he added which may interest you it is called benedictine and it is made by monks ap on the alps they nil fill a little flask with it and send out their st bernard dogs to find travelers abo ho may be overcome by the cold when a poor half frozen fellow is found he drinks a little of this cordial from the flask and then he is able to follow the dogs to a place of she shelter ter the men listened to the story in silence IPina finally spinally lly one of them mustered up courage to speak have you any gin he asked certainly said raid the congressman as he laid aside the cort cordial lial help yourself the men took a good substantial drink of the gin and smiled happily over its familiar taste that bad said one of them now bring on your dog liquor washington post |