| Show goetges Go ethes birthday an amusing story taken from bodes look book on goethe appears in a paris parie contemporary in august 1818 goethe went to carlsbad for the cure and placed himself under the care of dr Reli bein one morning when he rose he requested charles his domestic to place a bottle of red wine and a glass in each of the two windows in the room then the poet walked round and round the apartment stopping at each window to drink a glass af of wine when ben be had nearly emptied the bottles the doctor arrived ah said goethe you are come do you know it Is 18 my mv birthday N no said the doctor it Is not your birthday it falls tomorrow only the production of the almanac could convince dorithe that he was a day out in his reckoning when V he discovered his mistake he gave vent to a strong expression which scott puts in alie mouth of capt nanty swart and after a long pause turning to the doctor said then I 1 havo have tot got drunk tor for nothing |
