| Show CAR CA R A COCKTAIL the present czar ot russia learned the art ot making an american cock tall from an american physician said a man in an uptown saloon where he was sipping the tip pie I 1 have that from the physician himself not only that but I 1 sipped a cock tail made from the same formula out of a handsomely carved cup which bore an inscription from the donor who at the time was and had contained the stirrup cup drunk at the last meeting between the russian heir apparent and the amer can doctor the doctor was a few years ago practicing in a city in western new byork he nas once an of the russian court and had some appoint ment I 1 have forgotten what later on one evening when he had been called to see the the talk ran to american drinks the new doc tor carried his own stock of american liquors he spoke of the american cocktail which at that time was the most called for mixed drink at the bar the was amused at the name he thought it was a joke the yankee doctor assured him it was not the said he would like to try the drink the doctor brought in his ingredients and prepared a cocktail in the presence of the azare who was intently interested when he had tasted it he went into and called for more after he had sampled several rock tails he proposed to make the mixture himself and learned with much more he has learned some othea things since when the american doctor was leaving st petersburg the had ascended the throne the clan asked leave to pay his respect and was accorded an audience the emperor reminded him that he was an expert in mixing the ameri can tipple and thereupon they re paired to a private room where the czar of all the produced the ingredients necessary tu work out a cocktail the czar mixed drinks tor the two like a regular barkeep and enjoyed it tle tl e czar assured the doctor that it was the greatest bracer he ever took but then you know royalty lays on its praise and compliments with a trowel however the doctor was probably the only american who ever had the ruler of cussia to mix and give him a cocktail new york sun |
