1874 The American Bar-Tender or The Art and Mystery of Mixing Drinks by E A Simmons

SOLDIfiBS' AHD SAILORS' TOASm

The Citizen Soldiery of the Bepuhhc-_May ell Us mem^w ever cherish the principles of exalted patriotism, in orde ! and discipline model militiamen, in morals worthy e - I amples for the youth of their native state. May the soldier be as comfortable at his post as at the snppar The Lld^Is'and the Soldiers-May they both be ready to bear (arms)when called on. May a tar who has lost a leg or an arm or any other of his members,in defence of his country, bo remembered ana rewarded for his services. The AmeriSan Soldier-May he sorrow for the slain, and bo merciful to the vaiKiuished. A broadside of golden eagles to every distressed American seaman. May the ship of success always have prudence atthe helm. Plenty to orphans and widows of our seamen. May the gales of good fortune never blow us out of our true latitude. May we so trim our sails in a calm a* to be ready for a storm. Discipline—The jirelude to victory. The Sea—May it always be a full tide of joy to our country May a son of the sea never die on the bosom of his mothe A True Soldier—The iudispensiblo qualities of a first " dier are: first a citizen, next a gentleman, and lastly a hero. ' The veterans of '76 and the veterans of 1850. The Soldier—Soldier in generosity, soldier in the art of now- ing how to live. The Soldiers of tlie past, the present, and the the enjoyment of the present be sweetened by the mem ory of the past, tho hope of the future y meat of tho present.