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

SOLDIKBS' ATO SAttOKs' TOASTS.

Our Past Officers—Like careful Parents, they delight to watch the rise ami progress of those who come after. i' May the Anniversary of the Declaration ofIndependence be as' much honored by us as it was by the thirteen original States. The Military and the Union—Theformer will be ever ready to support the latter. May our tars still keep their timbers together, and may the rot- ton planks of mutiny never disgrace the rudder cf their understandings. AU hearty messmates, and may we never want a mate to moss with. The military spirit, and its gallant and accomplished represen tative at tins board. The Volunteer Military Force and the Editorial Corps of the United States—May the former be ever ready, if need be, to spill the hist drop of their blood in su'pportiu" the Union,and the hitter consume the last drop ofink in writing editorials sustaining both. ■May our Company in the ^pport of our legs never need the aid of splints, nor in support of their arms the aid of surgeons. The Natiounl Legi-skture and the Militia-IVIutual Protection should be the motto of both. The Press—Liberty is its watchword, and liberty is its reward The occasion we now celebrate-Its return adds a new link to the chain of social brotherhood that binds us to the common good. Military Fri,- u;ihip-An important bond in maintainin-r miU- tary discipline and i>roficieucy. America—May its Naval and Military power exist for ever None but the ashes of the brave. SmoU sweet and blossom in the grave.