SCOTCH WHISKY AND IMAGINATION.
The late Allan Pinkerton, the Scot-tish-American detective, had a company of gentlemen at his country seat near Chicago one cold winter day a few years ago For an hour he took them about his place, showing them what was to be seen, and when at length they returned to the house they were thoroughly chilled. *' Now, gentlemen, " said he, "I want- you to 1 try some of this old Scotch whisky ; and his guests partook freely of the proffered liquor. Then he invited them into the library, where there was a large gas-burner stove apparently glowing with heat. They seated themselves round it, and held out their benumbed hands to catch the warmth. Here they chatted for a time when suddenly Mr Pinkerton remarked, " It strikes me that stove doesn't send out much heat. How do you feel ?" They all replied that they felt delightfully warm, and suggested that the Btove door be opened. Mr Pinkerton acted on the suggestion, and, to the astonishment of his guests, revealed two lighted candles resting on a large block of ice as the only contents of the stove. " See, gentlemen," said he, " what a vivid imagination and a little Scotch whisky will do "
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Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1751, 21 May 1886, Page 6
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204SCOTCH WHISKY AND IMAGINATION. Bruce Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 1751, 21 May 1886, Page 6
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