The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-26
Che. Bung- lung. Wang
Worth American Drummer and
UA HaOus.
Trpnn the Neyv- Yorlr Commercial AdyeY.

tiser.
Everybody has heard Of 3 CONNER
cial Drummer" he ia q creation pecu.
liar TO American commerce. He hai
Is many ribs, dugers and toes as an
ordinary mortal by his cheek We shal,
know him. His aplOmb is prodigious
HsIoves the great west" and there be
is chiefly seen, and can best be studied
In the railway coach, the steamboat
the stage-coach, the hotel, he is az
much 1t home az a Welsh parson IN 8
cheese factory. Who is that sleek in
dividual VINO sits on the outer side Of
the car, occupying four seals, when hs
pays only tor one? How sweetiy, how
ignorant he is of the fac!
that there is car full of passengers
looking Tor seats His head 10 buried in
a rail say guide, snd sourdIy be sleeps
while the train is ar standstlll at a
station. Shrewi rat he knows we'll
enough there will be a rush" Tor seats.
As soon as everybody has disposed OF
himsell-three IN seat-he awakes
rom q pleasant dream, stretches bis
legs. and smiles biandly On al.
lie sits &C the head Of the table in
the best hotel IN the town. You deem
him some local magistrate VINO cuts on
for amusement. sThe,dIshes are
L. - -, f-opr ~ i'm IN lar-, al
rows. he arranges them n The shape
of q block house, and looks at you
the port holes, and smiles. He
doesu smile at Won because he loves
YOU, but because his food tick!es his
stomach and makes him good na.ured.
De calls The waitress by her first name.
She ioesnt leave his side for an instant
save TO hand him the last dish OF the
first pess OF the season, which you had
so lovingly set your hungry eyes on
The landlord enters ana pours out q
class OF wafer for him, ami offers him 3
Cigar. He takes it az though ne were
President Of our glorious republic. The
landlords pretty daughter dresses his
salad, and one begins 20 wonder which
nal OF the State he owns, and what ne
holds It Al. You expect TO see some
body vag his Jaws Tor him. You hear
the chambermaids giggiing n a corner
anu NJ. Sharpedge J name nIIar'ously
mentioned. You subsequently learn
that NJ. :. IS a hardware drummer.
SlroiliDg into the hotel-o1fice, Mr.. ;.
is seen occupying three chairs. He is
cracking JOKES while an admlring crowd
IS cracking bottles for him. Perhaps
NJ. Calico, q dry goods drummer; Mr..
Felt, a nat drummer; and Mr.. Allspice
a grocer agent are present. The no.
tel 1eepe- cannot DO enough Tor Messrs
%harpedse, Calico, Felt ana Allspice
81 wouit car the throat OF every other
huarder If ne thought It would amust
hem. Drummers tyrannize over land
lords. Should hotel keeper offend d
commercial agent, every bum &
mean irummer' soon knows i. Not
.one ago IN Illinois landlord detected
q Chicago drummer tucxing a cigar W
ais coat sleeve, and accused him of It.
The landlords apartments are as CON-
torta5ie As are Afforded OY any country
Sometimes irummers perpetrate prac
ticai jokes on one another. Il ID some
time before a green drummer 3 eyes are
opened to the kittenish FRANKS OF his
.eilows. A friend Of mine vas once
drum ner, but he retired rom the pro-
esslUn as soon az he had collected va
nous tr'hing little sums which many OF
Ms brethren had borrowed.
remember 4 joke which was played
IN nv trend BY tour dry. goods drum-
ners. He will always remember it, and
lie confidently expects some time oil
other 20 see is perpetrators looking
sadly through prison-bars. He was
Young and green. It was dis first trip
n 81. Louis ne fell in with q Chicago
irummer. Nv friend mad been com
oi .ialrg 81 the hIgh rate Of railroad
ar
Why" asked one OF the gentlemen
nencuued. don : YOU belong to the
A ,euts' Cooperative Beneficial Self
Commercial Association p
's- Jove it's a splendid thing.
said NE other. Every agent belongs
% II. No member OF the Agents CO.
lucrative Beneficial Seif-sustainlns
Association, ever pays any
;are They have secret signs. which a.
the conductors recognize. Better Join
We are officers. and will initiate you
T. costs only SO.
"A!l ngnt,' ssid nv friend. I'll
ioln. Here's q draft FOR SO on ID!
irm.'
IN the evening my friend vas lnvItef
10 a champagne supper, anu the secre
,rcn was diYulged. He mad only to rur
ms middle finger over mis- cheek AM
nose and utter the sounds "Che-bung
xung-wang.wung." and the conductor
would pass on, unless be stopped to Of
Ter him a cigar and pull at MS dask
The next morning the trio boarded IN
tram. The Chicago anu the St Loni
agent sat behind my friend. When tn
conductor called for nv friends fare b.
made the appropriate signs and said
"'Che-buug> Nung-warg-vung. Th
conductor smiled 1t my triend AMI a
the two drummers and passed on. u
friend informed his employers OF NJ
good Iuck, and ssid he thought ne IA
exnended the money probably.
The TWO irummers soon lett the train
Nv r-ent finished his business. AM
returned BY the same road. He got o.
the train at midnight. 1t was fort
mile 10 the next station. He ha
ONLY Zen cents in his pocket. Ee IN
tended 10 draw on his firm st the mex
village. He settled himself in ses
ar d soon the conductor called for fair:
Nv friend went through with tn
necessary signs and said, "Che-6ung
wung- wang-wuug.'
You, man, I want your fare, "a!