The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-25
RUINED BY CENTENNIAL Wis
ITORS.
The story Ofan Unfortunate Young
Married Couple In New York,

Major Philip !. SChottguhn well
known resident of the Fifteenth ward,
was last night seen carrying big car
pet bag and wandering dsconsolately in
the neig hbUrhood of Washington square.
"What's the matter?' S5n reporter
asked. "Anything wrong?
.'Wrong said the Major, violently
slalnming his carpet bag on one OF the
benches in the park. "Wrong! Get
out your blacklist pencil!'
"For weeks as | walked Broadway to
and from my place of business, found
great pleasure in gazing upon the fresh
and honest faces of the many Centen-
uial visitors who now throng the town.
To see the young and newly married
couples, the cnd husband supporting a
dotlng wife on one side and cheertuily
struggling with an enormous vaIlse on
the other. was sight calculated to bring
TO mind the fresh air of the open coun-
try and the tints of autumn leaves.
little thought shoLld come toit m yselt,
| mean the valise part OF 1t, so soon.
1--WE have saved little money, you
know. and hired fiat and to gone keep
ing house. That effort cost us every
dollar we had, and left Us IN debt, but
we looked hopefully TO the future. But
three weeks ago last night when | went
to dinner / found our nArTOw hall cnock
ed full oftraveers' luggage. My little
daughter, TOO was young to know the e1-
tent of the calamity that had betallen US
crowed sleefully from the top OF man.
moth trunk. Mrs. Schottguhn, wretch
ed and downcast, met me at the door.
Lucy | asked, what's up nowF
centennial visitors, she SAID.
"'Many Of emp
- 'Ecight.
Going TO stay long,
About a week, they saw
uThev were friends OF Lucy's. whom
she had not seen Tor years, and had
storped to make Us visit on their way
! home from the Center NAL. They never
meant any harm to us, but every meai
they ate | could almost hear Lucy
| rroan as she thought of some longcd
! for article of needed furniture whose
purchase must nowoe deferred or given
m. "On the first day Mrs. Schottguhr
told them bow to reach Central Park
and advised them to stay all day, 'therr
WAS so much to see Just before they
started SAW my little daughter silly
tucking n whispo hay into each visitor
hat band.
"Whv do Won do that | asked.
They'll visit the menagerie. won
they, papsY
"Uf course they will, darling
"Eiephants like hay.
81 knew they do, pet
"rhe elephants'll grab at this hay
NAV be they'll bite off the folks heads Al
the same time. Mamma says she wishes
she could"
Blu, aIssl the elephants were no
hungry. Along about seven in the eve
ming two of the visitors returnedi th'
others were lost. On Lucys face restec
s sympathetic cloud, though l think i
was lined with about ton OF bullion
Blu, aboutteu o'clock the lost ones tounC
their way back. They did not get los
any more. They kept together, snt
were punctual and powerful at mea
times. And they prolonged their stay
until ruin stared US out OF couHtensnce
I tried to get Lucy to tell en- 10 60, bu
She said it wouldn't do-they'd tell such
stories about US when they got home
So they stsyed one, two, three weeks
and the butchers bis were more thai
nv salary. On the very day they wen
deputy sheriff seized our furniture 70
debt, and our home was broken up.
i must say" the Major added
nthere is one slight offset to our grief.
couldn't keep Mrs. SchOttglhn IN the
city, and she has gone to the country
intending to visit for soont three week
at each Of the friends who have Jus
snrino and meantime I've got to liv
cbesp and pay up the debts. Do 70
know" SAID the Major, as he mourntuil
gathered up the big csrpetbag, lido 20
Know of some place where can iv
.h..n Though the wintsrI"