The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-12-19
An Evening in the Waiting Girls
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Gazette Of Monday evening.
Saturday night at the waiter girl "a.
loonWas extremely lively, a. we predict.
edin our last notice II would be. There
were white men, black men, old men,
young men and boys, intermingled to.
geiher, some drinking, some swearing,
and some exhibiting desire to display
their muscle, and the special policeman
on duty had his hands full keeping the
different parties from coming to actual
blows. We heard him enchanting to a
couple Of young sprouts who had lust
arrived at that age and stature when
the average boy begins to "feel hia keep
ing,n and imagtnea he Is a "brusief"
Now, look herel il you'uns don't
keep quiet, and behave yourselves, III
put you'uns both out, and no d-n
foolin about It, either |" and to another
party he'sald; II want you'nns to I'm.
derstand that am boss here, Pm hired 10
Keep peace, and DID il ! don't do Il I"
The girls trotted here and there, gather.
ing in the niCkels and giving In return
drinks. At the bar a miscellaneous
group gathered, Glowing each other in
their eagerness 10 get waited on first.
Side by side could be seen the fashionable,
we'll dressed young Steuhenvillian elbow.
ing and hObnobbing with one OF those
poor, rum'besotted devils, who, with
6leared eyes and trembling band 10 stretch
ing out his last dime for drink, which
he is more eager for than he would be
Tor good square meal, although he prob
ably has not had anything to eat for
twenty.iOnr hours. His clothes looked as
II It would soon be necessary for him TO
follow the plan OF the newsboy and put
on four or five pairs Of pants 10 hide his
nRkedness. He had on the remnant Of a
shirt, which looked as II 1t had not
seen wafer since it had fallen into the
possession OF It's present owner. The
fashionable young man and this poo.
devil touched glasses, said, "Luck I"
"Down she goesW and emplied their
glasses. The young man turned in time
10 encounter one Of the young "ladies,"
who just then rushed up with an order
for ten glasses OF beer; he stopped down
and whispered something in her ear. Ste
looked up, laughed and nodded, and sped
away on her errlnd, which was to quench
the thirst Of ten boys in the farthest cor
Der Of the room, who were occupying two
tables. AT about haIf.pSst eleven the
supply Of fluids gave ont, and the propri-
etor concluded to close up. Then came
the tug of war. The majority of the
crowd didn't feel inclined to 20. He
vociierously announced that he was out Of
beer, and he wished 10 shut up. One party
took the cue from this and yelled back
"Well then, shut up that potato trap or
your nose might fall |" He cried again:
Gentlemen, hear me !" and again the an
swer came back: "0h, give US a rest l.
After considerable Coaxing he finally got
the most turbulent part OF his patrons
out and shut the door. They wandered
up Market street until opposite the TEN.
pie Of Justice, when they concluded to
have little by.plsy before vending their
way homeWard, and therefore inaugu-
rated little knock down between two Of
their number. 1t lasted for some time,
until finally one OF them-the one under.
neath-grunted out nough!" when the
crowd pulled the victor oil, and carried
him oft, leaving the poor, bruised devil
who got the worst end Of the 6ght, TO
wander of alone. So ended another Bat.
urday night in Steubenville under the
auspices OfEthe "Waiter. Girl.Saloon."