The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-01-16

! the kothschilds, but as they have never Il
ken any steps towards it, it is probable ths
either they never thought Of it or speedl
abandoned it.
| Many stories are told OF their shrewdness
and while some of them are true, more ar
legendary.
Cne of the best known is that Of the Pari
banker, who, when two communists en- tere
his bank and demanded that he share hi
property with them, gave them each a. fly
franc piece and told them that was thei
share as near as he could calculate it.
1t was Rothschild, too, who, while play
ing cards, was much annoyed by .anothe
player, who stopped the game in order tina
he might find piece of money that ha'
fallen upon the carpet. Rothschild there
upon folded bank note, lit it and held
up for him, saying "There, my good man
hurry up while hold the light
His Sick Wife.
AND HOW HE GOT SOME LIQUOR FOR HER
he was stern, austere-looking man, ant
when he walked into store where ewines
and liquors for family USE were advertised TO
sale, he gazed carefully around before max
ing known his wants. Then he called the
proprietor to him, and, leaning over thu
counter, inquired in low tone if he had any
whiskey he could positively recommend tt
families in case of sickness. The proprietor
stated, in subdued though no less cent?
dent voice, that he had. He had used it, he
said, in his own family during critical pc
RODS OF illness, and he hadn' the slightest
hesitation in indorsing it, even though the
applicant were the President of the United
States.
II am thus particular" explained the aus.
tere man, 'bscause it is rarely that have
anything of an Intoxicating nature about
MY house, and never then except in cases Of
the dlrest necessity"
81 understand" said the liquor man, nod
ding approvingly; 81 am good deal that
way myself, although in the business
Then he took bottle out Of case that
stood on high shelf, and busting it off care
fully, almost fondly, because the whiskey it
contained was so very rare, handed it to the
man with the remark that he might take out
a search-warrant and hunt through all the
private cellars in Bourbon County without
being able TO find its superior.
II don't know anything about it, said
the stern customer, with an impatient wave
OF the hand ''don't ever drink it myself
and can only take it on your recommend.
My wife, you see, is very bad with sore
throat, and"
"Capital thing for sore throat said the
proprietor, rolling the bottle up in piece Of
brown paper. .sMy wife tried it for that not
long ago, and 1t did her world Of good
''Can't you put It in different looking par
eel so asked the austere individual. l don't
like to be seen"
"Oh, Of course, got just the thing for il
here !; look like package Of thread or some
thing Of that kind and he put it into {
square paper box that fitted it exactly.
s'My wife has tried every thing for thai
cold of hers,'' said the severe man, as hi
counted out the change, sand thought may
be little ardent spirits just as she went tt
bed"
s'Nothing better in the world, interrupted
the supplier OF family distur-we NEAR
wines and liquors.
"You see," said the man, placing the par
eel in the inside pocket of his overcoat ant
buttoning the coat carefully around it, I"
abhor anything Of an Intoxicating nature
but in this case--''
"You do perfectly right said the dealer
opening che door for him. "An. ounce o
whiskey-I mean prevention, is worth
pound of cure"
s'She's so delicate" pursued the austen
one, scratches cold with every change Of th
weather. Things I wouldn't notice at al
make her down sick. I am afraid she's no
long for this world" with pious cough.
sThe weather is very bad for delicate cor
stitutions,'' suggested the liquor man.
ESPECIALLY for hers,'' added the person Q
austerity, about to step out. Then he turn
ed as with sudden thought and said, 6
suppose if gave it to her with hot waite
and little sugar it would be all the better
wouldn't it?''
sob, much better. Don't forget the he
| water and sugar.
The liquor dealer turned to US with smil
as the man left, and said, 'Wonder if tina
man thinks he is humbugging anybody. Blu
that is the way some folks get their whis
! key
"Was't that story about his sick wife cor
rect ?''we asked.
''Sick wife! sick fiddlestick. He hash an
wife, and never had, but he doesn't kno'
that know it. l meet with lots of sue
cases; men who come here and buy whiske
to drink on the sly, endeavorlng to veil
under some such thin pretense as that ma
employed. Lots of bogus temperance me
and pious frauds in this world.''
1t certainly does appear so.-C incinna
Saturday Night.
OF his Mind,
He might have been drinking a little
just few drops of weak lemonade or somt
thing OF the kind-but yet he looked lii
a very respectable young man as he leane