The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-27
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"What Is the warn, weather doing tortyon
and how devoted are the dear people 10 tho
sport Of driving and riding, and how willing
to pay for It y asked an IxrELLIuIscxsp, Skin.
misher Of q prominent livery man yesterday
afternoon as be was standing In hi, broad
doorway, looking as though he was In aeon.
munlcatiye mood. Il 2 !; y : i ~
f"fou don't want 10 hire any thing do your,
he obviously asked, and receiving a mega.
tive reply, heayed a sigh OF relief, 'as much
Us 70 say, g"Ihere's three dollars saved, md
invited our man Into the Office Standing by
the door In the space devoted to washing yc.
hlcles, stood one that spoke silently but clio.
quently OF midsummer riding. II was minus
wheel, the top was broken muddy and
dusty, 1t told OF fast people. fast times and
general smash up. There's one thing this.
as well as every other season IL doing for u.s.
said the livery man, as be Offered lie stogies.
gazing sorrowfully at the wreck, n . - :
Getting his stogie fully under way be bro.
ceeded TO inform rs, that July and August
were. the buggy months This term Is used
purely In the vehlculnr sense and net IS re.
ferring TO tho insect features OF the nionth)
and that Wheellngites are very prone to thiS
sort OF amusement, but that 1t IL not as popu.
lar as II was three or four years ago, The
reason for this he explained was, that more
private rigs are owned and that the young
men do not seem 10 have rs much money In
these latter days Is In former years. Tho
young men OF the past, are now married or
blasc and no longer take pleasure In such
frivolity; II driving a good stout fast livery
horse attached to q stylish buggy Ut spank.
Ing gait out the National road can be called
frivolous. .g}is -, a11.1s1, iEl-T
docs the strike affect you any?''
Does II you bet yer life 1t does. II hurts
business bad. You see these skilled iron
workers make money freely and they let II
60 Just as free. When they are working they
get of right often, and then, also on Sunday.
they 80 out by themselves, and again take
their sweethearts and wives on numerous
drives. One thing about them. though, they
are pretty hard on 4 horse, but then they
don't kick on the price" 81
The speaker then gave some points as To
the rates for this form Of luxury. In the
months named, when the weather becomes
settled apd there Is an assurance OF pleasant
nights overhead and good roads under foot
the might trade" becomes q leading feature
In the business. The demand Is then most
ly for stylish rigs and rpretty fast horse and
they are wanted only for ordinary distances,
say 10 Triadelphla and return IN the even.
ning.; for such the price Is So Nearly ali 20
'out the pike" which Is now In excellent
condition; some only To the park, Others out
10 the point named Some favor driving out
70 st. Clai'syille for supper, and Others 20 to
West Alexander; the latter very seldom how
ever. For the last two places named a V Is
wanted and toll honses are frequently en-.
countered. Two horse rigs and carriages
with drivers. range from s. to So, according
to the time and distance. "Dy the way there
Is quite demand this season for riding
horses and all first class class stables are
Obliged 10 keep u few OIL hand continued
our informant. u y. y, ~ Z p, So :
~ suppose most OF your patrons are young
fellows und TINT you have hard work making
them duff up?" queried our man. -
With d wise look our informant leaned for.
ward and poured into our ears tale that was
startling. 1t was learned that II Is not always
the ,giddy young man with more cash than
brains, or the dizzy and frolicsome bachelors
OF middle age who hire, but that presumably
staid and dignihed men OF business, whose
names are seen in the directories OF monicd
institutions-men Of family and unques.
ti6ned reputation, often are out after dark
with fast trotter, These parties, according
to the gentleman OF nags and buggies, were
patrons and among the very last TO pay
promptly for their stolen sweets and mid.
night spins in the suburbs. ~ ny u
In reply to the question rs to how the dear
people paid over the coin of the realm for the
animals, the proprietor went over to the
safe and drawing out book showed a list OF
accounts which had strange marks annexed,
Nearly oil, lie assured US, would pay in time,
but in some cases 1t would be a terribly long
time. III you don't get your money at tho
start, why you wait for II; there Is no fun in
paying after the fast drive and racing are
over and you get out Of the buggy. Some
people make give security as you can see,n
said he, drawing out drawer and showing
therein several rings and Two gold watches.
Il don't know how many thousand dollars
security have taken in that way in my life,
but do It, II possible, every time customer
is determined to enjoy summer nights
fashionable buggy ride without being able To
pay for the fun in the usual way" !. l.i'lf
Sunday is the best day for general business
and Thursday and Friday nights IRE popular
out the road. Moonlight nights always draw
big and May and June are poor mon tbs for
moonlight buggy rides, owing, 1t Is said, 10
the generally unsettled state OF the weather.
Meanwhile the price OF feed Is said to be
serious matter. With oats at 60 cents, corn
at CSC, middlings IL 20 per 100 pounds, and
oil meal 81 per 100 pounds there is claimed
to be little margin OF profit, at 50 for n buggy
and horse, and no end OF jewelry in the
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