The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-10-05
A COMMON CREATURE
Whose ExiStCnce IN N Poser 10 ncllever,
5f,HN III Design In ali Creation.


~ III Design In all Creation.
+ A nlasher Is an animal resembling ht1.
tttati being In appearance, bu. differing frot1i
a rational creature In the weight and con.
sistency OF q brain. A nAasher has no tense
and never acquires any knowledge. lie sol
no use and scientists have failed 10 discover
tho reason for hs creation. 4.
THE masher generally carries a cane nearly
a, long as his ears, but enthusiastically smaller
In external area than his check. lie alsn
smokes cigarettes nnd wears "tahde.datl
hat 3Egf. ~ m-u K
Bnt why describe that which every person
secs OIL tho street any evening? Why dllAte
on peculinrlties observable ut first sight
Any one who has tisolled along some Of 8ai
public places OH Saturday night when It Is
pleasant, has seen scores OF Washers with
cigarettes. The performances Of these nlusll.
cIs on tho street or In any public place In,
press the Disguised observer with the belief
hat they were what our foretathers would
have denOmnated 'durEed fools" One Of
these Washers was watched for an hour the
other evening" and the following Is the pro
syaniae carried out presumably for mi.se.
n,ent: N.G .
lie was q little man, attire In light suit,
standing collar, loud necktie, unu with the
usual masher extras above named. lie Ell
tered the arena, SO to speak, ut exactly SIX
O'clock. After rambling along the walk le
met two wpll.1rrssed girls who pnil DO par
tlcular attention to him. An eiIugent smile
played over his etIeminated features, aud lie
coughed IN an Affected manner when within
about two feet OF the girls. They sutltleal "
looked up mistaking the cough for the bark
Of some lady's pet poodle.
both Invariably smiled at the riaicuOu lis
makeup OF the nlasller. lie mlstook this fOl
Il sign of encouragement, and raised his hat
No visible emotion being created on the fair
ieminnes by his supposed graceful nannei
OF performing this feat lie murniured III a
voice squeaky with free indulgence OF cigar
cites, Good evening" but he had made Il
mistake. No MASK there for him. One oil
the girls, looking ut him with ,lis.lainful
air said to the other: "a don't know this lit
tie puppy, do you? ~ and both went on with
out looking ut him again. Perhaps sUrht
may think that the n,aslicr was abashcd n,
this Not so. lie looked after the girls and
muttered: What iu thunder are they doing
II they aren't on the mash2 They must bt
grceners.' lie was rigli'; they were green or.
and did not know that u large humber o.
the female portion Of the crowd that fiilec
the walks would have encouraged I'll.
little fellow aud eventually iuEcn hi,
arm aud walked with him for an horl
or Two listening to his vapid nonsense. Blu
the masher walked oil AVID met young Ind,
whose appearance indicated that she be
longed u the female order Of Washers, anc
that she was looking for some one. A mutuu
recognition followed their meeting and sooi
the two walked away arulin arm. They ief
the tiioroughtare aud were not seen III Or.
again during the evening Where did the,
vo2 Where do the dozens OF other couple!
80 TINT meet every EVENING" Some few, per
haps, walk to the young lady's home, an,
She introduces her companion ny MIR
Brown or Mr.. Smith, whom | met ut il,
friends house, and he kindly vouneent
tosce mo home" but the majority OF III,
girls do not care to take Il young man vii on
they hayc never seen before to thai
homes, nnd are even avcrse TO letting blu
know where they live. When they FINAL,
part II is with mutual promises to NEE: Il
lsome designated point next Friday cvel,
lug" Perhaps they meet a:ain, perhaps the,
don In The minority Of cases lhs laiie
is true. but enough OF theRe acquaintance
are kept up until taey ripen iuto Intimacy
to cause tragedies like The Jennie Crane
affair, possibiy-nay, probab'y-in hundred
OF households whose daughters are allowed Il
igo down towp" every evening and no q,les
tons asked us to how the hours have bee,
Ispent. Many mothers think not OF the risk
their daughters IRE running until II u 10,
late to prevent the bad effects to their repu
latiurs, nj least, Of late hours spent on !h
streets, OF in more Objectionable places, Will
men OF whom they know nothing except thu
they can talk asreeahly.
While many Of these ''mayhing adventures
are followed BY nothing more than u loss o
seIt.respect wien lpaturer years bring Wis
dom. enough OF them bring lifelong sIam'
and disgrace to cause any girl to forever al
|jure the silly habi, OF making mashes."