Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1882-09-10

in many Of the so-called restaurants,
and don't cost no quarter, either. Bat
it is a bit aggravating when y man eats
three plates of soup and liver-balls, asks
for glass of ice water and then goes
away without spending darned cent"
"Why, does that happen" -
"Does 1t happen? well, you just bet
your pile it does, and several times
day. About three years ago compost
tor used to come here regular at lunch
time for his dinner. / used to see him
q stuffing of himself, butt never noticed
him drink anything"
~ watched that composition, and one
day he took no less than nine helpings
of SOUP; then he was going away, as
usual, without spending nothing, only
stopping at the bar to help himself to
half the toothpicks and dozen or so of
the matches. Says /, Look q here,
partner, do you suppose 1 keep this
saloon for the likes Of such hogs as you"
What are YOU getting at?' says he,
putting his tongue in his cheek. Why
saws !, 'if / ever see you here again I'll
wipe the floor up with you VIII
YOU" he replies. well, you just try
and do it. Suppose you do it now. L
couldn't stand it any longer, so jump
ed over the bar, and / laid that man
out so bad he couldn't work for week.
When he got we'll he takes out sum.
mons agin me for "sault and battery
The magistrate says to me, Does your
sign read Free lunch" Yes / says.
1t don't say anything about every
customer must buy drinks who eats any
of it" NO. l replies, that's under.
stood Nothing is understood in law,
says the magistrate; if you invite peo-
pie to eat at your place free, you must
not break mans head because he ac-
cepts Your liberal invitation and with
that he fines me $40 and costs. You
see in every business there's the ups and
downs, the soft ones and the frauds.
The man who lives on lunches has to
be tolerated because he's the sort OF
sucker YOU can't get rid Of"
The next place visited was low class
saloon OH South Fifth street. y bill OF
fare hung outside with an announce
ment of n grand free lunch, consisting
of clam soup, fish balls, liver sausage,
pork and beans, pork and cabbage, and
picked herring. The saloon was full OF
men eating and drinking.
Not bad lunch to-day the re-
porter remarked to a man who was
helping himself to fish ball.
Not so bad" he replied, "but why
can't they give a man Worcestershire
sauce, should like to know"
After two o'clock hot free lunches are
not to be had in the city; but very few
of the lower class saloons are without
plate of picked tripe or German sausage,
Slices of bread smeared with mustard
seem to be favorite mouthfuls with after.
noon potations in beer houses freQuented
by the Teuton citizens. At seven in the
evening hot and grand" lunches re-
appear, and the lunch fiend can sup of
soup, variety of cold meats, potato
salad and sauer kraut. He has mar
velous nose for opening nights, and
very tew weeks pass without his having
an opportunity of RECALLING himself at
least on one day with roast turkey, or
some other special dish, put on as an
extra for the occasion by new proprie-
tor anxious for trade. The lOafer can
get all the beer he wants, with cigar
thrown in, and manage to keep himself
fat OH much less than half a dollar a
day if he once learns TO run on the sa-
looms. 1t is only another instance Of
how the other half Of the world lives.