The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-18
THE LAND or CHEAP LUNCHES.
A Tame Kind of story From Far AVA,

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Virginia Chronicle. Mt' M#M 2I
a gentleman from HALEY, Idaho, cam
10 the CoR7stock the other day. Harin
recently sold bis claim he had plenty O
money md went for style-plug hn. and
blue silk handkerchief with one corne
sticking out Of the pocket OF his new dag
onal coat. He walked into the Inter
national and when the Hongrang for Dime
he saunlered into the dining. room with III,
rest OF the fashionable throne. Everybotl,
looked ut him, but hc didn't mind It
and went on eating the brandled peache.
while waiting for his soup. When thu
came he bent so far over his plate 10 sucl
It In, with the sound like the gursle Of ,
batii.tub cShauSt.ripe, TINT his plug ha
fell oil his head and rolled across tho table
against the plate OF IN Eastern lady tourist
With II grin Of apology hc ha!i rose, reach
cd over aud placed It on his wcll.oiled anC
recently barbercd head. lie attacked his
trout with his fingers, and despised The
Use OF any other napkin then his mouth
Pending the arrival ofthe beef, the gentle
man from Haley placed both elbows OF
the table and surveyed The CON pany will
great aiIAbility and seli.posscssion MS ht
converted his fork into atooth.pick. Their
he lifted his plug hat M inch or two iron
his head and scratched tho same genll,
With bis Jourprongo1 tooth'pick. While
engaged on the beef tho hat fell of again
and rolled across to the Erstcrn lady, who
had grown Palc. Presently the gentleman
from Idaho Ind need OF n handkerchief
and made use OF the only one which nature
and probably llailey, provides. Tic plug
Int fell OH the floor this time, and when
he had replaced it he sat aionc ut the table
lie looked with surprise ut the guests
jos,ling one another to yet out OF the door
Fire. he asked OF n transAxed waiter
SIC" Gnsped the man.
mo! WHAT'S the row, tlien?'
clad enough, ] suppose" said the wait.
er with II whitening look.
"Mighty small cutters, pears 10 me, mud
cussed queer manners about gittin' outcu Il
room. Give rs another chunk O. beef
pooty tur from the horns, II yer kim"
Presently Landlord llunak appeared
with II co!orless iice and bullying eyes. lie
walked rapidly mp aud tapped tho arrival
from llailey OH the shoulder.
"fou seem to be having pretty good
time" said the landlord, retaining from
gnaslins his teeth.
"Well, that's so, boss. You sit down here
and wlack up bottle O wine at my ex.
pense. Oh, I've got pockeiful OF rocks,
and don'tyou forget it. Say. do vot happen
to know any likely gals thal's on the marry?
I'm in here on that lay" and he grinned
and once more lifted his hat Il little md
again scratched his head with his fork.
The landlord sroaned and sat down with
a thnd. Then he gazed dc;crmincdly ut
the Wood River fashionable, and said with
set teeth:
"Do you know, my friend, what it costs
to stop ut this house?'
mo, an ] don't kcer. Eve rot the tin.
I}nt what's yer figure, jist for luck?"
Observation-Disclosures"
The jaw OF the gentleman from Idaho
dropped, and he fell buck in his chair and
sazed in fear and wonder ut the landlord.
who fixed H. i'm with his steady eye. Then
husEi!y. as he struggled to an upright posi-.
ton on his chair. he asked:
"llow mucl. meal? This is my first"
"Nothlr. for little lunch like this. i"
answered tIanak.
Wltlla long sigh OF returning life the
flush marrying man from lIai lev cot his
ieet and made unsteadi!y for the door. lie
sat the remainder Of the day in she waiting
room OF tue depot with his hand behind
him as il On q pistol. and fed on the even.
ing train.