The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-10
TEE AnroCRAr
OF the Lunch Counter-A Miseranoas
DIHkaF attlon.

"Eat 70 dinnah n hurry en- take 20
time pickin' so teef; den Of de house bum
down yo' got de grub whah 'twont be was
sed," Hez was remarking as the chronicler
entered and viewed the array oil stools, each
one this time with an occupant
II was representative crowd, the vafi'
GUS classes who patronizs the counter pc
ing well represented. A morning newspa.
per man and prominent young member
Of the bar sat at one end, and next them
young German who had evidently been
patronizIng an indoor picnic. A colorec
barber and his dude friend were next In
order, and two youths Of tender years who
evidently looked upon their present occu'
patton Of eating oyster soup as very dizzy
dissipation, chatting with abandon oil var
ious adventures oil rather questionable
sort which they probably never had, closed
up the line.
"Hez," said the new conner, as he stood
BY the stove and waited his turn, whats
the topic for your disquisttion this even
TDs topic Of de diakersition dis ebenin',
,lh, am tiugs in general. lee givin' a so't
O. miscellaneous talk tonight; Ps jls tellin'
desc hyar young fellers hyar dat days tax.
in' up TOO much time eatin' one bowl OBJ
soup. I'd like ter glib you all lodgins, gen.
lemen, but dis amt no hotel"
The two youths hastily finished their "a
tons and departed, and countrymau de-
posted his oyercoat and package on one
Of their stools and sat down on the other.
"Hyar! 20 want to pay fur lunch Tor
tow2"
"No; OF course notw
"Den you take that bundle er luggage
downt de Mickeloor house en- leab ct en- de
check room. Is got use fur dat stool"
The man laid bis coat in q corner and
the reporter took the vacated stool and
asked:
slows the coffee tonight"
81 emit gibin' no catey irony fur nickle,
yo' bet yO' boots. Dis is good five cents
coffee"
"Iiez, up at the other place they give you
shaving mug full Of coffee for nickle,"
said customer.
"Idoan car ef dey glib q bsf tub Tub full.
Dis hyar cotfee's to drink. Some folks nd
raider drink outen spittoon kase 1t holds
more. We uses table dishes, we does"
Three OF the former lunchers stepped
down and out and three new corners took
their places.
"Oyster soup all round, Hez"
"Oystah soup three times; all right; l go
you. En- tink sell out right heah."
"What will you do then {" customer
asked.
"shet ep, darn student. Et I'D be q good
think ef all on us I'D shet ep wen we's
outen thoughts, wouldn't etH"
"You would not be 30 loquacious then
by half" suggested the attorney.
"Yes; I'd be jis ez locashiyus as is
now; but day'd he'd yo' en- de def en-
done essylum wen yos small boy" re-
toited the Autocrat.
The youthful disciple Of Blackstone paid
for his soup in silence and as silently stole
away.
"Kase rs niggah en- sells SOUP" Hez
commented, "dat man links he ken bluff
me. tink I show him who's de bes' at
bluffin'," and he began to run down the
blinds and prepare to shut up.
"Hez, you are unusually prompt ia clos.
ing this evening" the INTELLIGEScRR man
said as he paid his modest bill and button
ed his overcoat.
''Yah; we's openin' now by sun time
and closin' by standard time. So long"