Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-02
A NIGHT OF 1T,
Spent 10 Going OCT Into
Society,""
How Midnight Calls are Made bv Wheeling
BIoeds-what They Do and See In
the Lower Half World.

The other evening q REGIsTER reporter.
while intent ON the usual search for some
thing, he knew NOT what, casually dropped
into the Mcclure House Office to probe the
good looking clerk on matters personal and
otherwise. While engaged in the laudable
enterprise q travelling man, well known in
the city, entered and asked a friend if he
would like to go out in society" The
phrase in itself struck the attentive ear of
the reporter as yelling a mystery, as &C
cording to his belief it was almost too late
to 90 anywhere, except to bed, the hour
hands indicating IL o'clock. Naturally
being of an inquisitive nature, the reporter
began TO scan the well.occupied chairs of
the Office in search of one who could crafty
his curiosity. At last he espied
"oNE OF THE BOYS
sitting over in a corner and looking as dis
consulate as If his girl had gone back on
him. StepI ing over to him the reporter
INTERRUPTED bis meditations by slap ping
him on the shoulder and asked him to join
him in a-deep rock. This request was Com-
piled with, with alacrity and ere many
minutes had passed the reporter and his
friends found themselves tete-a-tete at a
table in a neigh boring drug store, with q
foaniing schooner Of deep rock in front OF
each of them. The reporter explained his
mission by relating the little incident that
reused his curiosity and stated
that he wanted to find something
of the conversation his fly compan'
ion INDUCED in an audible smile, after
which he told the reporter that the best
way he could learn anything about the OBJ
iecI he was in search Of, was to accompany
a party of the boys who were going out Tor
a picnic at midnight, assuring him that IN
that company he would learn more about
the subject than he wouldi in years OF study
and Investigation. The reporter, consider
ing this a golden opportunity and one
that should not be thrown away so readily,
acceded TO his request, and in order TO be
in rood condition to understand the seance,
iudulged in divers glasses OF birch beer.
At midnight the two friends proceeded to
a chosen rendezvous and there found half
a dozen or so of the boys in an exhllarated
condition and engaged in an animated con
vtrSation. At last a programme was ar
ranged, and the party started out Tor
THE SCENE or II SEANCE.
The reporter even yet was in ignorance as
to The intention of the party, but stupldiy
followed his leader, whom be was astonish'
Cd TO see stop in front Of u residence OF a
we'll Known lady and enter the gate IN
stead of tie front door, as the reporter
thought was the custom in an evening
call, the party proceeded 10 the rear o! the
! house. where the confident knock OF the
leader brought a stylishly dressed lady to
he door, who, after scanning the faces OF
the invited them into all ele-
gantly furnished reception room. Alter
allowing the gentlemen time to get seated
she vanished with the remark
that she would tell the ladies that callers
were present and would be back imme-
diately. During the absence OF the lady
the reporter made a minute inspection oil
the room and its contents, and was led to
believe from the elegant furniture, hand
>ome pictures and costly brio a-brac that
the owner must be possessed OF considers
BILE wealth; an observation he made aloud,
but was panied to hear the gay laugh that
proceeded from his companions as a soc
answer for his innocent remark. After the
lapse Of a few minutes the door opened and
THREE STRIKING LOOKING FEMALES
entered [ty striking | mean they looked
carable Of pulveriziug any Inslcontent who
spoke lightly of their beauty After room
was made for the ladies the fun began, but
soon to be interrupted by the voice OF the
first mentioned lady, who inquired, in an
insinuating voice. what the gentlemen
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there came a sad pause over the initiated
portion of the company, the cloud being,
however, quickly dispelled by a sucker
for whose benefit the affair had been ar
ranged, ordering the wire for the party.
The reporter, while slipping his glass,
blandly inquired of a gorgeous blonde be
side him the why and wherefore OF this
strange proceed ng. The lady opened wide
her belladonna eyes and in a husky tone
! .,atnl tho p,aAau,p uraS in q had hnmnr Tn
night, but that it was one of her rules that
whenever visitors Hame 10 her house they
must
TREAT, TRADE OR TRAVEL,
which latter proceeding the company III.
dulged in when the discovery was made
that there would be the necessity OF raising
q pony purse if they wished any more
wine. After leaving this place the party
again formed into line and followed their
leader, who abruptly left the street and
proceeded up a dark alley, where he stopped
before and Knocked loudly and repeatedly,
a proceeding which caused The door to be
opened quickly by a vicious looking blonde,
who saysgely inquired, what the blank
they meant by trying to break the door
down. The leaders persuasive eloquence
soon Gained the lady's nerves when she in.
vited the company in cycling them In the
ALNohV AAAS Ia - Aha hAANN AANN N-N FNN
fellows quake in their boots. The recep
ton room into which they were ushered
Was plainly, but neatly furnished the trou-
bic / eing the room VAS too small for the
company. or the company too large FOR the
rom. The landlady like her friend on the
adjacent street vanished, but soon reap
reared with two young ladies following in
htI wake. In contrast to the ladies OF the
other house these looked as If they hal
-, .-,, 49, ~ tlnpN Ln,,, IN hlo,r
eye, ard seeming proud OF it as she relate !
TO the company.
THE THRILLING ENCOUNTER
in which it had been received. During the
absence OF the ladies from the room, it was
discovered by the boys that in making a
pony purse they would have enough for
several beers with which to regale the
Gsmsels fair, who, to use their W express
sion, were all broke up, but still on the
turf. After the empyting of tiny schooners
of beer, whose size denoted the intention
Of the manufacturer for use IN a dolls
house rather than for any practical use,
this amusement being diversified by vsri-
Gus tender ballads and chOruses from the
lips of some of the company, who,
strange to say, had Just discovered
that music was their peculiar forte.
The fun which grew fast and fun
iUUs and had It's effect ON the ladies whogrew
thirslier than ever, a condition that les
sened the pony purse TO such a degree that
the leader gathered his party together and
left the house, and proceeded still further
up the alley, hating in front of a cozy
little cottage whose latticed verands re.
minded one very much indeed of a country
residence. In answer to the knock OF our
man the door opened and we were shown
INTO a tastefully furnished parlor by an
urbane and gracious lady, whose welcome
was tender and ELUSIVE 10 every one of US
mid night wanderers, making us feel per.
fectly at home, and with a disposition to
get badly mashed on the aforesaid female.
Stepping to the door the lady opened it
and putting her head through shouted
ladies" with
sILvERY SWEETNESS oY ACCENT
that would have discounted q steam CALI
ope out of tune. After returning to her
seat q short pause ensued during which
three damsels made their appearance, one
bright little damsel taking a fancy to the
reporter and grew very confidential over
the pony of spruce beer, relating to him
incidents that proved conclusively that her
career had been q checkered one. Another
maiden, whom he imagined he had seen
somewhere before, was o beautiful wreck,