Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-12-28

People Who spend Krsn live minutes -
Three Hours - fshls-
PAasidlpAh Nmes.
-Four men eat down to ''ffRn" ct the
Bellevue cafe yesterday. the proper caper
Just now" said the clerk. @is 70 say thin
when you mean lunch"
With glass each Of Chateau Latte the
quartet began feeding. The musical
French clock in corner OF the pretty din
ingroom chimed the quarter hour past one:
The oysters are served, and the musical
clock has again chimed another quarter
hour.
There is slight wait for the serving OF
the consomme q 10 Colbert
The musical time piece has chimed the
hour of 2, played merry little air from
ia File de Madame Angot' and chimed
again. The attentive waiter has served the
FISH, Spanish msckerel; then the wine Is
changed and champagne takes Its place on
the table. The bill Of fare suggests French
peas, caulifower au Gratin, potatoes in
croguettes, onions la creme, asparagus,
Italian aItichokes, and corn fritters. With
these come blue-winged teal duck and broil'
ed squads, then filIet of beef Is Chateau
BRAND smothered in mushrooms. Fer the
salad a little celery mayonaise.
By this time the sun had made long
slsnting lines across the pavement and the
French clock has struck another hour The
dessert OF wslnuts, pecan nuts, almonds and
fruit has come on A taste Of Roman punch
stimulates the appetite for dainties The
luncheon is almost over, the black coffee is
finished, cigars are lighted, and as the party
rise from the table, the time-piece an
nounces the third hour since they sat
down.
The clock registered els when report
er entered the Twelfth street market
Eight men sat at one eating.counter. On
the opposite side Of the bar was an elderly
country woman and colored man. The
old woman was hard to please, but eyentu'
ally settled on two fried eggs" and the
colored man took "buckwhest and coffee. "
At eli all were hard at work, nearly all
having supplemented their orders with cups
of coffee and buttered rolls. At 6:?1 the
customer whose fancy was q tenderloin
steak and the old woman who had ordered
the fried eggs were the only people out OF
the ten noticed who remained at the coun-
ter. The old woman had been heavily
handicapped at the start Five minutes
later the steak-eater went out and he was
almost Immediately followed by the old wo.
man. The toadstool seats were soon occu'
pied BY other customers, and the race for
victuals began again.
"How long before the New York express
leavesY asked breathless passenger at
the restaurant counter OF the Broad street
station yesterday.
Half an hour, sir" replied the head
waiter
well, give me o sandwich and cup OF
tea, )" said the man, dropping his sachel and
mounting stool in hot haste.
The door from the corridor few open aud
three commercial drummers entered with
their sampl" cases. The man in the lead
exclaimed
We hive ten minutes TO catch on
wagon, old man. 1rot us out halt dozen
tried a. d Lottlc'of wine
The ord, T was filed, the drummers dett!Y
surrounded their hssty meal and were on
board their train, with three minutes 70
spare.
"Au. woiiarr, give me bit Of chicken
with St ra;oga chips. and glass Of Alder
uey mix" said the dude, with a single eye
glass stucl: in his starboard optic, as he
parted his coat.tails over his stool and sai
there sucking the head Of his rattan. Nine
minutes later the chicken eater wiped bis
lips, set fire to cigarette. and toddled
mincingly, 70 the cars