The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-17
MAnHEHS u ABHED.
Tho Havoc Played BY the Dizxy Rurles.
p ,t.fhi 50 .Srtr 9ua Girls. ED.7i- -gi Fg9l

"The genus masher--is Il as numerous In
town as It was during the summer ruonthsg'
aaked an IkrELLloEscER reporter Of mem.
Der Of The police force, whose beat "a on one
OF the most prominent streets In the city and
whose opportunities for observing the goings
and comings OF the class referred to are good.
The question suggested itself to the re.
porter ~ he and the blue.coated guardian Of
he peace stood together on a corner Last
pranced up street with the regulation Har.
ward step. gEi7i' I757. ~ +
well, the mather don't give US much
trouble nowadays-it's Too cold" answered
Blue Goat, but there's a cla.s out that gives
us Just as jh.uch trouble. These arc yealy
youths, that are just getln' ont. They ought
to be at home aud IN bed every night ut 10
O'Clock, but inat.a d they lounge about until
midnight and often later, smoking cigarettes,
p'ayin' billiards aud drinkIn'. On tho street
they swagger and talk with tho freedom aud
profanity OF one who has been on tho turf for
years. Nearly all OF 'em Is In their teens
yet, but they can beat old sports telling
about the elephant that's to DO seen Ia this
town. This week they are spending their
time at Charley shay's academy, and IL you
want 10 get a look ut EN- and see what set
OF gillies they are, post yourself where you
can watch the stage door after tho perform.
ance Is over. Very likely you'll Ind one or
two OF those Washers there too that you
spoke about lookiA' out Tor one Of these girls.
Good night. 20 70 - =
'So long i" 10
The show being given at shay's Academy
this week by the Ida S!ddonu burlesQue conn
naNv Ia iYa ,uty,v RHal Al
blue coat irnthfnlly remarked, tho yeaIy
youth Ia there In force. Not alone him, but
the small boy In the gallery and bis bald.
headed pa In the front cents, and all the In
termediate classes are represented. The first.
class variety bill winds up with hurlesauo
In which about a score OF comely young NO.
men appear In gaudy silksn tights. This Is
one OF the great features which catches the
crowd, and during this the masking takes
pface. a.f-
Acting on the advice OF Blus Coat the re.
porter secured good post OF observation
ust rs the performance wss concluded. The
crowd as II poured out soon melted away,
and then 1t was seen that about the stage
door was group ofneryous, loud talk ing in.
dividuals who as soon a. tho girls commenced
coming down planted themselves on the
curb aud ogled them as they passed. The
girlB made fun oil them, told them they
would catch cold and advised them 10 20
home. En i5J.''5
Sensible advice II wa.. -" ~
But now three well.known society men
come up at brisk walk, lift their Eats 10 the
group Of girls with an "Ah good evening"
and before tRe curbstone individuals have
recovered themselves the three men have &c
lected three girls out OF the seven that were
together and have marched on aud dis.
appeared. The remaining four are Joined by
other girls and down the street they 20, .
laughing, merry crowd. They psss into
restaurant, and almost immediately after
two or three of Wheeling's festive youths
follow.
The curbstone individuals move off and
one fs heard to murmui: "Well, I'm goiu' to
tackle that little one Tomorrow night, II l
do get left" .@