Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-26
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Wheeling bottled lager ia getting very
POPULAR this hot weather among married
aides, Indeed, its popularity is as phe-
aomensl as it is sudden, and considering
tome of the COM mon weaknesses Of the male
lender, it is but fair to presume that the
married ladies do not drinkiaH the lager
hat is laid at their doors. 20: &c --l'.-5 ..
The i, other morning an exhausted
exporter sespied the jehu : of one E OF
thoseu, popular vehicles ladened down
with 1.-THE precious beverage, pulling up
on the islsud ct "a point where several
street corners intefsect and taking survey
IF the locality IN order to find the lay of his
customers. Fastening up the reporter
wanted adozen hotties left at his residence
on Blank street. !. Certainly" said the
merchant, cycling his quandom customer
suspiciously. "a dollar ia the price and
transient orders are cash in hand. While
the faded pencil pusher was hustling the in
terstices OF pocket book, the contents Of
which had done service through the entire
Fest, his labor was spiced by what fol-
lows tf.u. 1-l --"
Husband No. !, burryipg across the
street-sHello, there! What you got, driV-
err Bottled lager" was the re-
Spouse. "Wefl now, that's just what
smy wife has been inquiring for.
She understands from Mrs Blank it is the
only thing that will do her any good Just
leave one dozen week at No. Al Blank
street nntii fnrther orders"
AN right, Mr. Y" said the beer man.
S"ColIeet over at Office or at yourresidenCeY
LOB, call at Office, of course" y
As ye reporter hadn't massed his dollar
yet, his curiosity was further in
creased by seeing husband No. 2
running toward the wagon waving his hand,
and quite out Of breath as he reached the
spot. whats the matter with you, any
howT' he said to the important vender Of
the fluid, who sat aloft rather enjoying hus-
band No. rs noticeable irritation.
well, what is itT' was the laconic re-
spouse.
why, 1 ordered you to leave half
dozen bottles at my house for Mrs. Y.
twice week, and you only left the irst lot
and here it is two days gone BY without it
and Mrs. Y. is needing it SO badly this ter
rible weather"
You are mistaken" said the beer raer-
chant placidly. "You told me | might
leave an order on trial and if the madam
liked il you would continue"
"Ah! VAS that IT'D Well, well, leave it
regularly as directed. My wife likes it so
that che viii not do without it.
"All right" said the bother. Collect
over in town, ! supposeT
Certainly"
By this time the reporter had raked
eighty cents together in dimes, nickels and
coppers, and handing them up remarked:
Let that 90 till the boss is out of town and
I'll write your beer a two dollar and 9 halt
notice"
"Oh, well, that's al good enough, but the
beer don't want any notice" retorted the
driver, ''this kind of weather; it goes
'fasternough.' Besides, that's what you said
when you did this before, and never saw
the notice"
Just then along came husband No. 8
after o trial order for his wife, who said
Mrs. So-and-so told Mrs. So-and-so, it was
the only thing that kept her alive this hot
weather, and as she wanted to 60 to the
country anyway aud this might get her out
of the notion, and ike to have it about
the house anyh-. By this time the re-
porter was out of earshot, and wondering
how many married men, TO be sure, there
we're in the city who had wives that loved 9
bottle Of lager these sultry days.
PARASOLS, Coaching and SUN