The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-07-29
IDLE STREET TALK.
wHATLEADING BUSINESS MEN TALK
OF IN FLY TIME.
Summer Beverages, Real and Unreal, ana
Suburban Pleasures MARRIED by Trans
portation-othe Matters OF Interest
Du ring the Torrid Season.

portation-oth Matters OF Interest
Du ring the Torrid Season.
"IIavc YOU ever noticed the manner in
which beer aud soda water are drawn by
dealers in Memphis inquired %
thirsty citizen Of TuE ArrEAL street talk
commissioner
Several times" was the reply.
at Is tantalzng in the extreme cN-
claimed the inquirer. 81 wonder II these
foam worshipp,rs ever heard OF Tantaus
aud his troubles or OF the Blrmicdcan
feast, but think not men who deal out
cilcrycscing foam for beer and soda water
are not given 10 classical reading. But 10y
coming familiar with those charming
myths they could ~ much more enjoy
their business, furnishing an airy no'h.
ing for something r-lhc . cent nickel
piece. let me give YOU 'hc secret ~ 10
how the magical trick il performed
"plunge ahead" was Cue response.
Plunge is an appropriate word in hot
weather, plunge into the sea waves and
SURF for instance, hut there Is u difference
between plunging head foremost into sea
foam and plunging nO-U foremost into beer
foam. Listcn!'
Had three ears I'll hear thca, am
swcrcd the pencil sliaring Macbeth.
"Iou walk into hecrsaloon the more
high toned they ara the less beer YOU get
in your glass. You say Give ms a beer
One beer. cries ont your attendant. One
beer comes cchoing lack from the other
end OF the counter, anl beer glass comes
alding and swishina down along the
counter aud suddenly stop, in front OF
YOU. As YOU see IL sailing along You icaI
| Il il going a. tumble itself into your vest
pocket or into your shirt bosom. You
| look ut IL. The contents are yet IN state
OF turmoil, buhbling and iulming. lIut
wait because II YOU liit Il TO yonr lips airy
nothing kisses you, bubbles break at the
warming touch, aud the horrors oi Tantn'
| lus are yours only. II begins a. settle,
| ths amber liquid appears nj the bottom OF
| the glass and slowly rises, while the loan
| bubbles ut the top Of the glass, snap, break
and disappear. There is struggle be'
| tween the air outside the glass and the
| beer nj the bottom 10 meet half way ~ the
foam disappears II YOU wait long enough
YOU will have not quite hall glass OF beer
| Tor your . cents, but the beer seller icclf
| a slight pang Of conscience aud before YOU
can pick up the glass ani swallow the
| ioaming contents he Hcizcs the glass
| fills il up again with foam and turns "a
wait upon another victim. This piece al
generosity ON his part does not add much
/ 10 the actual beer. but YOU compromise
with him aud forgive him when you ~,
that lac Is trying 20 atone lot his oncnsc
Now, why cannot YOU get an honest and
full glass Of beer for an honest aud un
punched cent picccl'
"You can NJ a few places, was the read,
response Of the listener.
THAT II true. There ara two places
! within my knowledge where the rcinllc
gives YOU 4 fall and honest glass OF beet
Tor your nickel, aud these men deserve
reward, and will get II, II not here, at least
hereafter. Good King Gnmbrinus, Wit
loved an honest glass, will clasp these lev
90 his heart oi hearts, while 10 the man
half Glass fellows he will say, 90 10 wurl
and be ianialzod forever trying 90 iiIl
beer kcg with foam for b1tiling purposes. y
"Bnt what about the temperance anf
prohibition beverage soda watcrf' aske'
the scribe.
PROM the beer kcg 10 the soda watcI
fountain h bat n step was the reply
"They are not far apart, YOU will femcm
Der. When YOU are thirsty aud you
tongue IL half parchcd and your throa
feels dry, walk in aud try for any kind o
long swcclening you desire. The youni
man draws the syrup dumps In chunl
o. ground ice, and turns on the water viii
A dash, but rs Suddenly shuts !
of, then lac monkeys with the iizlcr whicI
chnrns up everything. and he places th
| glass before YOU You see nothing bu
foam, when YOU liit Il 10 your lips 20
feel nothing but foam, and when you TAX
, n bite nt it-becausa uicrc Is nothing Their
10 drink you taste nothing but loan
, Finally YOU begin 20 gCl glimpsc, OF ih
, bottom Of the glass, nnt then YOU discover
|, nesting quietly, q Tablespoonful OF 500
water, which YOU sta'Sw before u ca
get away You are taiing Tantalus again
, but the dealer gots your nickcl-theic
no foam on that Blii ~ 70 beer so "
, | with soda water. There aro a lew place
! | where you can get ga honest glass
soda water for an honest and unpunchc
, nickel. But talking shout beer aud sol
Z water reminds me. ial.si ne - around ia
: corner aud get something which Is not
! ileeting show, for imtns delusion or !
< fusion gwen" 81,
!. The reporter refused 10 20, saying &c
! water Is good cnoughiD me % hot weathe
. some other time III ~ YOU.
III "what a pity Il IL there is no other wa
A 10 get 10 jackson Mound than by sire
A cafsl" sadly suggested theator-goe
!. "Ths mound Is terribly handicapped !
Il the mule"
d There seems 10 be no end OF complain
Il about the bad and inefficient services
!. Barrett 4 Co.'S grand trunk or mule bC
!. lines" chimed In tho street talk gathere
p at Ia the result Of the picayune style
4 busine,aD Was the reply. "slow mul,
!. dirty cars. no schedule time, bad manap
ment-it IL . wonder bow the mound, B