Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-11-05
GETTING a DRINK.
NJ LUXE SHARP.

There arc moro ways, saith the old
adaPe, OF killing dog than by cHokins
1t with butter. II mas also be truly sald
that no man ever died o. thi st In pro-
hlbitou State.
was ly NJ on so'a the other day,
uxuIiously envelopei IN a shee', In the
cooling room OF Turkish bath estah-
lishment. There were two others wine
were also cooling oil, and right here b. e
to state, tor fear OF misund rstan ing
about the after, that the reason I was
there wss to get lid of cold that had
Just start,d, aud which, II generally
taken in / me, is ARE. ted by means OF d
Turkish hath. lIegrct to say, however,
that rarely get theirs In time. Que al
the meu had not come in to get rid of
cold. He had had NJ sleep for a couple
oil mig hts, he said, and was feeling rather
under the weather. belieVe that somr-
where uptown there had been au all
niRht poker game, with the accompnni-
menta Of stimulanis, aud this ctim o.
poker had fe / rather rocky, and so went
b Turkish bath u sort of revive him.
"Se here" he said to the att udant,
81 want you 20 send out aud get me a
good whisky co ktidl."
The attendant look ed aPhast.
"Ny dear SIR" he said, THAT Is not al
lowed In this establIs ment."
what is not allowedF asked the
man.
1--WE are not allowed to send gu, for
any liquors"
"Well," said the cooler of, In tones of
deep disgust, "this is fine bathing es-
tablishm, nt."
ayes. SIR" said the attendant, at is
considered the finest 10 town"
I'm Iowu?" or ed the other. "In the
villsG., you mean. Why, it's the only
pace iu the Uni cd Sites that q mar
can t send out and get what he wants. /
te you I've got to have whisky cock
tall, and l am going to have IT,"
'oh, you can have 1t all right" an
swerCd the attendant.
"Very we'll, then, want 1t just now. "
"You can have 1t all right, but not till
alter you get out."
"Now, see here" said the man, in an
insinuaiinR tone of voice, "there is a
dollar in this Thing for you. You send
out on the quiet and get me whisky
cocktail. II Will be all right; nobody will
ever know anything shout it,"
81 can't do It," said the attendant
| the proprietor wouldn't allow 1t. It's nc
"Where is the proprietor"
Giles IN the next room. II call him
II you like"
"Well, l wish you would do so
want to see what the reason Is for sue,
an idiotic arrangement as that. This il
the first Turkish bath place that wa,
ever In that couldn't get what want
ed"
The proprietor came In and was very
euave and soothing, but he was perfectly
firm on the liquor question. No whisky
cockta Is could K into the doors OF that
establishment, not while he was proprie.
| tor.
The up albright man pleaded and
begged and sWore, and threatened t,
never come th rs again, aud tried to ap
peal to the proprietor's better nature, bu
it was no 90. No whisky would be a.
lowed In the cooling room. the mar
thought deeply for awhile and finally
again sent for the proprietor.
"say," he asked, have you a telephone
herei'
"Oh, yes" answered the owner of the
place.
swell, wish you would do me tn,
kindness TO ring up my friend. Jacot
Strauss. Tell Jake. when you ret him
tHdl L III uFit NJ youE bhtutuk CStduiisb
ment aud can't get down Tor an hour
T. II him to postpone that appointment
for another hour at least.
"All RI hL What did you say the
name vast"
"strauss-Jacob Strauss"
'All right"
The proprietor seemed all the more
anxious to please his guest as he har &c
refuse him the necessities OF lite shorl
time before. But alter q while he CANT
inte the cooling room and .aid, as ht
held the telephone book in his hand:
Il can't tind any Jacob Strauss here. y
'0h, he must have telephone" said
the bathtr.
"It isn't in the book, theD."
"Well, thunder, how am to get I
message to him. l have an appointmen