The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-29
THEY WE'RE YOUNG GENTLEMEN,
Ono Glass Of sodn Water to do For Three

Ono Glass Of Sodn Water to do For Three
hut Their Instincts We're Right.
Three ragged newsboys, one Of then
hntless, another barefooted, and all o
them with bundles OF paper under theil
arnss and expression OF pleased expect
ancy on their faces, formed the usua
group that ranged up in front OF tho sodf
water fountain in Il handsome Broad
way drug store the other night, SAYS tho
New York Sun.
It was up town and there was quite n
gathering OF finely dressed people o.
both aexes awaiting turns to get LIQUID
relief from the extreme warmth OF thu
evening. With the instructive kiudli.
ness CT well.to.do New Workers the
crowd made way for the .ired-lookipp
dirty-faced urchins,
"Whnt dyer want?" asked a black.
haired, pug.nosed boy, whose bruised
cheek testified that he'd been irving
tistic conclusions with some business
rival.
Lies get vaniller wild cream" said a
ireckled. face, red.hcaded boy.
Nav" said the third, "le's get chock.
cav, peach 10 lie ting" put in the first
speaker, lie added, with q proud air, ~
alters takes peach"
The others assenteJ, with the specili.
cation that it should be with cream. and
the black'haired boy gave the order for
one glass OF peach with the air of Il
prince. While the fountain tender was
drawing the third boy said:
"Say, ~.fcl!crs, OATS three cents apiece.
Whose a.eoin' to pay tho odder cent?"
why, Jinsky. o'course," said the red.
headed boy. Hes a'orderin', amt be,
an putin on Tugs enough as if he
owned der board or aldermen"
Not MUCH" put in the black.haired
boy. NJ amt a.payin' de odd cent, I
orders it, an you two fcllers squares dc
odd, see?" -
Quite q discussion followed. and it
was finally settled that "Jinsky" should
pay the l0'cent check, that the other
two should refund him 3 cents each, and
that all three should then 20 outside
and toss q round Of craps to decide which
one should stand the extra cent. The
controversy had meantime aroused some
interest among the other customers, and
a party OF ladies' aud gentlemen fingered,
alter drinking their soda, 10 gee the out.
"Jinksy" seized the ioamy glass OF
peach and drank 4 third OF it greedi!v.
Then the red.headed boy held It up and
measured oil half the balance on the
outside OF the glass with his finger and
to the mark, and the third boy
finally finished the glass. The fountain
tender laid a cheek on the counter,
which "Jinksy" picked up nonchalant-
iy. Then his face darkened and he ex.
claimed:
Say, %iellers, dis here bloke's run us
Tor Is cent"
"De debbil e has!m said the red.
headed boy.
"Why, y kin aita hull glass on G rand
street fur tree CENTS" said the third, in.
dignantly.
but dis here amt no Grand street, "
know" put in the boy with the black
hair, magniGcently. "Y' iorgit you's
mlllenaires when you drinks up here.
Come, pony up nickels."
A white-haircd man here stepped ont
OF the group which was watching the
comedy, and picked up tho check. .
This is my treat, boys" said he.
The boys looked at him bashfully,
and then at each other. Then one OF
them said handing him a paper:
Thank yer, boss. Take a paper
on u.s."
TIE white.haired man took it with a
bow.