Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-02-11
AS SCANNED TO ASK
The Peculiar Remarks Made by Whisky
DriDkers.
Louisville TINES

Louisville TINES.
Did you ever notice it-thst inc out o.
every ten men who drink whisky are, to 6
certain extent, ashamed TO ask for 1t
Hour after hour, by day or by night, The
procession is going into or coming from
the saloon. There is the yong boy just
getting oaio the gaits," the old stager-
the CAV and the sorrowiul, the Iich and
moor bu. every one seems to feel 6
re,tain indefcable shame when he asks
the man behind the counter for whisky.
They call i by everything but its proper
name
AfeS days since reporter for the Time
had an * SALIENT opportunity fer observing
this NJ caliarity. He was sitting at table
IN well-kuown cafe, waiting for friend
and reading a paper to kill time. Fly and
by the editorials, news items and adver-
tise menfs cesssd TO interest him, and for
vant Of something better to occupy his st
,entiop. he fell to noting the actions Of the
4 ffsreut people who came in for drinks
T,s Il at who attracted his attention YVES
evidently q Main street merchant.
He was we'll dressed, wore his coa'
closely ard tightly bu,toned sboui
him and his head vas thrown back with
a, air of professional self-imp)rtancs.
with a stiff nod to the bsrkeeper, he be
oan in a loud voice, which ended in au
1qintellieible whisper: Give me little
ont n, a." Bat the saloon man
had had lorg experiences, and he knew
that the old gentleman's apparently
meaningless sentence was his way OF ask
ing for whisky. So be got out the bottle,
and. as the fiery lqlOr gurgled down his
| throat. the customer threw out fifteen
cents. smiled besmingly, AID with bow
The next was boy-one of thole Young
fslIows who are Just starting ont, and who
fancy that they need stiff drink to give
them the necessary courage to take any IN
usual or important step. His face wa
smooth as a girls, and his cheek became
lnshed as he looked somewhat guiliily into
the barkeeper's fice aud said shakily: I'm
not feelirg very we'll to-day. Hrve you go'
anv GOOD whisky?" The last sentence wa
in a Iower tone than the frat, and then BIZ
addsd half apologeticslly, as the ssloonisi
reached for the bottle, II don't often drink
his hat Pm not feeling well to day" He
nonred cut about tgo fiogeIs, drank it
roade a wry face at the bad taste il pro
ducsd in his mouth, swallowed the accom-
psnyipg glass OF water ard left, feeling like
q man.
A moment later and in came a mlr
dressed rather fl4sbily and with lordly
swaVOer peculiar to the sporting class
nIrm.m.en was sll he said, pointing to th'
bottIe and the barkeeper knew what be
wanted
~Wbst'll you all haveP" clustered 6
diss;nated fellow who came in at this mo
mspt "Well, give them what they want
and them" in tone asst loud enough fHl
the bartendsr's ear, gimme some OF th'
Thsv went ont aud in came the younI
man With his hat on the back Of his hesc
and an occasional red spot in the whites o
his avs He was drunk and he was tough
In a Ioud voice he asked for "a whoosky. ,
yhila the Il aid was being set out he looked
idioticslly about.
| "A little SOuctuiSh W w. - "ANA Nft
said Jolly looking, clsrically-dr ole
gentleman as he rubbed his hands to
Sether. Another wanted "ccfiu vsruish,
Others "crsmp discOur'gsr, "a pony, q
shooter y ''best yer got" "skyrockst,
"old flig," snake lie, " straight, nm
u.me an a sugar" aud so on with a won
de- fall variety Of names. Bat in every
instance out came the same old bottle
labeled Old Kentucky" and as the Gus
toners raised no objection, it is presumed
thew GOT what they went after. Jus
as The reporters friend called for hin
an old man in tattered garments entered
threw a dime on the counter. and in
sneakiuc manner threw a small bottle be
side il. "Fll this up" he said. withou
snscifyine what be wanted, and the bar
keeper mt in the whisky He must hsv
filled the order rightly, for the man shyl,
slipped the bottle into his inside poke
aud went out without word. Glancinl
at the retreatiug form the reporter saw tina
his cost collar was turned up TO concea
the fact that he wore no shirt, and hi
well.yentilated old shoee were not mates