Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-11-25
OLA PODRIDA.
THANKSGIVING THOUGHTS BASED UPON
STROLL ABOUT TOWN.
SOOme People Worked as Usual, Some Didn't and
tome SCOT Full"-SOms Methods of Spending
the Day-A Great Disappointment

no exception In this regard, as stroll
about the depots and along the streets
very quickly revealed. The people from
the country and the small towns came
to the city and the people from the city
went out into the country, even If it
was only to eat dinner with suburban
friend or roll game Of ten pins at one
OF the out-of-town resorts. Some scores
Of strangers were to be found about the
hotels about the dinner hour in
the afternoon, prepared to rev.
ell in the delights Of the
unusually elaborate menus, and later
they were to be seen promenading the
streets looking at the sights, or they
occupied eligible seats at the matinee.
On the other hand many little hunt
ing party left the city for a run over
the hills after possible rabbit or bird,
and many little family groups went out
OF town to take dinner with friends.
Both classes of people were escaping
frcm the monotony of their surround
ings and seeking, by a complete change
Of scenery, TO Danish, for few hours
at least, the never ending grind OF bust
ness cares or Of labor.
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"0h, amt it pity there isn't enough
snow for seighing," said rosy-cheeked
girl, yesterday afternoon, as a little
group of ladies formed on the sidewalk
on Market street. "It's been so long
since we had real good sleghing, and,
you know, Jack-I mean Mr.. Blank-
has promised to take me out the very
first time there's a chance for the
sleigAs." YES" chirruped sweet
thing who must have been thirty-fve If
she was a day. "We don't seem to have
the winters mamma says we used TO
have away back about 1878, when was
Just two years old. She says"-but the
smiling glance of male "friend OF the
family" who CHANGED TO be passing
caused the dear young creature to alb
ruptly change the subject, and the
group moved on up street.
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"Yesh," said young Skeesicks, about
1890 this morning as he moved slowly
and laboriously up Twelfth street to the
corner of Market and leaned against
the corner to steady himself, while his
cape-coat tapped dismally in the
wind. "Yesh, been (hic) havin' roll
good time. Shay, never ha(hic)h had
such time as had t'day-same day (hic)
amt it? Grac' time ever (hic) had
since start(hic) sine start'd m'stach.
Got up Smornin' n went I (hic) church
Sally n men then went (hic) then
wen down street 'n-shay, bes' joke n
me Y ever heard-wen' down (hic)
street Z get dinner. Met som'r boys,
(hic) som'r boys, n som'r boys saysh
'lesh hav' eggnog.' Had n eggnog( hic)
had somore eggnog, n then had SOM I
N j (hic) n then we went down stree
(hic) n had somore drinks, 'n-shay,
6es' joke y ever heard (hic)-f'got ali
bout dinner, y know, n KEEP drink (hic)
drinkiu' eggnog % 7 n J. N jess woke
up somewhere y know. But had beS'
(hic) bes' time ever had n my life.
lhic)' And Skeesicks wandered of.
There were some amusing things
about the entrance of the Opera House
last evening. The ROsina NOlks COM
paGy was to have given performance
at eight, and every seat in the house
was sold, and about three hundred peo-
pie, some of whom had come from out
the railroads, crossed from the towns on
the Ohio side, and even driven in from
as far as ST. ClairSvile, were relying
upon luck to at least get them standing
room somewhere. As early as a quar-
ter after seven there was quite gath
ering in front of the building, and at
quarter TO eight there was jam. The
doors had not been opened, and soon a
rumor spread through the:crowd that
there was something the matter. The
fact was that the company, which had
expected to arrive at SiX-thirty,
did not get in until half-paSt seven,
having made long jump from Indian
apolis, and then it was found that the
baggage had been Side-tracked at Co
lumbuS, and wouldn't arrive until half
past nine. The announcement was
made, and many Of those present left,
but scores crowded their way to the
box-office and made the lives OF those
inside miserable with enquiries about
the Company, about getting their money
back, etc. Meanwhile the fun was
going on. Carriages would dash up TO
the entrance and ladies in handsome
toiletteS and gentlemen in dress suits
would alignt, run up the steps with the
consciousness that they were late,
only TO find the doors closed
and to receive the jibes Of those
waiting about the entrance.
Street cars poured their passengers,
many Of whom had come from across
the river or from the extremes OF the
citv, out on the street in front OF the
building. whore the late corners grasped
the situation with more or less direct
ness and then fell 10 jostiiDg other peo-
ole ia an attempt to get into other cars
10 60 back home. Ever and anon some
dapper young man and his best girl
would trip lightly up the steps and
then trip down again, while pOuderous
and sedate business men with their
wives or families would IRtf up the steps
and 20 down growing ant grumoling'
Carriages and pedestrians continued 10
arrive at intervals until twelty minutes
after eight O'Clock, and it iseafe TO say
a thousand people made the tip to the
Opera House for nothing during the
evening.
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A roughly-dressed man, six foot high
ard who looked as strong as 3 profes
siopsl weigbt-lifter in dime museum
had a good deal Of fun all by himself o.
Market street last evening. He wouh
start in at Fourteenth street and MAKE
his way slowly along the sidewalk up s
far as Twelfth, accosting about ever
one be met, male or female, in what wa
meant to be playful manner, and whel
twelfth street was reached he would gel
ont in the centre OF Market street, rails
bis long arms above his head, and HaI-