The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-01-13
rnE MAJon,s rAInsT.

It was All. Cop,a,alas, but 10 knew his
Rlghts asa Kostueluau,
Warrington Star
1t was the majors first visit to Wash
ington, He was Fastening after his first
drink at the capital, His steps were
buoyaut spirits gay and smile ami
mated. His eye spaFkled. The corners
Of his mouth twitched uerYously.
His throat was dry, very, very dry,
He gloaled and reyeled in anticipation
OF allaying and dallying with that delir-
lous thirst that il would take four three
fingers" 10 QuenCh so thRtRrtiGulalien
would be FREQ and unrestratRgd,
Tho major had bent his elbow last at
Baltimore, That was forty.aye minutes
previous. Tho thirst had increased In
keeping with the speed OF the limited
express that had bowled him along at
the rate OF sixty miles an hour toward
the next drink, 1t was no wonder, con.
sequently, that he RdOGlionately and
tightly grasped the colonel's arm us
thoy turned into Pennsylvania avenue
on their way to the hotel.
Tho doors OF IN avenue saloon closed
withG bang upon their forms, There
was no concaallnent OF their hNste, The
thirst knew tho way, and 1t was in a
hurry, As they unllnked arms at tho
bar the colonel remarked with q smile:
"Qpite unnecessary TO ask what itWlll
be, eh, MAORI
The MAJORS lips smRcked in reply II
was a good, solid Kentucky smack that
spoke volumes
An individual in a white coat placed
"a bottle upon the bar, II was labeled
"Kentucky Bourbon" The majors
eyes sparkled airesh at the familiar
emblem. He had not seen 1t for just
tifty.three minutes, and it was rs vel
come as the beacon light to the weary
eyes Of the distressed mariner. His
finger closed around the bottle with a
Nelson.grape.vine grip as he lifted 1t low
ingly a few inches from tho bar.
In the meantime the arm in the white
coat had piroutted two glasses between
the bottle and the majors left breast.
One contained quadroon Potomac aqua.
Tho other was empty,
Tho majors glance fell from the
mouth OF the bottle to the rim Of the
empty glass, The expression OF anticip-
atory delight slowly blended into one of
surprise, which in turn developed into
wave Of angry indignation. A cloud
gathered upon his hitherto serene brow,
He threw his shoulders back and ex-
panded his chest, in which his emotions
trembled about like the water OF a tur-
bulent sea. The thirst was burning
great coal holes in his throat now. But
he was q Kentuckian. Then he thumb
cred:
II called, sab, for some whisky-a
glarse OF whiskey, A man who would
insult gentleman like this in Louis
vile would be killed, sab by heaHeh'!i
Give me glarse, sab, not a thlmble,
or"-and the majors hand sought tho
region OF his right hip.
Major" exclaimed the colonel APP
pealingly, don't be rash Washington,
/ confess, is no place for a true Kentucky
gentleman. But we can't hold office
and live in Louisville simultaneously,
you know, major. Consequently, If
Washingtonians uncomplainingly sub
nit to the imposition OF looking into
the bottom Of the tiniest, meanest, low
down, dog.gorned smallest glasses that
ever insulted the gaze and injured the
feelings Of a gentleman who knows
what genuine, fair-sized drink of
whisky 10, l can't help the imposition
and put away the thimbletul, major,
and we will 60 to the hotel for my pri-
vate bottle"
thirst out ahead Of him he hurriedly
chased 1t up the avenue.