Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-11-05

Twas asking hin yesterday about =
meat pie made here sometimes, Ia the
country especially, and which isacylln1
der of batter with 4 piece OF meat Id
the center.
"Oh, that, sIrl That we 'ad ct 'oms
when / was a lad, sir. Hit IL very deli
cions, very delicious Indeed, sir. We
call hit the toad in the ole, sir"
Goals are 9 shillings a hundred and
rising every day. Poor people are natu-
rally worried over the winter TO come.
MIX also ls rising. SO Is cream. But
we will let that pass.
I was offered a fne Hereford bull 4
years old last week for "a, and his blood
was as good as that OF the Duke Of Nor
cumberland. lie was worth 500. as .
matter OF fact, but / could not take him
very well, so he will go TO tho slaughter
houss. The drought has bgeu some
thing very serious, and the strikes on
top OF 10 will make hard times FOR the
winter, l fear. Yesterday ! met a mar
in HYDE park who had not eaten any
thing for is days, so he said, and he
did not look like y man who would Ito
or do anything else.
NV present landlord. n very intelli-
gent man, says that Lrndon Is not the
city It was ever 10 years ago. | thought
that London was like Gibraltar ia 1hA
matter OF trade, but be says competl-
ton from countries where production IL
cheaper aud methods better has cut
down the volume Of London's business.
He thinks Germany has cut into tho
manufacture and trade OF London.
Possibly the town has been doomed too
much also.
went TO a bank last week 10 GEL
some money and could not get 10, 90
times must be hard.
AT Hampton Court, whore / went
a few days ago, and OK which Will
speak in the future, / saw at a tavern =
red faced Englishman, who, With bis
son, was making a pedestraln tour OF 30
miles. lie ordered some bread aud
cheese, W. shandy gAtis for the boy
and two Scotch WHISTLES for himself.
Shandy Raff 10 beer and ginger beer to-
gether, as you may know already. This
gentleman remarked az the food was
brought that be thought that was rum
cheese, 40 thoy had beer, ginger beer,
Scotch whisky and rum cheese.
Dscoursing on the cheese 10 bis son
and unaware that ] was an American,
for [ wore a Plccadilly suit OF dark
frock coat and high hat, which Will
give to my coachman when get home
again, he said, with 4 sigh:
THAT Is American cheese. II Is very
bad. very bad. There Is no good cheese
made 10 England any more now. It's
so with everything. Cheap things are
the order Of the day. We can't compete
with them. See the cloth on that
cheese? 1t Is American. Too bad, TOO
bad" with a Sigh that was Ike a breeze
across a distillery). 81 don't know
what we are coming 20. Everything
has went 20 DO cheap now"
In n crowded bus on PiceadillY sons
days ago there sat q very solemn man
from Vermont. He had ono Of those
low derby hats worn Is years ago, With
a capacity Of two tablespo0nfuis, ADD
he was a thin, dried herring sort OF
man trying to fud some American news
10 a London paper.
At that time there entered avery fat
English woman. cSho found no seat
and had to stand. The Vermonter GOV
6dgety over his paper, aud finally. rap
ping on the floor Of the bus With bis
umbrella, he called ibe meeting 70
order.
"Gentlemen," be drawled, I'D IKE
the sense OF this meeting. This lady
ought not 70 stand up. ! think. Now
70 test the spirit Of rho meeting an
ready 70 be one Of three 70 give The laoy
. seat"