Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-08
''LOUIE'S" ROMANCE.
TIE SPOT wIBNIE" VRNDER is TO JOIN TIE
BBNEDlCTS.
Will be Married Sunday to a Girl DO Has Seen
But Oncs -SOmsthing About LOuiss
I'm goina getha married. Put it ina


dthe paper"
1t was Louie" the wIenerwurst
sandwich man, speaking. He told the
reporter all about it-how he was tired
of single blessedness; tired Of being
tossed about on the waves Of fortune,
now on the crest, then in the hollow;
tired OF the sudden changes from pow
erty to affluence, and from affiuence to
poverty again. Louie" is something
of a philosopher. He has been up in
the world several times, but now he Is
down again, and be has made up his
mind that he needs frugal wife to as
sist him in regaining the position he
once coupled.
He thought seriously Of the matter
for several weeks. Then he heard of
Russian maiden in Pittsburg, who was
represented TO be just the person TO NIL
the bill. To decide was to act. He
donued his best suit Of clothes on Sun
day less than two weeks ago, boarded
a train, and sought his future wife. He
found her in a second hand clothing
store, an unpretentious establishment
of W hich her mother was the proprietor.
Emma Morris was "pooty nice gairl. "
Louie came, he saw, he conquered. de
wooed her for whole day, and swhen
he left, she had promised TO become his
wife.
Louie will go up to Plttsburg to-mor-
row morning, and when he returns be
will have q partner to assist him IN pre-
pairing shot wienies." He has rented
and furnished q home for his bride,
and when he resumes business again be
will handle a new line OF goods. "Dthe
hot wienie bizness is no goot. l can'ta
hardly maka dthe Twin. When ! geta
dthe married, Pm agoina sella dthe hot
tomalies.
Louie" has an interesting history.
His right name is Neutrality-suspicious.
Mendelssohn. He was born In Russia,
of Hebrew parents, and received fair
education in his native language. On
account of the persecution OF his race,
he came TO- America some six or seven
years ago. He landed In New York,
and Immediately hunted up an uncle
who had left Russia years before, and
who had become several times mil
lionaire in America. His uncle was
Louis Mendelssohn, OF New York City,
a prominent capitalist, railroad owner
and real estate Spectator.
"Louie" was received kindly by his
wealthy uncle, who furnished the capt.
tai upon which he embarked In the shoe
business in town 10 New York State.
Louie" did we'll, but he couldn't stand
prosperity. He spent In riotous living
considerably more than he earned, but
his uncle honored all his drafts, until
they came too often, when he was sum
moned to New York after making an
assignment. Then he promised to do
better, and was placed In charge OF
shoe store in Buffalo. 1t was not long
until he met girl, and was "smitten.
He neglected his business, and spent
large sums for diamond rings and other
costly presents. The result was an
other business failure.
Again he made his peace with
the wealthy uncle, and started
shoe store In Detroit
He failed again, and then took part
ner and started general store In
mining town near Denver. With the
silver crash he lost money, and was tin'
ally forced to quit. He blamed the
Democratic party for his misfortune
and became an ardent Republican.
But Louie" was not proud His
uncle refused TO have anything more to
do with him. Then he purchased an
outfit, and has since been engaged IN
the "hot wienie" business. Up In
Wilkesbarre, Pa, he sold sandwiches al
the trains in the Pennsy lvania depot
He sold then for ten cents each, max
ing q handsome profit. 1t often hap
pened that a man gave dollar In pay
ment for o sandwich, and when the
train pulled out, OF course Louie
explains that he could not neglect hi
business to run after the customer
with his change. In this way, he made
ten dollars a day on an average.
Then he wanted TO put on little
"agony." he paid three hundred doI
lars for fine wagon, aud established
himself 10 front of the depot. The rail-
road officials decided that they could
get along without "Louie, and he was
forced to hunt another location" In
six months his wagon was attached for
debt, and he was pennilesS.
Then he drifted about, and tlnall!
came TO Wheeling. His almost plain
tive cry of "hot wienies" is fam liar u
all who happen TO be on Market stree
after To o'clock at night.
Closing out 500 ladies colo Rings a