Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-02
rnAsrrn oN FKEe LUNoH.
He Had Enjoyed BarFoom Hospitality
and wanted to Die.


and wanted TO Die
Chicago Iats--O.elH.
A party of boys playing near the cor
ner Of Twelfth and Canal streets ran
exeitedly to a policeman and told him
that they had found dying man 10
lumber yard near By. The officer has
tened TO The place pointed out 70 him.
and there came upon al old fellow lying
on his back grooming. He appeared TO
be suffering greatly; he was rolling his
ewes, and wholly regardless Of any pos
sible punishment that might be waiting
for him 10 the eternity he was unQues-
tionably approaching, he would below
blasphemouS maledictiOnS upon all life
and all causes that led TO death.
600 on away from here, now" be
commanded, raising up and "wailing"
his eyes al the officer.
whats the trouble with you?n the
policeman asked.
None Of your business. Go on away
from here, tell you. And / want you
10 drive them there boys away and not
let 'em stand gain and gapin' at me. "
Il guess little too much whiskey is
about all that's the matter with you"
"Ain't touched a drop Of Ticker.
Wish / bad-Wish I had luck enough 70
kill me. Go on away now and let ne
die"
you are all right You are not 60
ms 20 die.
Look here" he said, prOpping him
self against q pile Of lumOe Il reckon
know my business better than you do.
i didn't come all the way from old Ala
bama for you 90 tell me what l am goin'
90 do. Reckon / know my own affairs.
You say you are from Alabama
"YeS; fOtch a carload OF calves up
here. and dinged il l hain't found that
I am the biggest calf among the whole
lot"
"Well, you had better tell me some
thing about yourself 80 that word may
be sent 70 your people In case you do
die"
Never mind about my people A
man that's as big fool as I am ought
TO 60 away of somewhere and die and
not let his folks know anything about
it,"
81 don't know whether to call q
patrol wagon or not" said the officer,
laughing, but with severe look COM
handing the boys 10 cease their merri-
ment."
Don't call nothin'. Jest go on away
from here and let me die alone. / tell
YOU that as big fool as / am don't de-
serve no sympathy az all.
what have you dOne?'
The old fellow eased his position and
thus answered; FL told you that fOJch
some calves up here from Alabama.
Well, after / sold 'em / put the money
10 letter and sent 10 home, afraid that
these sharp fellers here might git the
best OF me, and then ! started out 10 see
II couldn't git the best OF somebody
myself, KNOWN that as l had no money
20 speak OF l vas on the safe side.
Well, l went along down the street, and
fseIin' pretty hungry as 1 hadn't eat
much to amount TO since / left home, /
stepped into a place and set down al
table I never did see as much stuff
piled on a table. There was a great
bowl Of marmalsde in the centre Of the,
bowl OF boets, peck OF butter In little
table and 10 Il was a ladle; there was a
big cakes, pickles 0y the jar aud great
piles OF bread.
After l had looked at the layout l
naturally concluded that It would take
q small fortune 20 eat there, and l was
about TO get up, when the thought
struck me that this might be a good
chance 10 get ahead of the Teller that
run the house-thOught that l would
order about ten cents worth OF some
thing and snen stuff myself while he
wasn't looking. Well, chats exactly
what I did. dipped info tue marina
lade, gouged out a handful Of pickles,
diYed into the beets and pitched into
the butter, d00biu' on } whole COB az
time. Yes, sir; I'd glance around at the
Teller and whenever ia see that be
wasn't lOOkin' I'd dive TO again"
81 was determined that for once a
man from my section oF country should
get ahead OF a Chicago man, l never
did stuff so-eat till, I could hardly
breathe, and was aboat 70 get up and
sneak out when tue Teller that /
thought l had been fbOlin' came along
and told me 20 eat ALL l wanted to-said
that l was weIcomb 10 everything in
HRha Well, 1 got hp after several at
tempts and staggered out. / wandered
around tin / found myself here, and l
have laid down here 20 die. l don't de-
serve any attention, Pm such blamed
fool, aud I want EOu 70 90 on away and
let me alone"