The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-11-13

alone, INC Hhlu WAaVguWuuu' Lucluh
finally, however, found scat beside a
grim but inlsllOctual'lobklng passenger
in tho smoking car, TheatmOsphore Of
the car was oppressive, AS night came
on there was Titanic snoring sill around,
Lucius tried to raise one Of the windows,
but tho rain Of tho previous day had
swelled it and It stuck fast
~ wonder" said LuCluS to his grim
but intellectual. looking iollow.traysler
~ wonder what makes the air so close
Ia this carr"
To this query the other answered,
splemhlYi ~ opinO thai some Rentlo'
has drawed q boot"
They stoppet eight minutes for break
fast next morning. The mSnu was soda
crackers aud pspperSauce. Whom
Lucius was asked to pay 10 centa Tor
this entertainment hS expostulated.
NV hat do You expect Tor 70 cents"
demanded tho oalloui mOnoy'chargsr
al tho door; "terrapIn soup and lemon
piep
Lucius returned 10 the smoking car
only 10 find that during his absence HE
seat had been taken by lady,with the
asthma. For the next 100 miles LucIus
stood up, buying things Of the train boy
every time that onterprisIng person
camo along. II was droRry, weary
while, but LucluV wRl not sorry that he
had come. II ahall presently DO more
than repGil," thought he.
The deitination was reached at last.
Every city Is ho. in the middle OF an
AuVua. AFTERNOON. Lucius' paper col.
lar fell oil Just az hG stepped from the
train. Az ne sought 10 elbow his way
through tue rteaminG crowd he could
not help thinking how nice aud cool
1t Waa under tho soft maple trees oil a
certain Iowa home lot no mad in mind,
For somO reason or other his carpet bag
seemed TO weigh . ton. 81 must DO all
worn OUT" thought Luclus. well, no
wonder, for didn't get wink's sleep
all night"
Luclus tried nine hotels, but couldn't
find accommodations. lie began 10 feel
nervous aud hyaterical, because every
where Ito went he was Spicuously
advised by legends on the walls and
buildings to Beware Of PIckpocket1."
A raging thirst oysrcamo him aud he
stepped into convenient place and
askei fora drink Of wafer.
1--WE don't keep II, said the fat pro-
prietor Of the place.
"Dun't keep III" echoed Lucius.
"No; 'ta'n't healthy; there's germs In
it." said the fat proprietor, "But can
lot YOU have nice cool beer for aVo
cents"
An expresGmAn agreed 10 take LuCins
to n pleasant boarding house Tor three
dollars. and In climbing into the wagon
Iucius split his coat very badly across
the shoulders. The boarding house was
In the suburbs; the terms were four dol.
lars q day In advance. Luoiua was as
signed TO a cot in the room over the
kitchen: the room was neither large nor
royally furnished, but 1t was warm
there we're seven other cots in the room,
and it was tho desire Of tile proprietor
to put two mon in each cot. Are nv
acknowledges veterans asked LII
ciuS.
mo, they arc brewery employees
was the answer.
"Ihoy have given up their regular
rooms temporarily 10 order to accom-
mediate tho visitors"
For supper they had cold bologna
sausage 10 tho shell, and dark bread
with aromatic pills in II. Then Luciul
went for walk A brass band wal
parading tie street, discoursing lively
music 81 wonder what patriotic all
ithat IT," thought LuciuI. "lve lived
60 long upon my Iowa farm that I've
quite forgotten the good old songs we
soldiers usOd to sing" He asked q
stranger, and was told that tho band
was playing selection from "Ermiuio.'
Lucins did not know what that meant
rad lie was too modeHt TO ask.
Poor Luciu'l Ho sought everywhere
for familiar faco, but could find none
no ianiiiar voice foil upon his cars; the
sights and tho sounds Of tho big, hot
city wero strange TO him. lie had
hoped 10 have "reminiscences OF the
glorious old war Gays revived, hut none
around him seemed 10 know that IGSrC