Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-01-23
A DIAMOND IN THE GOOSE,


And the Very Bird That Butcher Green
baum Refused to Kill for His Dinner
Was 1t Retribution for Denying the Wish
of His Wife, who Had Set Her Heart on
Cooking 1t?
New York Journal.
Louis Greenbaum keeps a little
butcher shop at No. 2O2 East Thirty
second street, and the residents of the
neighborhood have named him the
Diamond Butcher" But Mr.. Green
baum is not fond of the title He says
it is a mcckery and a jeer. for he hash
a diamond to his name. He did have
one once, however. and wnen he talks
about it he walks outside of the shop, as
though the place were 100 small to con-
tain both him and his sorrow.
lie had laid in a large stock of poul-
try for the Thanksgiving trade. There
were Philadelphia capons, whose bodies
were snug in a golden underwear Of rat;
Opulent turkeys from Long Island and
up the State, and chickens big and little
from all sections. But Greenbaum' S
greatest pride was in his geese. Never
was such display seen in the neigh
borhood. They were plump and ten
der, and though one lot was from Long
Island and were beauties of barn-yard
culture, Greenbaum laid the greatest
store by the Boston geese. When it
came TO culture, of course, the Long ISL
and birds were not to be mentioned in
the same breath with them
Mrs. Greenbaum is a matter of fact
housewife, but when she looked at the
array of Boston geese she was moved TO
expressions of admiration.
Give me this bird" said she, indi-
eating one of them. and we Will have d
good dinner Sunday"
No" answered Mr.. Greenbaum,
shrewdly, that is my gilt-edged stock.
1t viii bring good profit. And we must
not eat up profit. Wen have steak for
dinner"
oh" she persisted, "let us have this
goose"
You can't have it" he said firmly.
you mean thing" was her retort.
Women get an idea in their heads,
and no cOmOn sense can get it out"
said Mr.. Greenbaum. If there was any
reason why you should have this goose
I'd let you have it, but there isn't"
As ne finished speaking, Mrs Robert
RCsen.hal entered the store and. look
ing IN the direction Of he Greenbauma,
she esp.ed the Boston geese. She $
good house kecpe. and knows a coed
thing n the market. She came over,
left the bird Mrs. Greenbaum had COW
e,ed, was ted the price a pound and
said: "Ill take it." She paid $3.50 for
It and departed.
"See that" said he butcher, turning
triumplandy upon his wife. IF l had
given yOu that goose | could not have
sold It. You attend to ups,a:rs. | know
how to run things down here"
And Mrs. Greenbaum. bow.ng to the
logic Of facts. left her husband 20 gloat
all by himself in the store. He gloaced
all day fer there was a brisk sale of
geese.
Now Mrs. Rcserthal went to har
home at No. PIP Eas. Thirty-ffth street
with the Boston goose and showed her
daughter VIVA. a fine bird {. was. The
serving girl, who stood at one side. adj
mired it toe. and sad, I'll clean It,"
Mrs. Rosenthal cannot tell just what
her but she replied: "Oh. /
I'll prepare it mysalfr And so she did. /
As she removed a part Of the animal /.
economy CT the Bcs.on BIRD she deected T.
there that sparkled and gilt +
tered. Mercy she exclaimed. What .
is this? 1t looks like d.amondw
The stone was pure white, but in rose
style The daughter and the servant /
said Z. mus be a diamond, and when .
the father and son returned at night. /
tiey sad 50 too Mrs. Rosenthal sent .
the stone 70 a friend who IS n the d.a- /
mond business, a few days later. and /.
he pronounced It a diamond absout ly !