Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-01-12

either, as l remember. Jus. when ~,
left l don't remember. but Inv w
did leave, and l guess we mus ~
gone back 10 the hotel in a hact sor
remember paying a bloody driver 49, iI-
dollars. There appeared 70 bo $50 -
sort of a social or somarbireT 3, 80
place, for | remember tbera ~ 80 ' ~
Of ladies' around, but | was -ired an" ~
Went to sleep in a chair. Af-ar III S,Ho
somebody sad il was time - .. n-i9
although | have some re,oiIo6s, -, aus
making kick, we all weD. IN ~, y,
took another hack ride. gomarbo., "'''1
must have fallen asleep i'm tho .baelt
been looked after biz. for rr,a. ~ aiir
got my bearings l was lying in i b.S
l suppose | thought / was IN nv, - 49,
az the hotel, # I though onrt5 ~.
about It, for l rolled over and gro ,r'.s
sleep. When l got I'D r. ss~D,sJ - 70
afternoon, and my friends we~e -. ~ -
in the room playing cards. T,ov n,naj
me out of bed and give mo j., co,, 80 -
drinks. and then / felt hungry We
went down stairs and hal snact arI
then I looked over my money e1d -
near as could make our had e,gb+~
seven dollars and some CHI silver ~,
fact that / had dropped q bnn5rci ar 40
ten dollars and some odj cent, -
the last time l was conscious did,,+ ~,
pear 10 make any impression on ~.
and my friends laughed and soi5 ~
plenty of stuff, and that when n ram
out they had more. We paved con-
pie of games Of pool. ana had a far,
drinks here and there and H., ma
went out for a stroll. By ana Inv lin
that's the fellow | first knew-wa,
handed a note, and when he read ,+ bo
turned kind @ pale. and SAID no had -
have a hundred right away ana o,1,,
mad nifty himself l loaned him ffty.
and he said ned pay il to-morroH,
and then Went down street. The res.
OF us dropped in a, place down on the
wharf. and ! embarked a little in poker
and-say, its the funniest thing OF m,
whole business QUIT twenty ahead
after winning a jack pot. There was
bit OF kick en- my puIn' out and
there came pretty near being a scrap.
but l flashed my gan on en-. and we
skipped. W. ook several drinks ON
this-at my JXpanse-and then we
dr.fted around by the market house
again, and my friends suggested We go
over 10 the cap joint and see 'em
THROWN bones Well. We did. Say
there's just shade more l.fe In that
place, on THE dead, than anywhere I've
struck yet in Wheeling. It's funny the
police don't get Gu TO 20. There was
about thirty n.gs there, and the air
made my head ache-or maybe L was
the drinks in there. and saw. on the
brad, they'd puc you to sleep. | met
Two or three clever mOkes i'm the place.
and from tirS- TO last We had quite a
soc!able time. Finally a colored gent
said hadn't really seen the town. vet
and we wEnt QUO 70 place he called
See street, or something Ike that. L.
was pretty Lively, bur itw0ud cost coll
siderable to get full there on beer. We
mad some beer In one house. and / gave
up the iwenW plunk note I'd won IN
the poker game, and didn't get any
change. | made a fuss about IL and
somebody sw.psd me IN the Jaw. Then
there was more or less of a time. and
directly somebody followed Police
and me and my colored friend went out
tine back way and climbed a fence and
a steep bank, ami came ont on a street
l didn't know. Then we walked a cou-
Pc of squares d my friend said wa
were at good u.et place to hide tn
the police ga& It up was pretty
tired, and ~ w we went IN the house |
I came to As - -
coon cnap an me was rigl E1e Same
bed. Ike brothers. IT, 7 fe't
tough. got on my pin. made n
bluff atfxin' up Dr.. az, D. took am
inventory. ! found my III chan
one cuff button and niney ATS IN NV
hip pocket. no collar or DBL |tie. and \
strange hat which did1'- Dr. 4 The moJ1e
said we'd had a close mi of q. tho
night before. thar I'd knocId ont thrae
people. and stood 20 g Iyear on the
hill if the cops got me-. 5tra. ghtened
up, came down town ~ shave
bought a collar, a drink nd BE. and
then ! met You. She pkme. I'm going
down the road In tle Yorning. and put
repentance. So lon2
And the S.sterElle man .dr.ftei out
Of the door ana out Of sight.