The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-22
ONE OF TIlE HOME SCENES


harry trout room Mrs, stansbury cm-
bro.derins. AIR 5, enters. carrying ev-
snlns paper umbrella aud light over
e,at lie IS humming tune.
Mrs. Sianshury-"Now. Not In hcre!"
Mr Slanshury-"laEeuse me. Steps
BACK to hallway TO leave coat. hat and
umbrella, Hcls heard singingl
20, Btulah land. sweet BeuIah land.
As On the Alghest mount 0tand,
/ A-a-lA. lh-A-la
(Re.cuterinEl-La- la-la.-"
Mrs. Swell, YOU are happy"
Mr. S,-'Why not? tkisses herd
Mrs. SON
Mr. s,-.'what's the mattcr' Didn't
N Mrs s,-5'why. Thomas stnnsburyl /
DO believe
Nry S.-"Believe what?"
MIS-. S.-"Comc here again"
Mr.. S.---"WhNt do you want2'
Mrs. S.-rCome here! CPullinE him
down by the coat as he comes near
herd thought wasn't mistaken. but
didn't like 10 believe such a thing"
Mr. S,-"pidn't like 10 believe whai?"
Mrs. S.-"You know very we'll
though, l smeiled It clear across the
room the minute SOU came in
Nc, S. latter pause)-"Smelled
What?"
Mrs $. docking lntently OF her work
and bites her lower lip)-"l don't know
some kind OF liquor"
Mfr, S.-.tairilyl-"oh. thate told
SchamwurSt I'D get lecture when
got hcme. but he insisted"
Mrs. Slim afraid l haven't the
pleasure OF Observation-Disclosures
friend"
Mr. S.-''who. schamwurst7 He's
the German that owns the new row OF
nat buildings just beyond Berry street
I've handled most OF his business for
two or three years. and I've Just writ
ten policies 90 cover the new building.
That's how l happened to SO into his
place to see him to-day"
Mrs SWAT do you mean by his
place."
buslness-she only place l could so to
zee him"
Mrs. Sits saloon. isn't lt?''
Ms Swell, yes, it's a Saloon-nice,
gulei German place. though"
Mrs S.-"why didn't this man go to
your ofiiee II he wanted to see your"
Mr.. ST couldn't very well ask
him to come all the way downtown TO
fH up such small matter"
Mrs. Swell. then. why didn't you
60 anu see Nun At MS NUM-
Ms SID like 20 know when I'D
find him At home He's at the saloon
all day. and besides he lives upstairs,
and | suppose you'd object to my going
to place that was ABOVE n saloon"
Mrs SIT seems to me you know
good deal about this place. with
a nervous little laugh) You must be
frequent visitor"
Mr Sob. pshaw! I've written q
policy covering his home place. and /
know he lives upstairs"
Mrs. S-Cdrcisivcly)-"Wel would
not transact any business with sa-
Ioonkeeper u had 10 SIT around dog
gerry aud drink liquor
Nr. 5 las y palncd)-"Now don't try
20 make It rs had as that. didn't
drink any liquor"
Mrs. S.-"Whai MAS II them"
Mr. Swell II was just a glass OF
bser--some kind % light beer. Scham-
Wurs, was very anxious that / should
uy u. and / didn't want him to think
tsat had any prejudice aBainst him
because OF his business. SO ! let him
bring Il 10 me 'SOw that's all there
was 70 i,-one glass OF beer. You talk as
Il I'd been out on drunk pouring In
hquo."
Mrs. s.-"Beer's liquor. isn't liz"
Mr. 5 pretending 10 read his even
Ing .plperJ-'No, Il Isn't"
Mrs. Swell what Il II, them"
Mr.. Swell us just-I don't know
wha, you would call Il. but II isn't Ii
H Hrs SIT contains alcohol, doesn't
Mr. s.-'I suppose it does. don't
ktow and ] don't care"
Nlrs swell Thomas Stanshury! ]
thiak you'd better go and lie down for
awhile II beer suzzling has that effect
on you"
you two o. three times that drank one
nllSs % beer"
Mr.. s.-"wen. you might as well
drink a dozen-sO far as the principle
Of the thing is concerned. every bit"
Mr.. s.-''If that's the case I'm sorry
didn't drink the dozen"
Mrs. 5. (snifillus)-'t suppose you
Mr.. Sven. you bet am. II
can't drink a glass OF beer once yeas
Without being Iectured for drunkard,
might as well turn In and live up TO
my reputation"
Mrs. s.-"You needn't talk so loud.
The children are playing back there"
NJ. s.-"Great Scott! Have l done
something now that must shield from
the children
MrO $. ttOnching her eyes with the
corner of pocket handkerchlef-"Yo
wouldn't want them TO see you coming
gu, OF saloon, would yOu?"
Mr.. Swell. n they saw me coming
out II a saloon they would know that
] had been In there on business
Mrs S.-"1f were you, would not
be in any business that compelled me
10 90 around 10 saloons and drink beer
and go home to my family-ah-reek-
ing With alcohol"
Mr. S.-"Hold on, now! suppose
may be you could smell the beer when
came In. but II wasn't as bad as that
and. besides, one glass OF beer wouldnt
have any effect on a mnn-at least It
didn't have on me"
Mrs. s.-"Perhaps not. but you came
home singing. didn't you? Weren't you
singing out there In the hallway"
Mr. ST don't remember"
M.B S-"You don't remember? Well. |
son must be-can't remember what
happened i've minutes agoi"
Mr S--"suppose l did sing? Was
there anything unusual in THAR
Mrs. ST don't care 10 talk about Il
my more. II you choose to go lnto "a
looms and SIT around and drink beer, !
don't suppose that anything / can say
VIII stop yGu. but ] DO think you ought
u rgmemorr that you have two chill
dFeR. and that you arc supposed to be
q member OF the Baptist church. /
only hope FOR the sake OF the family |
that roHc OK our church friends viii
ever catch you coming out Of sa-
loon"
W. $ Ctlrowlng away the paper)-
IN 80 into saloon any time I have |
business there, and ] dOnt care who |