The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-25
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THE WOMAN WHO; USES! MUSK,
There are some things at which I
draw the things which arouseimy
resentment and cause me 10 balk and
paw the ground. declares d writer In
the Richmond Dispatch. II Ia not often
that ! Indicate my presence on the map,
nor do I champ my bit or back my cars
ut trivial occurrences. Neither do !
rip and snort and kick up ms, hind legs
without mighty good excuse; but when
/ see a woman--or, rather, smell a wo-
man-.with musk on her person, then
look out for trouble. The odor OF this
aromatic and arlstocratlc stuff has the
same effect on me that q red rag prp-
duces upon q bull, We can't stay In the
same town together II / cam get the
musk out, and II 1 can't I leave myself.
1 have stood unabaahed In the presence
OF cabbage soup: I have approached
within fivc feet OF Limburger cheese.
nay, more; ] have inhaled asafoetida
and walked on the same side OF the
street with a gtntleman goat: but new
er have ! felt any brotherly love for the
woman with musk. Blessed be the
warming she gives when 1--WE blocks OF,
for were she 10 cross my path ! would
precipitnte an unexpected series OF fu-
nerals In her Immediate family. or
cause a coroners jury the utmost trou-
Bile In sitting on her remains--that Is,
providing 1t were possible for any one
to sit on remains saturated With musk.
The perfume to which allude Is like
po' white blood--a little OF 1t goes a
long ways, and It's hard to shake 1t on,
for 1t sticks like q sheep-burr. and Is a
continual menace to the peace OF the
community. There's no use trying TO
dilute II, or to conceal It so that the
smell will merely suggest the article
without letting you know that you are
In Its presence. It's like murder-lt will
ut.-and. what Is more. II takes up oil
the room 1t can get. You have got TO
give It wide berth. or Il will crowd
you out No musk for me. ladies. II
YOU please.
HER GROUNDS FOR INDIGNATION.
An. extremely well-dressed young wo-
man stood before the cart ncedleworl''
counter OF one OF the dry goods shops
Tuesday morning. says tho washington
Post. She was Enthusiastically tailor
made, and her "scoldlns locks" were
pinned up with n colled snake OF tur-
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engage the attention Of the saleswo-
man. who had enough customers wait
Ing to have occupied five sales-women.
Every time the saleswoman responded
"In 4 minute I'll walt on you," and
OF somebody else. The wcll-dressed
thence.
These Washington, clerks don't un-
derstand their business like New York
Clerks she said to her companion. "a
New York clerk can walt on eight peo-
Pile at once"
TITS outrageous having to wait this
way" said the companion, who wore
an owl on her hat.
Its shameful" said the first young
woman. y
Its perfectly torrid," said the sec
ond. x n,
THE people that keep this store
ought to be taught q lesson" said the
first young woman. II have a great
mind to so somewhere else, have"
This terrible threat seemed to move
the saleswoman. She rolled her eyes
languidly toward the. young woman,
What Is 1t you want?. she asked.
II want one skeln OF silver gray flo"
said the well-dressed young woman.and
everybody heaved a sigh OF relief. The
store had been saved the LOGS of n Gus
toner. The. flo was &c.