Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-01
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Philadelphia Times.

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Philadelphia Times.
At Atlantic City a few days ago the
narrator was sitting with friend with
d tureen OF terrapin between. That may
surprise many of you. but you should
know that in the terrapin country peo-
pie eat the tombstone tortoise more
frequently in the late summer and
early fall, for then it Is finest and fat
test. For some reason, that intelligent
understanding can give no birth to,
dwellcrs in cities eat the terrapin only
In midwinter, when it is alternating
If you were to ask for it now at the
Bellevue, the walters would look upon
you scornfully and mutter. That sort
Of thing affects people who do not know
and never could know, and do not un-
derstand. Despite the waiter, the ter
rapin is never finer than when freshly
dragged from its natural slime and
properly prepared before it drops into
its winter sleep.
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But it is not OF terrapin the narrator
would speak. but of his companion on
the other side of the tureen. He ex-
presses the wish that his name shall
not be revealed to you. He is one of
those few men of worldly possessions
who has not permitted the pursuit of
wealth to permit him to forget that he
has palate that should be catered to
and stomach that should be kindly
treated. His enjoyment of the delicacy
put before him was so evident that the
narrator complimented him upon it.
Why" he said, with laugh, my
mother told me that my stomach would
always keep me poor" Noticing a
look of surprise, from his companion, he
told a tale by way of explanation. Il
was BORN he said, Sin Virginia. / was
not one of the f. F. VS.. candidly.
was only poor, white trash. My peo-
pie were very poor. The first day
was sent to school was given small
piece of dry bread for my midday lun-
cneon. 1t was not palatable, and be-
sides, the other boys, as they munched
their apples and gingerbread, laughed
at me. The next day was again pro-
vided with a small piece Of dry bread,
but before / went to school l walked
into grocery store and said to the pro-
prietor, Mr.. Brown. mother wants a
small sample of your twelve-cent cheese
and small sample of your fourteen
cent cheese. Wrap them up in separate
pieces of paper, please, and write the
price on the outside The grocer did
so, and then | went to his rival across
the way and said, as | produced two
small bottles with which / had provid-
ed myself, Mr.. Smith, mother wants a
sample of your ten-cent molasses and a
sample of your twelve-cent. Write the
prices on the bottles, please The
grocer gladly did as / requested, and
that day l enjoyed what to me was a
bountifuI lunch. OF course, my crime
was discovered. and then it was that
10y mother said to me, Jacob, your
stomach will always keep you poor
But subsequent events did not verify
her words.
when l became of age, tired of the
poverty and limitations Of my sur
roundings, went to New York. When
reached there had exactly four dol
lars in my pocket, and l had not the
slightest idea what l was to do for a
living. AS landed at the foot of
CORTLAND street | was warmly greeted
by a Hebrew with whom l had been
acquainted in my native town. How
much money have your he asked me,
excitedy. When | told him the size of
my fortune he looked rather disap-
pointed, but finally said: 1, too, have
four dollars. We will put the two
sums together and / will make your
4O4 WV iAlN JOOk NAN
not know what he was about to do with
the money, but l handed it FORTH
Come with me. he said. We walked
to No. 220 Broadway. In large room
was an excited crowd. There were in
1t merchants, clerks, hodcarriers, steve
dores, clergymen, negroes, women; a
diversified throng. My friend handed
our joint capital to man behind a
long counter and received in turn slip
OF paper. / asked no questions, but
awaited developments with interest.
After some time a sort of SILVER went
through the crowd as man began writ
ing some figures on a blackboard. AS