Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-10
OF LOST BEVERAGE
Tantalizing Tale of a Drink Which
Was Dreamed Of.

Eugene Fabel, of Cleveland, says the
Chicago Chronicle, stopped at n of
the Michigan avenue hotels, the other
day and went out to talk with the bar
tender, whom he had met once or twice
before. He found a number of Chicago
men entertining an army officer just
back from Manila. and the converse
ton turned on mixed drinks in this and
other countries.
There was once a drink here in Chi
cago called the bonanza" said Mr..
Fabel, "but no n sens to be able to
make it now"
The barkeeper in the habitual, we'll
- manner, expressed his doubts.
81 have heard of the drink" said the
army officer.
Where did you hear of it?"
"In Tuscon, in Honolulu, in Kobe,
apan and at Manila"
"But did you ever drink it,"
Never"
what about this mysterious decoc-
tion?" asked a Chicago Its
new to me-"
1T shouldn't be. 1t was exploited
right here in your city. A newspaper
man dreamed the formula one night out
in Los Angeles, and when he came
back he taught it to a Madison street
artist in fluids.
They tell me that in those days a
reporter would go down to that one
buffet-the only place on earth where
it could be obtained-and order a boz
nanza. 1t was made of angelica wine
and California brandy and spice and
some other things. He would drink
one slowly, and when he was done
would feel at peace with all the world.
He wouldn't want any more OF any
thing"
mot even salary?"
"No;-the world would be very rosy.
The sun was always shining after a
EOIdLLd. nSIC WOO Always h1N~4S -
the air and tobacco in an open box,
and no one was hungry. and his clothes
we're just as good as auybody's He
would just sit back and contemplate
the beauties of creation and the univer-
sal amiability of man.
Then after a while he would take an
.fl., -. 49, ..far- n-orfI nopffnup mr.
posing then 10 return TO work. But after
the second he would send a note TO the city
editor tina he had a tip ON a big thing,
and he would sit down again and BEAM
ingly observe the smooth manner in which
creation was running after all-the justice
OF courts, the generosity of big employers.
the enterprise of street car managers, and
the previously unnoticed beauty of woman.
After As minutes of happy. optimistic
contemplation he would take one more
just because And in five minutes he
would cali a hack and go home.
"He would undress with the tense and
bushy conviction that he was full as an
egg and glad of it. He would lie down
peacefully. glad things were as they were
and without a care whether the gas was
turned of or the door locked.
And in the morning he would wake
up sober as a judge. He would feel fine,
Not ad ghost OF a headache. not a tremor.
not a qualm of either stomach or con-
sc~ience-nothing but glorious and cheer
full welcoming of another new day.
Only he would be a little thirsty, and,
as he put on his clothes. he would so
over 70 the water pitcher. and swing a
hearty, copious draught. And. gentlemen.
he would become eestatically intoxicated
all over again"
What did you say was the number on
Madison street,"
s'Well. that doesn't matter. The place
has changed hands"
"But DOESN'T anybody
"No. No one knows how TO get a honan-
"a. The inventor is married. and the bar
keeper is dead. 1t was q beautiful dream.
But it can never again be realized"
Here said the army officer. solemnly
r~egretfully-'.is the Romance of a Los,
Refreshment."
A FAvORITE.