The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-24
WON HIS WIFE OVER ONIONS.


Merry Play ola Young Fellow, but it
Turned out Well.
Washington Post: A young Washing
tonian, whore approaching marriage to
a pretty Georgetown girl was an
nounced while back. met the young
woman under circumstances which are
worth telling about. II only TO illustrate
how men who are born with the proper
degree Of "assurancc" can make cxhlbi-
lions OF Drobdignagian nerve go
through. The young man was born In
New York city, which may account for
his non-retlring disposition. One after
noon last October he was passing by a
bog. comfortable looking house In
Georgetown. when his nostrlls were re-
ga!ed With the subtle. persuasive per-
fume OF bcefstcak nnd onions In prepar-
alton in the basement OF the said home.
Happy thought" unused the young
man to himself. II love beefsteak and
onions and I am hungry. 1t would take
me fully three-quarters OF an hour to
make n downtown restaurant and get
served With mess of beeksteak and
onions, whereas l can't wait. want
becfsteGk and onions right now. The
time to cut beefsteak and onions Is
when you're hungry and want them. I
yearn for beefsteuk and onions ct this
present instant Of time, and I'm going
to make Il stab to get 'em right here"
So he walked up the steps to the COM
Portable docking house and rang the
door-bell. A comfortable looking mat
ron. with gray pompodour hair and q
jolly countenance. came to the door.
What can do for your she asked
courtcousy. when she saw the exceed
ingly presentablc young man standing
In the doorway.
Madame said theIyoung man, maxi
Ing the matron sweeping bow, and
;placiug his hat In close juxtaposition TO
his heart, ''In passing am made aware
that beefsteak and onions are in pre-
pnration for your table. l am passion
Gtely addicted 10 beefsteak and onions,
and l make bold 10 request that you
overlook the unconventlonallty of my
request and permit me to share humbly
In your bcefstcak and onions. ! am not
4 burglar, seeking to ascertain the lay
OF your charming establishment. Per-
nit me 10 hand you my card. am
quite 4 sane. civilized human being. in
m. b1n Of owl, hut 7
not answer for the consequences to my
self should you cruelty decline to allow
me to have portion Of your becfsteak
and onions"
The jolly-loolilnS matron listened to
the young mans rigamole with gradu-
ally decreasing surprise, and when he
finished her countennnce was wrcathed
in smiles.
You are, I think. the most uniquely
lmpudcnt young man ever met" she
said frankly. THE blandly ingenious
fashion with which you ask for q seat
q my family board, however. seems to
show that hardihood is your greatest
fault, and that you probably have no
criminal motive. l shall chance 1t. at
any rate. and l therefore invite you In.
do this on impulse. you will UNDER |
stand, and you are subject to revis-
ion."
The colossal gall, to employ the right |
phrase, OF the young man had won out !
for him, and five minutes later he was
at the widows board, talking amiably |
to her three Bood-looklng daughters. 1t
took him no time to establish 4 line Of |
social connection with people mutually
known by all. and he made n hit. After
dinner he was invited upstairs to the
and he played rag-tlme
music on the plano for an hour. He
was invited to come agaln.
The next day he was quietly looked
up" by the widow. and the next even
Ing he called again. and clearly showed
that 1t was the youngest daughter who
had captivated his attention. She Is n
bit romantic. and she therefore does not
like TO acknowledge that her approach
Ing domestic happiness Is all attribute
Bile to so commonplace n proposition as
n mess OF bcefstcak and onions: but
facts are facts. and these are those.